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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Replying to @HPluckrose
One reason would be the Constitution "privileges" religious practice.
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Replying to @DouglasLevene
Why ethically? What is the ethical justification?
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Replying to @HPluckrose
If you allow a broader exception for student likes/dislikes, you've eliminated the school's power entirely.
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Replying to @DouglasLevene
Why? What's the magic ingredient religious values have over secular ones?
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Replying to @HPluckrose
But could argue that in terms of school discipline, kippahs or hajibs are less likely to cause trouble than gang colors and
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Replying to @DouglasLevene
Really? You must know of conflict between Jews & Muslims? Violence in some areas?
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Forbidding religious headgear in public schools would force religious parents to send children to private schools
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Replying to @DouglasLevene
Helen Pluckrose Retweeted Helen Pluckrose
Not suggesting forbidding it.https://twitter.com/HPluckrose/status/835982075576582144 …
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Replying to @HPluckrose
There has been a traditional exception for required religious headgear, which is not viewed either as disrespectful or as threat
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I'm not saying people don't have the right to dislike other people's headgear. Just not to ban it. My mother wears a scarf.
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