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Canada court allows women to wear veil for citizenship oath
Associated Press ^
| Sep 15, 2015 3:33 PM EDT
Posted on 09/15/2015 1:36:02 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Canada’s government has lost an attempt to ban the practice of wearing face veils while swearing the oath of citizenship.
Zunera Ishaq is a 29-year-old woman with devout Muslim beliefs. She came to Canada from Pakistan in 2008 and refused to take part in a citizenship ceremony because she would have to remove her niqab.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper government’s rule banning face coverings at such ceremonies was earlier found unlawful by the Federal Court. …
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TOPICS: Canada; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: burka; citizenshipoath; dhimmitude; federalcourt; koranimals; niqab; pakistan; rop; stephenharper
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posted on
09/15/2015 1:36:02 PM PDT
by
Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
If I move there, can I take mine in this ...?
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posted on
09/15/2015 1:38:45 PM PDT
by
BlueLancer
(Once is happenstance. Twice is circumstance. Three times is enemy action.)
To: BlueLancer
I’ll take mine in a Darth Vader costume with voice-changer.
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posted on
09/15/2015 1:40:11 PM PDT
by
Bryanw92
(Sic semper tyrannis)
To: Olog-hai
Canada court allows women to wear veil for citizenship oath Good. I'm going to become a Canadian Woman then. I can dart back and forth across the border whenever I need to.
They don't dare tell me i'm not a woman, because that would be discriminatory.
God! Can we just beat them to death with baseball bats already?
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posted on
09/15/2015 1:40:14 PM PDT
by
DiogenesLamp
("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
To: DiogenesLamp
Its a pity that modern day tyrants do not fear for their lives.
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posted on
09/15/2015 1:43:27 PM PDT
by
Jacquerie
( To shun Article V is to embrace tyranny.)
To: Olog-hai
The woman is actually this muslim terrorist but nobody can tell because she won't lift her veil.
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posted on
09/15/2015 1:44:25 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: Jacquerie
Its a pity that modern day tyrants do not fear for their lives. I expect to see just such an occurrence within my lifetime.
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posted on
09/15/2015 1:47:06 PM PDT
by
DiogenesLamp
("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
To: Olog-hai
Taqiyya
So the oath means nothing, anyway.
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posted on
09/15/2015 1:53:41 PM PDT
by
Scrambler Bob
(Using 4th keyboard due to wearing out the "/" and "s" on the previous 3)
To: Olog-hai
>Zunera Ishaq is a 29-year-old woman with devout Muslim beliefs
Well, she is a moron first and foremost. Turning moslem after that is the natural route.
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posted on
09/15/2015 1:54:09 PM PDT
by
soycd
To: BlueLancer
It's Canada. Gotta use something that looks like this.
To: Olog-hai
If they won’t show their face for taking the oath of citizenship — they obviously don’t intend to be loyal citizens.
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posted on
09/15/2015 2:03:23 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: Olog-hai
It is not possible for a “devout muslim” to [honestly] swear allegiance to a non-muslim country.
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posted on
09/15/2015 2:09:08 PM PDT
by
WayneS
(Yeah, it's probably sarcasm...)
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
09/15/2015 2:20:12 PM PDT
by
Toddsterpatriot
("Telling the government to lower trade barriers to zero...is government interference" central_va)
To: Toddsterpatriot
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posted on
09/15/2015 2:24:08 PM PDT
by
Olog-hai
To: Toddsterpatriot
Samuels: When the chick spots Kubacheck, she'll go into the dance of the seven veils.
Maxwell Smart: The seven veils, huh?
Samuels: If Kubacheck sits at table one, she'll take off one veil. If he's at table two she'll take off two veils and so on, through the tables, three, four...
Samuels, Maxwell Smart: ...five and six.
Maxwell Smart: Eh, what if he goes to table seven?
Samuels: The cops come in and close the place down.
To: Olog-hai
Rather then muslim women covering themselves, so evil muslim men don’t have to look at them, perhaps muslim men should have their eyes put out.
To: BenLurkin
Agreed. If you won’t, then back to Pakistan.
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posted on
09/15/2015 3:05:09 PM PDT
by
TheDon
(BO must be replaced immediately for the good of the nation and the world!)
To: Olog-hai
Muslim beliefs do not require the covering of the face - can’t be found anywhere in the Koran. Strictly a cultural affectation. Not that I’d expect our Muslim-loving supreme court to understand that idea. As far as I’m concerned this should mean that anyone can wear anything they want, including over their face, to a citizenship ceremony, since it’s not the government’s place (apparently) to tell anyone what is or isn’t a legitimate aspect of their religious belief (whatever it might be). I should be able to wear a mask and say that it is a requirement of my religion - without any questioning of what my religious belief is - it is whatever I say it is.
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posted on
09/15/2015 3:17:34 PM PDT
by
-YYZ-
(Strong like bull, smart like tractor.)
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
09/16/2015 6:29:42 AM PDT
by
Amagi
(Lenin: "Socialized Medicine is the Keystone to the Arch of the Socialist State.")
To: Olog-hai; Clive; exg; Alberta's Child; albertabound; AntiKev; Byron_the_Aussie; Cannoneer No. 4; ...
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posted on
09/16/2015 5:22:14 PM PDT
by
Squawk 8888
(I don't run; if you see me running, you should run too.)
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