frigidweirdo
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So, if equality and religion come head to head, which one should win?
We've had cases of bakers saying they shouldn't serve gay people because it goes against their religion, but what of the freedom of equality for those gay people?
Here's another case with a reverse twist.
Usually what you see is if the religion is Christianity then the people who are going for freedom of equality are considered to be wrong by a large section of Christians.
However this is Islam. Will those who defended Christianity now be defending Islam? (I doubt it).
Swiss boys' refusals to shake female teacher's hand prompt $5,000 fine
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After two Syrian boys in Switzerland asked to be excused from shaking a female teacher's hand because they said it violated their faith, their canton announced Wednesday that families of children who refuse to participate in the tradition that starts and ends the school day will be fined.
The fine will be up to $5,000, the Swiss canton said in a statement Wednesday.
"The public interest with respect to equality between men and women and the integration of foreigners significantly outweigh the freedom of conscience (freedom of religion) of the students," reads a translation of the statement, according to The Washington Post. "This differs from the wearing of a headscarf or absence of swimming lessons…. [T]he social gesture of the handshake is important for the employability of students later in their professional lives.""
We've had cases of bakers saying they shouldn't serve gay people because it goes against their religion, but what of the freedom of equality for those gay people?
Here's another case with a reverse twist.
Usually what you see is if the religion is Christianity then the people who are going for freedom of equality are considered to be wrong by a large section of Christians.
However this is Islam. Will those who defended Christianity now be defending Islam? (I doubt it).
Swiss boys' refusals to shake female teacher's hand prompt $5,000 fine
"
After two Syrian boys in Switzerland asked to be excused from shaking a female teacher's hand because they said it violated their faith, their canton announced Wednesday that families of children who refuse to participate in the tradition that starts and ends the school day will be fined.
The fine will be up to $5,000, the Swiss canton said in a statement Wednesday.
"The public interest with respect to equality between men and women and the integration of foreigners significantly outweigh the freedom of conscience (freedom of religion) of the students," reads a translation of the statement, according to The Washington Post. "This differs from the wearing of a headscarf or absence of swimming lessons…. [T]he social gesture of the handshake is important for the employability of students later in their professional lives.""