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Yeah. Though have you heard some of the controversy over whether children should be allowed to wear them in schools? Controversy was in France initially, I think, though I've heard it is being picked up on around the world.

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I haven't heard anything about children not being aloud to wear a hajib. Although I did read about a woman in Florida where she refused to remove her veil to have her picture taken for her drivers license. Which has nothing to do with your question tho.

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It rather irks me when my religious beliefs and/or traditions are attacked and when my beliefs are protested against only to be replaced by other’s beliefs.

Is that what you perceive me to be suggesting?

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Actually yes, that is what I think you are suggesting. I don't like the "neutral" idea you are suggesting. You are asking that Christian holidays not be celebrated because they offend some and you feel it would be better for things to be "neutral" . This is discriminating against Christian beliefs. In my opinion, your ideas would only benefit those who have no "religious beliefs"...

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I haven't heard where folks are risking their lives to move and live in other countries.

You are kidding - right?

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Nope I am not kidding.. Maybe you can explain. I was mostly thinking of the Cubans risking their lives to get to America..And of course USA offers political asylum to people because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.

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Would people who are christian take it as an attack on their faith, do you think? Would people not be able to understand that the intention would be to have statutary holidays that were neutral between faiths?

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Yes I believe Christians would take your ideas as an attack on their faith. I don't see anyone complaining about Valentines Day.

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This isn't at all about who has the 'best' country, it is about an ideal country.
I was just suggesting that the statutary holidays be neutral with respect to religion.

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What actually would you consider an "ideal" country to be? And as for the neutral holidays with respect to religion, who would benefit from these ideas??