In England there's a Muslim girl named Shabina Begum who took her high school to court for not allowing her to wear her jilbab to school.
Whatever our views of the "oppressiveness" of Muslim clothing, we (in the West) also believe in freedom of expression and religion -- so should she be allowed to wear it?
Personally, I think a public school should allow her to wear it. If it were a private school they could do whatever they want. For instance: BYU.
BYU has been on the ACLU's hit list for a variety of reasons. In one case a professor came out of the closet. BYU told him that he could be gay but couldn't act on his sexuality. He quit instead, and then sued the school. Fortunately, he lost.
I talked to my bus philosopher friend the other day (Bill Socrates) and he agreed with me. People feel a sense of entitlement sometimes: that they should have the right to do anything they want without consequence. When this professor accepted a job at BYU he understood the consequence of being hired at a private religious university. He had every right to look for a job elsewhere. He had every right to come out of the closet. But he couldn't do both.
I think it's very brave of him to come out of the closet at BYU as opposed to Berkley or Arizona State. But he has to take responsibility for his actions.
But no one seems to want to do that these days...
7 years ago
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I have always had issues with people signing up, enlisting, etc. and then trying to change the rules. You know before you commit what you are going to have to do. At BYU people always complained about the "Honor Code," which drove me nuts. I have always said, "you know what you are getting into ahead of time, so you can't complain about what you committed to." If people have a problem with a certain rule/understanding with a group, don't join it. No one is forcing the rule on you, unless you sign up. That's my take.
I think that is a great point. Marriage is the same type of thing. You commit to something, you should stick it out. Nobody seems intreseted in dealing with that either. People feel entilted to do what they want instead of what they commited to.
I was talking to Bill Socrates yesterday about 'Nick and Jessica' (TM) and how they're getting divorced or have gotten divorced....
I said something about how all celebrities have doomed marriages.
Bill said: "Anyone who marries for status has a doomed marriage. I don't care if you're a celebrity or the high school kid who married the cheerleader. Status doesn't cut it."
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