RE: Here's A Dilemma
February 24, 2015 at 6:48 pm
(This post was last modified: February 24, 2015 at 6:52 pm by Dystopia.)
Because freedom of religion is a fundamental right and shouldn't be threatened - It isn't just the choice to pick a religion, but to change faith or to not believe. If we agree with the overall idea of freedom to worship (or not) we need to accept the fact some people will embrace religious traditions we disagree with. In your case religious symbols of Islam or Christianity are like Nazism but not everyone thinks alike, you are picking according to religions you dislike the most - The principle is to treat all religions equally, regardless of what others think of them. The case of Nazi ideologies is different because it's a political ideology, and believe me, constitutionally politics is treated different from religion all over the western world. It's not that I don't agree with you, but religion and political ideologies are different fields. I think religious symbols should be hidden if possible - The Christian cross can be hidden. The problem with the hijab is that it can't.
I overall agree with the modern look of Abercrombie and Fitch and I accept that she may not be hired, but lets not make it a habit to not hire people because of headscarfs (otherwise we risk creating a new category of unemployed)
As for your mimic of Jesus, I think moderation when applying individual rights is the key. A cross is fine, a headscarf may be fine, but no exaggeration. It's one thing to bring my personal crucifix, it's another to bring a giant painting of Jesus with me everyday. I believe I had a debate about this as well and we concluded that as long as there's moderation in allowing religious symbols (personal ones I mean) it's not a problem. It becomes a problem when it bothers other people significantly. In the case of the giant painting of Jesus, it can be an intimidating and embarrassing image for those who don't believe or believe differently - Not that a crucifix cannot bother people, but it can be hidden, and even if it can't the magnitude and size of the object is usually not enough to bother most folks
I overall agree with the modern look of Abercrombie and Fitch and I accept that she may not be hired, but lets not make it a habit to not hire people because of headscarfs (otherwise we risk creating a new category of unemployed)
As for your mimic of Jesus, I think moderation when applying individual rights is the key. A cross is fine, a headscarf may be fine, but no exaggeration. It's one thing to bring my personal crucifix, it's another to bring a giant painting of Jesus with me everyday. I believe I had a debate about this as well and we concluded that as long as there's moderation in allowing religious symbols (personal ones I mean) it's not a problem. It becomes a problem when it bothers other people significantly. In the case of the giant painting of Jesus, it can be an intimidating and embarrassing image for those who don't believe or believe differently - Not that a crucifix cannot bother people, but it can be hidden, and even if it can't the magnitude and size of the object is usually not enough to bother most folks
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you
