Opinions on French law against burkas effective April 11, 2011?

I disagree. While they were not required to cover their faces, Roman Catholic nuns were required to wear a habit until recent decades. Many fundamentalist Christian women do not cut their hair, and must wear it up when in public, often in a bun.

They also dress in extremely modest ways, usually in a style some fifty years old. Their religion requires that they are subservient to their fathers and their husbands, a religious philosophy that predates the birth of Judaism and remains predominant in Middle Eastern and Asian cultures today. I do agree that is anachronistic to continue a patriarchal society in the twenty-first century.

However, women who choose to follow such practices should not be denied the right. As women and men become more educated, it is unlikely that given the freedom of choice these restrictive conventions will be follow by more than a few people in the future. Laws that take away the power of individuals to exercise their rights, such as poll taxes that prevented African-Americans the right to vote in this country until a few short years ago, are contrary to the principles and ideals we hold dear.

Bill1939 53 months ago.

The difference is that in one case the culture is being imposed upon minors, in the other it is being imposed upon adults. I respect the former, although I do not always agree with all applications of "in loco parentis," but I regard the latter as the movement towards political totalitarianism. Thanks!

Bill1939 58 months ago.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.