The French government’s decision to ban children from wearing the abaya, the loose-fitting, full-length robes worn by some Muslim women, in state-run schools drew applause on Monday from the right, but also criticism.

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      1 year ago

      Funny, children don’t have a choice when they go to public school.

      This means that they should be even more accepting of different cultures than private schools. You’re literally forced to go there if you’re poor.

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      The point was about indoctrination.

      You can’t call a Muslim upbringing indoctrination unless you also call Jewish, Christian, and secular agnostic upbringings indoctrination too. Which might be true, but then you’re just describing parenting.