(June 2, 2015 at 8:15 pm)Secular Elf Wrote: So one could argue that is ok to wear the turban but not ok to wear the dagger, for security reasons, though Sikhs are usually, that I am aware of, more peaceful than most other religions from the Indian subcontinent.
Or are they?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_insurgency
Truth is, every religion carried to it's extreme will result in violence.
As for the ruling in question, I'm kind of mixed on the issue. If you allow one religious expression, you have to allow them all. Everything else would be discriminating one but favoring the other. But I also understand the need for a chain of shops to present a corporate identity.