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Religious freedom: what’s all the fuss? : Comments
By Tom Calma, published 16/4/2009Resistance to research into religious freedom has been a surprising response to the Australian Human Rights Commission’s Discussion Paper.
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Erm...no. The ban on wearing headgear indoors derives from a show of deference to the Queen. Most clubs used to have a picture of the Monarch hanging somewhere prominent and it was considered impolite not to doff your cap in the (symbolic) presence. Even in the (real) presence, however, those whose religion mandates a head covering are exempt from removing it, so the club members that decided to fight this one were simply dumb.
What made you think there would be a rational reason?