The French want to pass a law banning religious symbols (headscarves, kippas, and 'large Christian crosses', whatever that means) from being worn in schools 'to protect the secular nature of the state'.
Well, there was a school in New Mexico that tried to ban the wearing of Virgin Mary T-shirts, but that was related to a gang using them as part of its "uniform." Forbidding the display of the religious choices of individuals... well, it's right in line with much older European history. Now, the state church is secularism, and those who do not pay it obeisance will be targeted for various burdens not carried by those who believe in the True Faith. Next, people will be allowed to wear those things, but only if they pay a special tax.
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Date: 2004-01-25 04:52 am (UTC)Well, there was a school in New Mexico that tried to ban the wearing of Virgin Mary T-shirts, but that was related to a gang using them as part of its "uniform." Forbidding the display of the religious choices of individuals... well, it's right in line with much older European history. Now, the state church is secularism, and those who do not pay it obeisance will be targeted for various burdens not carried by those who believe in the True Faith. Next, people will be allowed to wear those things, but only if they pay a special tax.
:eyeroll: