ACLU strike again . . .

[ordos45]

Good point.  I personally await a case similiar to that in England and France with Muslim headscarves.  Would the ACLU say that the headscarves are an overt religious symbol placing pressure on everyone?

[GUNWOUNDS]

Good point.

[Wolf]

Yes, and France banned those headscarves in public schools while the US decided that Muslim women had the right to wear them in public schools.

[Acriku]

Good point.  I personally await a case similiar to that in England and France with Muslim headscarves.  Would the ACLU say that the headscarves are an overt religious symbol placing pressure on everyone?

Worn by a normal citizen or a government employee?

[ordos45]

Either, but I was thinking of a child in school.  After all, separation of church and state has been the reason for the bans in England and France due to children.

[Wolf]

A private citizen.

[Acriku]

Well I doubt that because the separation of church and state goes both ways, the government cannot enforce any law requiring, say, a Muslim to remove his/her religious wear, or a Jewish citizen to remove his yamulke. That's just as wrong as the government enforcing a law that requires all citizens to wear religious wear.

[GUNWOUNDS]

would it be ok for the government to tell government employess to remove headwraps?

i believed it happened recently .. some muslim FBI agent was forced to remove her headwrap if i remember correctly?

Should this be allowed?

[Wolf]

Acriku, don't fret over this, but I agree with what you just said about 100%. That's a good thing. I mean it. ;)

[Acriku]

would it be ok for the government to tell government employess to remove headwraps?

i believed it happened recently .. some muslim FBI agent was forced to remove her headwrap if i remember correctly?

Should this be allowed?  You might say they can do this because the person is a representation of them... but as a government wouldnt you want diversity to represent you?  Thus people could view the woman FBI agent with a headwrap and say ... "oh how nice the government is an equal opportunity employer"

Is the government a business? I sure hope not.

Hey Wolfwiz, I guess miracles do happen haha ;)

[GUNWOUNDS]

errm .. not a business but they are an employer no?  meaning they should not be able to discriminate during hiring process or violate their worker's rights.

[Acriku]

When working for the government, you give up certain rights as you become a representative of the government.

[GUNWOUNDS]

true ... i guess dress code being one of them..... well actually depends

[Acriku]

I hope nothing too obscene ;)

[GUNWOUNDS]

hehe