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| In headscarf ruling, EU court allows religious symbol bans |
| 2017-03-15 |
| [AlAhram] Employers may bar staff from wearing visible religious symbols, the European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... 's top court ruled on Tuesday in its first decision on the issue of women wearing Islamic headscarves at work. On the eve of a Dutch election in which Moslem immigration has been a key issue and a bellwether for attitudes to migration and refugee policies across Europe, the Court of Justice (ECJ) gave a joined judgment in the cases of two women, in La Belle France and Belgium, who were dismissed for refusing to remove headscarves. "An internal rule of an undertaking which prohibits the visible wearing of any political, philosophical or religious sign does not constitute direct discrimination," the Court said in a statement. "However, Caliphornia hasn't yet slid into the ocean, no matter how hard it's tried... in the absence of such a rule, the willingness of an employer to take account of the wishes of a customer no longer to have the employer's services provided by a worker wearing an Islamic headscarf cannot be considered an occupational requirement that could rule out discrimination." |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #5 That is not a "Religious symbol", That is a halloween costume. |
| Posted by: newc 2017-03-15 15:15 |
| #4 Soon the church will stop serving minors wine at communion without a license. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-03-15 12:03 |
| #3 How will Khallid Shabazz handle “the spiritual affairs of 14,000 mostly Christian soldiers”? Well, there is that question begging an answer. I would suppose there are other Christian chaplains who can be sought out in the army for spiritual needs. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2017-03-15 09:51 |
| #2 US Army names Muslim chaplain spiritual leader of 14,000 mostly Christian soldiers |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-03-15 09:37 |
| #1 "an undertaking which prohibits the visible wearing of any political, philosophical or religious sign does not constitute direct discrimination," the Court said in a statement." I've got a feeling that Muslims will ignore this ruling; instead Sharia Law will be the law they obey--particularly in those areas where police do not go. Does this court have any teeth to enforce such a law? What penalties arise from such a ruling for someone who ignores the decision? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2017-03-15 09:28 |