(July 29, 2011 at 9:05 am)Tiberius Wrote: Give me a rational argument why we should oppose the building of the mosque and community centre in New York, or give me a rational argument why we should ban items of clothing. Pick one (or both), and we'll have a discussion.
While I personally don't agree with banning a mosque/community centre near ground zero, I fully understand why people wouldn't want one there. Let's face facts. The people who killed thousands were self proclaimed muslims. Now I wouldn't say it was at all irrational, to say no to building a mosque at the site of all of those deaths which were supposedly 'in the name of Islam'.
I think it is absolutely insensitive.
As for the clothing. Maybe YOU can explain to ME why when paying for petrol at a petrol garage, a biker must remove his helmet. However a muslim in a headscarf can hide their identity? How about when in shopping centres people aren't allowed to wear hoodies (because it hides their identities), however muslims can walk about like ninjas.
Again, I don't think there is anything wrong with trying to find balance in the law. Why have rules for some and not for others.
