If you were worried about subjugating women then you'd be equally against protestants having to wear long hair and other such things.
The face-covering is only *part* of a burqa (I'm repeating myself) - which isn't always worn or required, it depends on where you are.
However - you didn't bring up the "exploited by terrorists" argument until now. I can read - I know for a fact that's being leaned on an an excuse - not an original reason.
They didn't start this ban based on THAT.
It's ridiculous to suggest that's the case, honestly.
As if all other forms of clothing are fully revealing - and only a burqa gives a terrorist an opportunity to hide weapons in.
In reality weapons can be hide anywhere - like someone's underwear for example. Are you going to ban clothing of any type for all those who might be Middle Eastern?
Oh, wait - you can't do that because it's racial profiling.
So really your only option is to fully support everyone being nude all the time with intermittent body-cavity searches.
You reek of hypocrisy.
Its my theory that you wouldn't have your opinions against the burqa or other Islamic-dress if there weren't extremists going around threatening people - using religion as an excuse to kill. So - is banning the burqa or minaret going to make the terrorists play nice?
NOPE!
Can we please stop the stupidity of comparing a nun's outfit to a burka?
HAH! Look at you, suddenly disproving of a comparison. Imagine that.
Why does that bother you? It's non-biased comparison. One religion and its garb being compared to another religion and it's garb. Why does that get under your skin?
Burqas go hand in hand with their religion and a Habit and Cassock go hand in hand with Catholicism - so on and so forth.
Ask yourself - WHY do nuns WEAR a habit? What does it mean?
They wear it because its Canon Law - required by the church (which is fully formed, operated and controlled by MEN, btw, seeing as how you're all in support for women's rights and anti-subjugation all of a sudden) - and, just as with various Islamic faiths, the required garb varies depending on what era you're considering and what region/culture surrounds someone.
So - why don't you scream out "subjugation!!" on their behalf?
AH! because major difference is that the nun makes the CHOICE to join a nunnery and dedicate herself to God as well as wearing her habit - it's a CHOICE. So - if she CHOOSES to wear it then it's not so offensive, yes?
Exactly.
So, once again - you should be supporting a woman's right to CHOOSE = burqa or no burqa, niqab or no niqab rather than robbing innocent women of a right to their garb that they just *might want to wear* because of what some other people have done or because of what YOU think is right for THEM.
You're full of snot - claiming to be for woman's rights and then turning around and declaring their right to choose to be null and void - and that you, being superior in some way, will choose for them instead.