08-17-2016, 09:52 PM
Steve G. wrote:
[quote=Ted King]
I'm a secularist, but the French have taken secularism too far.
The French are Extremely Serious about secularism being part of their nationhood. They consider throwing off any taint of religiosity one of the great triumphs of the French Revolution.
Viva Laïcité
I'm all for the separation of church and state and that religion doesn't intrude too much into public life, but I also think there needs to be respect and tolerance in the public sphere for people to express their religious beliefs in a way that does not overtly impinge on someone else's liberties. I just don't see how restricting people's choice to wear particular religiously inspired garments in most settings is justified (with exceptions maybe for things like the safe operation of machinery).