RE: Ban the Burkini
September 4, 2016 at 11:15 am
(This post was last modified: September 4, 2016 at 11:24 am by Anomalocaris.)
(September 4, 2016 at 11:11 am)abaris Wrote:(September 4, 2016 at 11:08 am)Anomalocaris Wrote: I think as sovereign states, France has a right to contradict her own stated secular principles and make a mockery of what she claims to cherish, however honorable those secular principles are; just as Islamic countries have a right to follow their own religious principles, however repugnant those religious principle are.
Come again if they force nuns and orthodox jews into undressing in public on the beach. Until they do that you might want to spend a little more brainpower on what this is about. Hint, it's not the secular nature of the country.
Apart from, as I already said, that the courts has already overturned the decision.
Equality before the law, Freedom of religion and freedom of expression are secular principles.