In 2015, the United State Supreme Court produced some of the most inane rulings ever, the worst of course being its indefensible endorsement of queer ‘marriage.’
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- But one that’s sometimes been overlooked, as an example of judicial dimwittery, occurred almost exactly a year ago, when the court exemplified what many Americans see as its role as Nine Men Against America.
- It decreed that Muslim criminals had a ‘right’ to sport beards.
Let’s ignore the individual who won his case – a self-described Islamic fundamentalist who the state said threatened to wage jihad against law-enforcement officials.
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He was convicted of threatening President George W Bush’s daughters a decade ago, and is serving a life term for stabbing his girlfriend., – except to say it would make much better sense to string him up than prattle about his rights.
So on to the latest news from the UK.
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Vicars should grow BEARDS to reach out to Muslims in their areas, says Bishop of London
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3412363/Bishop-London-applauds-vicars-grown-beards-reach-Muslims-Tower-Hamlets.html
This turbulent priest says his beard helps his rapport with Bangladeshis in his diocese – they’ve been there for years but apparently many are still recalcitrantly refusing to smarten up and adapt to British ways. He’s certainly not helping them assimilate with his pathetic appeasement.
But what needs to be made clear is this –
It’s complete BOLLOCKS to say that growing and maintaining a beard is any part of a Muslim man’s religious duty.
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Sukarno, Founder and first President of Indonesia
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Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President till a year ago
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- I could post photos of every Indonesian President since independence – all Muslims and all (except Megawati) men – you’d see not one beard.
Even fanatic Muslims, like the ghastly Suryadharma Ali, and Anis Matta, till recently leader of the PKS Islamist party and big fan of Osama Bin Laden…
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…are beardless.
Not all fanatics have visible chins, of course, but it goes to show it’s a matter of choice, identical to Muslim women’s choice when it comes to head-scarves.
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A ban on beards is no denial of religious liberty, any more than a burka ban, or even a head-scarf ban.
I’m motivated to pen a few words on the subject not just because of the Babbling Bishop, but due to the news from Tajikistan, where my stats indicate I have one or two readers. The BBC tells us that numerous men have been forcibly shaven.
If a guy grows a beard because he thinks it will enhance his cool, I’d not bother him. Dislike of a fashion is not a great reason to call for a ban.
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Though the fashion nowadays among some men, of appearing unshaven every day – apparently called ‘designer stubble’ – is so slovenly that a ban is a tempting call to make.
And it’s proper to admit that when I was considerably younger than I am today, my chin was adorned with quite a good beard, emulating the singer in one of my fave Sixties pop bands, Manfred Mann.
No moustache, just the beard, very distinctive and SO cool (or so I thought then!)
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But in today’s Tajikistan, the move against beards is seen as part of a broader government campaign against the adoption of Islamic cultural practices in Tajik society, and to preserve secular traditions.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35372754
The Beeb reports that almost 100% of Tajiks are Muslim. Yet the government is waging war on beards?
Why?
Because it is alarmed at the emergence of the evil jihadist ideology.
It does seem to be true that, as opposed to simply fanatical believers, the scum who join terrorist outfits and commit atrocities DO wear beards, except when they need to disguise themselves from the security forces.
They may do so for ‘religious’ reasons, although satanic beasts like those below are hardly ‘religious’ in any meaningful sense, but…
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…they do succeed in making themselves look evil.
However, a beard is not, in and of itself, proof of wickedness.
So is the Tajik campaign justified?
I’m not convinced that force-shaving is either fair or wise. Like I said, some lads think they’re cooler by not shaving. Others have weak chins they wish to hide.
But a campaign of persuasion is easily defensible. If the government points out that monsters like Imam Samoedra…
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Bali Bomb Pig with a paltry excuse for a beard
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…the infamous Bali Bom Pig, are hardly role-models for any decent human being, you’d hope your average Tajik would nod in agreement.
And if there are some who flaunt their facial hair as a gesture of solidarity with evil, then surely it makes them all the easier to spot!
Nice to see, BTW, that a campaign to persuade Tajik women to skip the scarf of subjugation – they’ve apparently convinced 1,773 women to stop wearing hijabs this past year – and to eschew black in favour of the nation’s traditional bright colours, is under way.
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Hosking 14:06 on March 31, 2019 Permalink |
Anybody who wants to look like that should move to the EuroDisney Haunted House in Paris.
I’m joking of course.
There’s no place anywhere in Europe for these women ( and their husbands) who want to live their miserable lives in submission to codes that should have died out centuries ago.
Unmask or get out, that’s a fair choice to offer them.
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Del Vallon 22:18 on March 31, 2019 Permalink |
The Swiss people are still pretty down to earth and have got no time for multuculturalism. They have been a four-language four-culture country since hundreds of years sgo, but none of them wants to add alien cultures to the mix.
The problem is that apart from the SVP, the big parties have bought into the soft option, even on extremely offensive intrusions like the burqa.
What is very dangerous is that the same big parties are trying to obstruct Swiss direct democracy and prevent the people making decisions.
You wrote about that before and should write about that again.
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John Lochard 15:29 on April 1, 2019 Permalink |
I spent a year there and In my opinion, Switzerland is a lot safer than Germany. It’s like Germany used to be before Merkel ruined the country. The Swiss won’t stand for cheek and the police are not under orders to put up with stroppy migrants.
Even so, there are too many unacceptable aliens for most Swiss. I am referring to the bad kind, not foreigners who show respect and fit in and do honest work and are usually made welcome.
It’s the others who cause problems. I think you know about the Winterthur mosque scandal as well as that group who objected so much to Swiss identity that they wanted the flag changed.
That’s the reason so many Swiss have been getting militant.
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Keith Milner 07:59 on April 1, 2019 Permalink |
We have too many women ( though we can never be sure they are women) in Australia.
The government should ban wearing masks in public, except on Halloweeen!
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Uncle Oz 09:31 on April 1, 2019 Permalink |
I would pay my own fare for the privilege!
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Uncle Oz 15:00 on April 1, 2019 Permalink |
Oh, beg pardon, Ross.
That comment was meant to be about helping hang the ISIS gang!
But while I’m back at your blog again, I agree with what Keith says on this.
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Stan D 14:54 on April 1, 2019 Permalink |
Just don’t let them on the trains or the buses.
Seeing things like that on public transport is frightening for young children and unsettling for all respectable passengers.
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Madge Allason 20:54 on April 1, 2019 Permalink |
Stan, I wish more people would say what you say, about the effect these horrible looking things have on children.
Some people never know what its like walking the kids to school or the shops and being faced with something like a ghoul or a goblin all in black.
These women should be banned from appearing in public dressed like that.
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