Burqa ban in France goes into effect today..

[Formaldehyde]

I would say banning burqas in public is completely the opposite of "secular."

This is the part that so many people seem to misunderstand. A secular government doesn't mean the complete absence of religion. It means that the government is actually tolerant of all forms of accepted religious practices. That there is no state religion which is favored over all others. That the governing laws are not formulated based on religious precepts instead of secular ones.

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

it's not a cure all.

Of course not. The cure for that is proper sources. What it does do is encourage transparency and verifiability of your sources' sources. Something I find lacking in news articles and blog posts that do not have citations and a reference list.

 

[kochman]

Not speaking specifically about this thread or any other, I'm afraid this is yet another symptom of the failure of the public school system in the US. It seems that many people just don't understand the importance of footnotes and the difference between sheer speculation and facts which can be independently verified. If it is stated on the internet no matter the source, and they happen to agree with the opinions which are based on it, then it must be true...

I'm sorry to say, footnotes in wikipedia are hardly reliable... check them out.
Anyhow, I won't be seeing your response, I am not really interested in what the far left has to say anymore.

 

[Joecoolyo]

I'm sorry to say, footnotes in wikipedia are hardly reliable... check them out.

Prove it.

Anyhow, I won't be seeing your response, I am not really interested in what the far left has to say anymore.

Rage quit much?

 

[Earthling]

I'm sorry to say, footnotes in wikipedia are hardly reliable... check them out.

Prove it.

According to hehehe they are and he claims to have several degrees in math or something like that.

 

[Joecoolyo]

What's a "hehehe"?

 

[Lillefix]

What's a "hehehe"?

A person on the forum.

 

[Joecoolyo]

Oh my, that's embarrassing