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Main Forums => Politics => Topic started by: Hawkmoon on February 21, 2017, 11:59:07 AM
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http://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-election-lepen-idUSKBN1600R6
French candidate Marine Le Pen cancelled a scheduled meeting with Lebanese grand mufti because he insisted that she wear a head scarf.
I'm a bit conflicted on this, but I think I support her position. I am a Christian, but I have no problem wearing a yarmulka when attending a service in a synagogue, or when dining with friends who are strict Hebrews. That said, I don't believe it was ever presented to me as a requirement -- the yarmulka was offered, and I chose to wear it as a gesture of respect. Their house, their rules.
Should Le Pen have worn the scarf as a gesture of respect for Islam? Maybe. Should Islamic terrorists stop killing Christians as a gesture of respect for Christianity? Probably. The key is, I think, that she wasn't going to visit him for a funeral service or a social encounter, she was to meet with him as a political encounter. On that basis, I don't think he had a right to demand that she kowtow to his religious beliefs.
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The key is, I think, that she wasn't going to visit him for a funeral service or a social encounter, she was to meet with him as a political encounter. On that basis, I don't think he had a right to demand that she kowtow to his religious beliefs.
I agree with this. Looks like she did the right thing.
The thread title amuses me, because I recall reading an article last year about Ivanka Trump being the American Marine Le Pen. I.e., her Dad would never get the big chair, but she'd be the less divisive daughter that could actually get elected.
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I support her 100℅
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http://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-election-lepen-idUSKBN1600R6
French candidate Marine Le Pen cancelled a scheduled meeting with Lebanese grand mufti because he insisted that she wear a head scarf.
I'm a bit conflicted on this, but I think I support her position. I am a Christian, but I have no problem wearing a yarmulka when attending a service in a synagogue, or when dining with friends who are strict Hebrews. That said, I don't believe it was ever presented to me as a requirement -- the yarmulka was offered, and I chose to wear it as a gesture of respect. Their house, their rules.
Should Le Pen have worn the scarf as a gesture of respect for Islam? Maybe. Should Islamic terrorists stop killing Christians as a gesture of respect for Christianity? Probably. The key is, I think, that she wasn't going to visit him for a funeral service or a social encounter, she was to meet with him as a political encounter. On that basis, I don't think he had a right to demand that she kowtow to his religious beliefs.
Yeah, when Islam starts respecting women then maybe he'll have a leg to stand on