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It’s not that it’s wrong for women to cover their heads and bodies, it’s that it’s wrong to force them to do so. Nuns may be required by their order to wear a habit, but they join the order by choice and may leave it whenever they wish. Many of us Americans are also appalled by France’s recent laws prohibiting the wearing of head coverings. As with many things religious, the general compromise here in America is that all should be allowed but none should be required.
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Name : Mark, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Atheist, Age : 40, City : Chicago, State : IL, Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,People’s personal expressions of faith in God don’t bother me at all. Some of it is, in fact, quite moving. I’m impressed that people who marry in the Church do so with an oath before God. Much of the system of values and ethics of Christianity seems like a really good idea to me. I am a little less comfortable when the expression of faith comes with a degree of pressure to conform. When this is social pressure, such as being at a wedding, or at a dinner party with religious people. However, I figure my feeling of pressure comes from the pervasiveness of the religious sentiment, not any one person’s beligerance. Therefore, it’s no one’s fault and is just part of what I have to live with for being a little unconventional. It’s my problem, not theirs. However, if someone is beligerant in their dislike of my beliefs (or lack thereof) I take offense and argue back at them. The worst case, however, is when the religious pressure comes from the government, because that makes it a form of coercion. I think religious symbols in city seals and ‘In God We Trust’ are harmless. But what about ‘One Nation Under God’? How can I truly pledge my allegiance when part of the pledge is something I don’t believe in? Is that part of the pledge harmless decoration—in which case it’s okay to say it without meaning it—or is it something I should be concerned about? I guess, if you express your faith in God, that’s fine. If you try, even unknowingly, to pressure me into doing the same, I get a little uncomfortable.
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Name : Mark, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Atheist, Age : 40, City : Chicago, State : IL, Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,
