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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Amen to that.  Sometimes I think the more rabid hijab wearers come on this forum to solicit views just for the purpose of playing gotcha so they can accuse others of violating their first amendment right to practice free expression and religion.

How fast can you say, "Microaggression!"?

Anyone has the right to wear six inch heels and I have the right to think they are foolish to do so.  The first amendment protects people in their free expression, but it is totally neutral as to the value of that expression, a point hijabi wearers playing this game seem to overlook.

You get to wear what you want within limits, but you don't get to say it's immune from criticism because it is religious belief without the basis for your saying so being questioned.

And to be clear, let's not be tiresome about Americans being perverse because some have negative views about the hijab while being fine with people going around half naked--the first amendment does allow for limits based on commonly accepted standards of decency. And please don't tell me that Virginia on other states are in violation of the first amendment because they ban wearing ski masks and other face coverings like the niqab in public for security reasons.  See Employment Division v. Smith.[/quote]

Niqab is prohibited in VA? why do I see women at Tysons and Fair Oaks mall wearing it then?[/quote]

Yup.  Virginia has a law prohibiting wearing ski masks and other face coverings in public.  Other states do as well.  Obviously, not enforced so much, but police could arrest a niqab wearer to enforce the law.  Some banks will not allow niqab wearers to enter, but that is a bit different as it is private property and they can make up their own rules just as a restaurant can refuse to serve a man not wearing a jacket.  There have been bank robberies in which the robbers have disguised themselves in niqab to avoid identification on the security cams.[/quote]

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