Is this not more about religious privilege than anything else? Is the problem not that they want to reserve headgear for one religion? https://twitter.com/LibyaLiberty/status/835932719280422915 …
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I'm not being clear. Ppl are telling me that its easy to tell religious headgear from non-religous. I'm questioning why former is privileged
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I'm not recommending more restrictions on religious ppl but extending the same rights & freedoms to non-religious people.
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I chose this hill to die on in a diner the other day, asking for a long-form explanation of why I shouldn't wear my hat indoors.
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but isn't most religious headgear clearly ID'able? We can tell the difference between hijab and a "gang scarf" from a mile away.
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My point is that religious ideas should not be privileged over secular ones.
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I agree! But what secular ideas are discounted? Scarves as fashion statements? Doesn't seem like anybody is going after them.
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I'm not sure what you mean. I understood there to be a rule against headcoverings but exemptions for religious reasons?
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I don't quite follow your argument as to why the student needs a note in this case. A hijab (or a kippa) is clearly religious.
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I'm not making this argument. This is what's happening in Texas. Muslims need confirmation they're Muslim.
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Need a note from an imam. Then can cover head. They don't want non-Muslims doing it. This is discrimination against non-Ms
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I get you now! That said, as a former teacher, some of these rules on head coverings make sense. The gang thing is a common one.
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Very interesting
@HPluckrose. Unless the school allows all headgear (baseball caps often not allowed in class) I don't see a problem -
The problem only exists if they have rules which can be broken for religious reasons but not non-religious ones.
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exactly.
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Giving religious figures legal authority sets a bad precedent.
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