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How about Jack Straw offending moslems by asking them to let him see their face when they go to see him in his capacity as a constituency MP?

EMDEE wrote:How about Jack Straw offending moslems by asking him to let him see their face when they go to see him in his capacity as a constituency MP?

I suppose he offended some Muslim People- It reminds me a wee bit of the priest in the confessional box- he has no right to see the confessor- The later has Religious right to anonymity. If its good enough for Catholics then it should be good enough for Muslims Jack. How is the boy doing , you know the one that smokes cannabis

EMDEE wrote:How about Jack Straw offending moslems by asking him to let him see their face when they go to see him in his capacity as a constituency MP?

Well in response too this, 98% of the poll taken with regards too his comments, were in favour of what he said, and too quote 1 of the answers, Hoodies and Motorcycle helmet wearers were banned from entering shopping centres, banks, and such like, unless their faces were visible, as this left people uneasy and scared.
When in Rome do as the Romans do.

Is it possible that some of these women look better with the gear on?

shut up

Jock the Boak.........sorry!........ is it "Boat", has given his usual well advised and knowledgable opinion on the subject matter.

u can trouble me for a warm glass of shut the hell up

EMDEE wrote:How about Jack Straw offending moslems by asking him to let him see their face when they go to see him in his capacity as a constituency MP?

Some people will take offense at anything.

A lot of petrol stations have a sign on the door asking motorcyclists to remove their helmets, but I don't take offense at that. I don't take my helmet off either, but that's cos I've got one with a flip-up front.

EMDEE wrote:How about Jack Straw offending moslems by asking him to let him see their face when they go to see him in his capacity as a constituency MP?

Don't see what all the fuss is about, seems to me its a concocted story to give Straw some publicity, afterall, the rest of the cabinet are posturing to replace Blair and 2Jags

Is it not the case that motorcyclists have to take off helmets when going into filling stations and shops for security reasons?

If so, where does that leave these moslems? It is an excellent way to conceal your identity, and you have the backing of the PC brigade.

Anyone going into a shop wearing a balaclava concealing everything but their eyes would immediately be under suspicion.

EMDEE wrote:Is it not the case that motorcyclists have to take off helmets when going into filling stations and shops for security reasons?

If so, where does that leave these moslems? It is an excellent way to conceal your identity, and you have the backing of the PC brigade.

Anyone going into a shop wearing a balaclava concealing everything but their eyes would immediately be under suspicion.

The only People I know who wear balaclava is the police

Surely not?!

Ever seen Jack Straws "coupon"-surely he is the one offending the muslims and us all by showing us his face.

I see that an employment tribunal has rejected the three claims of discrimination and harassment that were being made by a Moslem teaching assistant in Yorkshire. The education authority had suspended her after she refused to remove the veil while teaching.

Questions:

How did she get the job in the first place? I would have thought that anyone turning up for a job interview peering through a slit in a piece of cloth would have ruled themselves out of the running before the interview even started.

If she did not wear the veil at the interview, does this indicate that the veil is not really so essential to her Moslem faith, as she should have had it on?

She states that she is willing to remove the veil to teach, but not in the presence of male colleagues. What does she think they are going to do? Rape her? She surely flatters herself.

How do her employers know that it is the same person who is turning up to work every day? (Opportunities for job sharing here.)

EMDEE wrote:How do her employers know that it is the same person who is turning up to work every day?

Malky