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bitterross

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12. No, I never suggested that.

Tue Nov 20, 2018, 12:55 AM

Nov 2018

I never suggested I'm an authority or should be the entity who makes the decisions for others.

I just don't think that we should bend our secular rules to fit the needs of people who cannot think outside their religious dogma. I'm pretty sure that's in the First Amendment.

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If they want to wear this item, I think we should respect that. secondwind Nov 2018 #1

If they want to sacrifice humans as part of their religion is that okay? bitterross Nov 2018 #2

You're comparing a scarf to human sacrifice? marylandblue Nov 2018 #3

Yes, I'm comparing religious mandates to one another. bitterross Nov 2018 #6

Because you are claiming to be the rational one? marylandblue Nov 2018 #18

That's like comparing a paper cut to a decapitation GaYellowDawg Nov 2018 #38

That is a reduction to the absurd. nt Laffy Kat Nov 2018 #31

That is quite a jump! HoosierDebbie Nov 2018 #5

Is it really? How about the religous shame killings? bitterross Nov 2018 #8

That makes absolutely no sense. HoosierDebbie Nov 2018 #10

So women, not behaving to the norms being killed is not the same? bitterross Nov 2018 #52

I'm against murder-- dawg day Nov 2018 #39

Have you never worn anything because it was expected of you? Doodley Nov 2018 #69

So you want to make the rules? nolabear Nov 2018 #4

No, I never suggested that. bitterross Nov 2018 #12

But...it's their bodies, their wishes, their freedom. nolabear Nov 2018 #19

Ah, so free speech is just for the people you approve of. milestogo Nov 2018 #21

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, marylandblue Nov 2018 #24

So the crux of your argument is SCantiGOP Nov 2018 #7

No, PEOPLE are incapable of making their own decisions. bitterross Nov 2018 #9

That just isn't true. dawg day Nov 2018 #37

Yup. That's the gist of it. Ms. Toad Nov 2018 #11

DO NOT CONFLATE RESPECT OF WOMEN W/ RESPECT OF RELIGION bitterross Nov 2018 #14

Youe insistence that women who choose to cover as part of their spiritual practice Ms. Toad Nov 2018 #22

Your expectation that elected officials don't wear head coverings on the job Eric J in MN Nov 2018 #13

No, it's not about not seeing it in my town bitterross Nov 2018 #16

The point is not whether YOU respect her religious doctrine - Ms. Toad Nov 2018 #32

I don't have a religious doctrine that tells me to cover my body. violetpastille Nov 2018 #57

This rule doesn't only affect women. pnwmom Nov 2018 #15

True, and they've been denied for all this time. bitterross Nov 2018 #17

No. You do not get to pass judgment on another person's religious faith. milestogo Nov 2018 #20

Oh yes I do get to call bullshit on mythology. bitterross Nov 2018 #34

What you don't understand about religion would fill the Smithsonian. milestogo Nov 2018 #40

Educate me then. bitterross Nov 2018 #56

There is such a thing as progressive religion marylandblue Nov 2018 #65

Would this argument be advanced if the headwear in question was . . . gratuitous Nov 2018 #23

The answer is even more obvious if you consider neckwear marylandblue Nov 2018 #28

I thought about the question of an RCC Nun in Congress. bitterross Nov 2018 #46

It's a really sexist and offensive argument marylandblue Nov 2018 #58

You are going to tell me men do not make nuns wear habits? bitterross Nov 2018 #62

Probably not, but it should be. bitterross Nov 2018 #44

Or this? OilemFirchen Nov 2018 #48

terrible jcgoldie Nov 2018 #25

This Rizen Nov 2018 #35

Well stated! nt earthshine Nov 2018 #41

Live and let live...even if you don't agree. nt UniteFightBack Nov 2018 #26

We should also throw out the bibles they swear on too!!!!! LeftInTX Nov 2018 #27

reducto ad absurdum bitterross Nov 2018 #50

Pot, kettle, black. GaYellowDawg Nov 2018 #63

So you dispute the premise of male dominance? bitterross Nov 2018 #64

Throwing out the Bibles is a good idea Azathoth Nov 2018 #72

My, you ARE upset today. pangaia Nov 2018 #29

Because I want all humans treated equally? Yes, I am. bitterross Nov 2018 #30

I was educated by Catholic nuns-- dawg day Nov 2018 #33

Thank you. Bfd Nov 2018 #42

I would tell the nun no habit in Congress. bitterross Nov 2018 #49

This is one of those things you might want to let go. sarah FAILIN Nov 2018 #36

Let go the subjugation of women? Why? bitterross Nov 2018 #43

I used to feel that way too lamsmy Nov 2018 #45

It's still all about religous mandates. Your arguments cancel eachother. bitterross Nov 2018 #47

Oh for fuck's sake! Crunchy Frog Nov 2018 #51

I like that response jcgoldie Nov 2018 #53

Oh FFS, he's a grown man who can beat his wife if he wants. bitterross Nov 2018 #54

If you can't see the difference between wearing a scarf and beating the crap out of someone Crunchy Frog Nov 2018 #55

If you haven't read the news of how the two things are intertwined... bitterross Nov 2018 #59

christians and others beat their wives and commit violence also JI7 Nov 2018 #70

Burka is a wahabbi thing JonLP24 Nov 2018 #78

You've got nothing to worry about... GaYellowDawg Nov 2018 #61

Oh FFS, you obviously don't have a real argument GaYellowDawg Nov 2018 #60

If a fundamentalist Christian woman walked in wearing a stylized Handmaid's Tale-style gag Azathoth Nov 2018 #66

Christians do walk in there trying to take away rights from women , lgbt and others JI7 Nov 2018 #71

That's my point Azathoth Nov 2018 #73

that''s because there aren't fundamentalist Muslims elected to office in the US JI7 Nov 2018 #75

When did I compare the headscarf to beating and killing women? Nt Azathoth Nov 2018 #76

Has it occurred to you ... NanceGreggs Nov 2018 #67

I just wonder if this was originally a rule to do away with British style wigs.. 912gdm Nov 2018 #68

I am Jewish and I strongly disagree with your conclusions Gothmog Nov 2018 #74

Why don't you ask the Muslim women their opinion? JonLP24 Nov 2018 #77