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2. Supporting freedom of choice does not extend to choices we find morally reprehensible.
Fri Dec 16, 2016, 01:06 PM
Dec 2016

For example, I would never support someone's choice to fly the Confederate flag.

It's a symbol of hate.

In the same way, I see the hijab as a symbol of hate toward women, because its use is contradictory in nature. There is no moral consistency in its use, as far as I can see.

What is the purpose of only wearing the veil outside of her home? Is she only modest in the eyes of God in public, but not in private?

It's exactly the opposite of wearing a headscarf in church, which is specifically a religious setting, and then set aside outside of the church. (Silly in my eyes, but at least it's donned only for the practice of a ceremony. Every religion involves some form of ceremonial attire in some capacity.)

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