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more about #skirts Lucille van Pelt: I don't agree with the reasoning france is giving, but i do agree with the banning of the burka in public settings as a safety concern. There have bee... more » meritxell: an erotic life: You know... as intrigued as I am by an "aggressively secular" Ataturk-style government, the unpopular influx of North African Muslim immigrants to Fra... more » sara-without-an-h: French person here. No religious signs are allowed in public schools. You can go to a private school (usually around 2000 dollars a year or less) tha... more » mknfuss: My daughter's (Catholic) high school took skirts out of the uniform for that same reason two years ago. The girls now have an option of pants or short... more » Plate2.18: So France is going to force people not to submit? Hmm. more » YourScreenplaySucks: A French government spokesman has said that France will consider banning the burqa, "if it were determined that wearing the burka is a submissive act,... more » Dodgergirl: Ah, Roland Burris. I'd almost forgotten about you. more » Ipomoea: Here's the sad part about Pasco's worries about the opening of a Planned Parenthood: regardless of whether or not there are abortions performed there,... more » Brigit: I have to admit that even though I don't know how things are going on in the French Muslim community, I don't feel comfortable with the Burka banning.... more » drunken_butterfly: Wow, I read "Pat Robertson" as "Robert Pattinson," and was really confused about why Cedric/Sparkles would comment on someone's marriage. more » saintbernadette: I got my mom Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon and the Journey of a Generation for Mother's Day. She almost peed. more » Eric Northman is mine: "too revealing especially on staircases." haha, i wonder how they came to that revealation. I'm totally envisioning a crowd of boys gathered at the bo... more » BellaNotte: "If it were determined that wearing the burka is a submissive act, and that it is contrary to republican principles." As if the symbolic value of a bu... more » LadyFabulous: France, Look, I like your fries and I adore your style of kissing, but wtf is up with you and people's expression of their faith? Chill the fuck out. more » Triana Orpheus: I've been reading a lot about bipolar disorder and it's amazing how closely linked it is with ADHD, autism and anorexia. The drugs used to treat each ... more » lilbobbytables: Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe refused to meet with Sonia Sotomayor, saying that his voting against her was "a foregone conclusion. Ah, there is nothing ... more » inabook: When my mom started teaching, women weren't allowed to wear anything BUT skirts in schools. Its so interesting how things change. more » inabook: Dear France, Please quit interfering with personal religious choices that don't harm people. more » syneblue: Unnnnhhh. I majored in world geography, and I still always forget about Belarus. I think I keep mixing it up with Prussia and other countried that no ... more » dcdulce: they're doing the Minsk-y strut! more » -
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France May Ban The Burqa • Couple With Swine Flu Weds
A French government spokesman has said that France will consider banning the burqa, "if it were determined that wearing the burka is a submissive act, and that it is contrary to republican principles." • More »
