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[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
  • How do I know abays is religious dress? Hmm yeah, so much debate here, it's really non-conclusive. We should ask some kind of Counsel about it

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ehh... Doesn't prove this by any means. For example, a type of clothing called a "kurta" is worn by Hindus and Muslims both. In religious ceremonies in both religions, attendees usually wear it. Now, this doesn't mean that the garment suddenly is a religious garment, does it? It just is a cultural garment that is usually worn in the Indian subcontinent.

Now, even if the abaya is a religious garment, the points that I mentioned above still apply. What if I started a new religion called "Religion of yellow clothes"? Let's say my religious clothes are all yellow clothes. Does France ban everyone from wearing yellow clothes now because of me?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Sir, you just said kurta is being weared during religious ceremonies.. It's hard argue that it is not a religious dress..

Well if that yellow thing becomes widely acknowledged as a "religious display" then yes, it will be banned in public schools.. It does sound dumb but only because you made an extravagant decision to make "yellow" a religious sign. If you claimed "let's have a crossed bar" as religious sign, suddenly it becomes easier to imagine