Can someone please explain what this is all about?

[Peoplesoft bloke]

I am afraid that you are suggesting a liberal cop out.

and I am afraid that not for the first or even the second feckin time you are putting words in my mouth. All I did was answer a question.

FWIW I think we should disestablish the Church, ban all religious symbols and shut down all faith schools immediately.

[DodgyAgent]

and I am afraid that not for the first or even the second feckin time you are putting words in my mouth. All I did was answer a question.

FWIW I think we should disestablish the Church, ban all religious symbols and shut down all faith schools immediately.

So we have to punish ourselves in order to please these barbarians from the east and their barbaric culture?

[EC4N]

Ingenious workaround to the niqaab ban.

[xoggoth]

shut down all faith schools immediately

Some would see that as the only "non discriminatory" solution but rather unfair on the other faiths. Maybe we should stop being so concerned with treating all groups the same when only some are a problem. Real "anti racism" would see action based solely on statistics and apparently well founded reports.

[stek]

So we have to punish ourselves in order to please these barbarians from the east and their barbaric culture?

If BA air crew are banned from wearing Crucifixes and we have to cow-tow and call 'Christmas Lights' 'Festive Lights' surely it's fair they are not allowed to wear burkas?

It's like the England flag thing - it's racist to fly it, surely it's the same with outlandish religious dress? I'd ban all religious dress in public, when was the last time you saw a proper vicar walking around with a dog-collar on? Never nowadays, no doubt because it's deeply offensive to our muslim friends...

Send the Buggers back!!

[DodgyAgent]

Ingenious workaround to the niqaab ban.

Perhaps they should show another part 0f their body instead

[dang65]

Ingenious workaround to the niqaab ban.

A fake beard would have been funnier, but fair play to her.

[DodgyAgent]

A fake beard would have been funnier, but fair play to her.

I rather think that she is wearing too much mascara and has too much of a sense of humour to be a Muslim!

[Peoplesoft bloke]

So we have to punish ourselves in order to please these barbarians from the east and their barbaric culture?

It wouldn't be a punishment as far as I'm concerned - just reasonable for a modern democracy, and in line with our French neighbours.

[Board Game Geek]

, but I cannot think of one reasonable reason why a human being should cover its face.

I take it you've never been to Rochdale then ?