Freedom of Islamic Religion...

[woodychitwn]

Now...  I'm not a fan of religion...  I feel that it holds people back from personal acceptance and finding themselves..  But that's another thought for another day...  Because, while I do not care for religion itself, I fully support complete separation of church and state.  (However, I do support taxing Church income

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[brutusdabernie]

In my opinion, you are not a fan of Religion because it would directly conflict with your overtly sexual lifestyle. Acceptance and "Finding Onself" can be found in the presence of God.

"Within our society, sex is... EVERYWHERE. Men who are handsome, women who are beautiful... These people get further in life. They're more successful, more powerful, more revered... More sexualized... More popular. We look at them and we want them... We listen more intently, we respond more friendly, we allow their quarks and annoying habits to slip by unnoticed more readily... Attractive people, simply get away with more!"

I find the above quote so sad, that society in the United States operates in this way. The Hijab that Muslim women wear is to show respect for Allah as well as themselves. It is virtuous in the Muslim world to show modesty for both women and men. Unfortunately, the Burqa has been transformed into a object of "Female Oppression" by the ignorance of the west. I spend my time at Masjid surrounded by Sisters that have no objection at all to wearing modest clothing, they do object however to the sexualization or objectification of women, something rampant in US culture. If you speak to a Muslim sister, you will find that a majority of it have absolutely NO problem wearing the head scarf.

I think your "fears" are unfounded as you do not properly understand Muslim culture or Islam as a religion. Women won't be locked up as Muslim men aren't the controlling tyrants as they are portrayed in the media.

[mapdark]

Are you kidding me?

Is this post for real?

[woodychitwn]

He is entitled to his opinion as much as anyone.

[mapdark]

First you literally call Woody a slut and then you have the balls to say that EVERY muslim woman is free to not wear the veil is they damn well pleased.

[brutusdabernie]

Knowing Woody as long as I have known him I can say, why yes, yes he is a dirty slut.

He knows however that I say that with a twinge of sarcasm upon my breath.

As a MUSLIM (The greater topic of this post here) gives me the right to invalidate his opinion based upon my experiences in Islam. Not to say that dear Woody is completely wrong but, the mainstream (read that WESTERN) media has a beautiful way of playing upon peoples fears. Not all Muslim men wear bomb vests and treat their wives like pieces of property.

[woodychitwn]

I am not a fan of religion because of the reasons stated... Those reasons were established at a very young age and have held through puberty. They have nothing to do with what you perceive to be an, "overtly sexual lifestyle."

I believe that one can "Find themself" within the confines of religion... However, it is more often a form of outward-control than a means to inner-peace.

I also find the quote you mentioned to be so sad, and the entire point of this post is that these are symbols of respect and self-empowerment which are being taken away from these women.

I apologize if you felt that my fears were "unfounded" but I cannot help but think that they were simply mis-interpreted. If I were a Muslim woman and was legally prohibited from showing respect for Allah, myself, my husband and my family... I would choose to stay at home, rather than expose my face to the world and risk leading men astray from the one true path which my religion dictated. In addition, you cannot deny that there are some evil men in the world, including within your faith who would do the very thing I mentioned. And my greatest fear stands, that this will make Muslim women into second-class citizens and only worsen the state of affairs within France.