-Voltaire
You know, sometimes I just want to take a gun and shove it right in my mouth.
Every conservative I know hates France. Hell, most people I know hate France, but conservatives in general hold something special for them. Something about World War II or someshit, I don't really pay attention. Well, France and American conservatives have finally found something to agree on: taking away the rights of Muslims.
Paris, France (CNN) -- The French Senate approved Tuesday a law banning any veils that cover the face -- including the burqa, the full-body covering worn by some Muslim women -- making France the first European country to plan such a measure.
The law passed by a vote of 246 to 1, with about 100 abstentions coming essentially from left-leaning politicians.
The legislation was overwhelmingly approved by the lower house of parliament in July and will go into effect next spring.
French people back the ban by a margin of more than four to one, the Pew Global Attitudes Project found in a survey earlier this year.
Some 82 percent of people polled approved of a ban, while 17 percent disapproved. That was the widest support the Washington-based think tank found in any of the five countries it surveyed.
Clear majorities also backed burqa bans in Germany, Britain and Spain, while two out of three Americans opposed it, the survey found.
A panel of French lawmakers recommended a ban last year, and lawmakers unanimously passed a non-binding resolution in May calling the full-face veil contrary to the laws of the nation.
"Given the damage it produces on those rules which allow the life in community, ensure the dignity of the person and equality between sexes, this practice, even if it is voluntary, cannot be tolerated in any public place," the French government said when it sent the measure to parliament in May.
The law imposes a fine of 150 euros ($190) and/or a citizenship course as punishment for wearing a face-covering veil. Forcing a woman to wear a niqab or a burqa will be punishable by a year in prison or a 15,000-euro ($19,000) fine, the government said, calling it "a new form of enslavement that the republic cannot accept on its soil."
The French Council of State has warned that the ban could be incompatible with international human rights laws and the country's own constitution. The council advises on laws, but the government is not required to follow its recommendations.
The ban pertains to the burqa, a full-body covering that includes a mesh over the face, and the niqab, a full-face veil that leaves an opening only for the eyes. The hijab, which covers the hair and neck but not the face, and the chador, which covers the body but not the face, apparently are not banned by the law.
However, a 2004 law in France bans the wearing or displaying of overt religious symbols in schools -- including the wearing of headscarves by schoolgirls.
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life estimates that France has about 3.5 million Muslims, or about 6 percent of the population.
France does not keep its own statistics on religious affiliation of the population, in keeping with its laws requiring the state to be strictly secular.
SHIT THE WHAT FUCK?!
246 to 1. 100 abstentions.
First of all, a hundred goddamn people abstained from voting on this? It thrills me to see that the French don't mind living up to their cowardly reputation, fucking pricks. And second, I want to know who that one person was who voted against this, and if he or she has a career anymore. Give that person a medal.
The law does have one thing right - imposing heavy penalties on people who force women to wear burqas against their wills. I'd be all in favor of the law if it was only that. But most Muslim women who wear burqas want to wear them. I've actually read a number of well written articles from Muslim feminists making pretty good arguments supporting their right to wear burqas. It's nothing but a form of modesty to them. It's no different from American teenagers showing off their sporty purity rings. Do I think it's retarded as hell? Yes. But it's their god damn right to be retarded if they want to be. It's just like what Penn was saying in that video I posted yesterday - never respect religion, but always respect people.
The mention of that 2004 ban on displaying religious symbols in schools made my jaw drop about as much as when I read about the burqas. What kind of free nation bans people from expressing their god damn opinions? This is horse shit. I see American Christians complaining that students aren't forced to sit through school-led religious bullshit in classes anymore, but Christ, at least they can still wear their little cross necklaces. They can still wear "I heart Jesus!" shirts and pray in their own time if they want to. France is an island of kangaroo piss.
The oddest thing in the entire article:
France does not keep its own statistics on religious affiliation of the population, in keeping with its laws requiring the state to be strictly secular.
Hey you French fucks, in case you didn't know, secularism is the complete separation of church and state. You can't use the state to ban religious practices. That's not secularism, that's called oppression. I bet those Frenchies are just missing the good ol' days of Nazi rule. Fucking shitheads. Pisscock.
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