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Re:Canadians need to get angry about government spying revel... by Mikeb85 on Friday September 20, 2013 @04:26PM (#6420280)
> No discrimination against religious beliefs. What constitutes a belief shouldn't be up to the Government to dictate, unless that belief may cause harm to an individual or those around them.

So police and government officials shouldn't be able to identify someone wearing a Niqab? Hiding one's identity is a safety issue, and harm could follow...

I fully agree with the rest BTW, but you do need to realize, there are unsavoury practices around the world that are justified by 'religious' belief...

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Re:Canadians need to get angry about government spying revel... by CanSpice on Friday September 20, 2013 @05:12PM (#6420537)
I'm not sure how wearing a Niqab while doing your desk job somehow constitutes a security risk.
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Re:Canadians need to get angry about government spying revel... by richardlblair on Friday September 20, 2013 @05:54PM (#6420753)
I don't subscribe to the "if you are wearing a Niqab you are a terrorist" belief. You have a better chance of choking on your own vomit then being attack by a terrorist. Politicians use the "safety" concern argument to make you accept it, but just because the news lady tells you about a single incident about a person wearing a Niqab doesn't mean anything.

the unsavory things you speak of around the world, well, they aren't here.

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