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Re: Separation of Church and State
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 10 Jun 2003 20:12:09 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Frank Filz wrote:
> I think it really depends on the appearance created. Would we require a
> Moslem woman to not wear a face covering (excluding legitimate security
> concerns that might force the woman to reveal her face in some
> circumstances)? I am not concerned about anyone wearing a cross on a
> chain around their neck (ok, perhaps if it's huge that's a problem). I
> do not have a problem if the teacher keeps a copy of the 10 Comandments
> in her desk drawer. I do have a problem if the 10 Comandments are
> visible in such a way that a student might believe they were school or
> classroom rules they MUST follow. The constitution does not mean that in
> order for a Unitarian Universalist to have religious freedom that
> Catholics can not be visibly identified (thus demonstrating the huge
> difference in populations).
The practising Catholics were always easily identifiable come Ash Wednesday.
You are not supposed to wash the ashes off your forehead (except as a byproduct
of washing yourself in general) and I have never heard of a school forcing them
to wash off the ashes. I have heard of overly large religious symbols being
asked to be placed underneath a student's shirt or blouse, though.
-->Bruce<--
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| (...) There is a minor problem here about clubs. My inclination is that clubs should be allowed so long as the school does not use religion to determine if the club is allowed (i.e. a religious club could be disallowed if it proposes some activity (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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