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Originally posted by Rudey
Here's what I said about France: You think France did it to ban religious symbols? Right. It allows Yarmulkes and it allows crosses unless they are extremely large. I don't remember ever seeing too many school kids in Paris wearing large wooden crosses around their necks. Also the Sikh population has been often allowed to skirt this rule by arguing it is culture, and not religion.
This rule in France was put in place because of a problem with the integration of a large number of Muslim Arab immigrants. And again, France and Germany have great ties to the region where those immigrants came from. In fact, there were several religious leaders in Iran, I believe, that said that since it is France's land they have every right to do that (why wouldn't they since Iran forces you to wear a headscarf no matter if you're Muslim or not).
Now Bavaria is just more overt about it in my opinion. Don't you think?
-Rudey
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Yes, Bavaria is very overt about it. Which is why I think the law will be struck down by the European court. French did it smartly, they banned "overtly" religious symbol. Of course, the overtly portion is subject to your own analysis.
I do believe this particular legislation will be struck down by the European court because it targets a very specific group of people. Female muslims to be exact. Ironically, one can argue that this legislation is sexist.