Bazz,
<<There seems to be a lot of people who have it in for the moslems.
I wonder why ?>>
Apart from the fact that the Islamic imperative is global submission to Islam?
Can't imagine.
Any ideas anyone?

"Buddhists don't wear burqas"
http://frontpagemag.com/2010/05/25/do-clothes-make-the-muslim/

Hi there Protagaras,
I think you are reading too much on that Jihad Watch site.
Seriously, do you want to tell Australian muslim women how to dress/not to dress because of suicide bombers in Pakistan?
The bombers are the destructive people, not the burka-wearing women.

Look, I too think that the burka is a ridiculous outfit, that someone who believes that wearing it will make their god happy is a nutter, and that there is some security risk, but many other items are security risks, too, as was discussed before. Umbrella's and bags as well as the items already listed.
And all religions and cults are equally loopy, so why single out Islam to constantly find fault with?

Like Steele, I'm proud that Australia is a multicultural country, too.
We invited emigrants to come here and promised them that they could maintain their culture.

Celivia – Obviously you have read Jihad Watch – I have not, though I’m about to do a google, however, the mere title tells me it’s a one way street therefore what’s the attraction for you?

“The bombers are the destructive people, not the burka-wearing women.”

A unique oxymoron Celivia – I’m sure you’d agree? And you are missing the point. The burqa is not worn to appease Muhammad (PBUH) -the religious argument is fatuous and in your selective argument you have obfuscated the fact that I no longer see a legal ban as productive.

The disagreements on wearing the burqa have nothing to do with race/religion which is what you are endeavouring to throw in my face but everything to do with welcoming backward Taliban Tom’s theocratic practices and pretending that they are compatible with modern thinking individuals in democracies.

However, in Australia we recognize the equality of men and women therefore, let’s all roll over for the burqa clad women who flaunt the face gear for no good reason and support our sisters by adopting the custom of wearing the face mask for:

1. Collecting little children from school - bugger the legal requirement for identification
2. Driver’s licence – photograph
3. University enrolment
4. Passport application
5. Telling the hearing impaired to get stuffed
6. Jury duty
7. Two fingers up at security cameras in street malls

And does it matter that in a free society we are expected to know if "this is a woman" or if "this is a man?” A free society happens to be interested in who a person is NOT but to appease the minority, let’s scrap the requirement and all conceal our identity - yay!

“And all religions and cults are equally loopy, so why single out Islam to constantly find fault with?”

Islam is irrelevant since perhaps more than 95% of the Muslim community in Australia do not wear the burqa yet you accuse me of discrimination. Nice try Celivia but against which religion/race do I discriminate?

Protagoras

Maybe I'm a bit slow on the uptake today, but are you in support of banning the burqa or not?

Your last post was more to diss Celivia than actually express an opinion and the reasons for it.

"Maybe I'm a bit slow on the uptake today, but are you in support of banning the burqa or not?

"Your last post was more to diss Celivia than actually express an opinion and the reasons for it."

Perhaps you ARE a bit slow Severin since there are now 84 posts on this thread with posters expressing an objection to the burqa (mine included) but you obviously have failed to read my recent ones when you ask if I support the burqa ban.

Your post is simply to diss me rather than contributing anything more to the debate. Pot/kettle!