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While they have generally been known as a country that is always willing to back down from a fight, it appears that they are actually growing some balls.  First, they are trying to kick out the Church of Scientology.  Now, they are looking to ban burqas.

In the first presidential address to parliament in 136 years, Sarkozy faced critics who fear the burqa issue could stigmatize France’s Muslims and said he supported banning the garment from being worn in public.

“In our country, we cannot accept that women be prisoners behind a screen, cut off from all social life, deprived of all identity,” Sarkozy said to extended applause at the Chateau of Versailles, southwest of Paris.

“The burqa is not a religious sign, it’s a sign of subservience, a sign of debasement — I want to say it solemnly,” he said. “It will not be welcome on the territory of the French Republic.”  Yahoo News

While I like the idea of not making women wear ridiculous clothing, however, I am sure that there are some women out there that actually want to wear these things, and not just because of the abuse they would receive at home if they took it off.  If they actually choose this, then they should be allowed to practice their religion.  That’s the problem, how do you determine if it is choice or not, how do you test it, where do you draw the line?  That is a very fine line too, and one with some extreme consequences, both in this life and the next.  Being beheaded by your jihadist uncle nor an eternity in Hell are great prospects.

On the other hand, I’m sure that it’s hard to move around the kitchen with one of those things on.  And quite possibly a fire hazzard at the stove.  Not to mention that it’s normally pretty hard to get a good look at the goods with one of those things on.

In the end, I guess what it comes down to is whether or not we can trust a woman to think things over, and come to a logical conclusion as to whether or not she should wear one.  Since the answer to any question involving a woman thinking logically is a resounding “NO!”, we are left finding a man to make these decisions for her.  All we need to do is make sure that this man is not a asshole and everything should work out fine.

Well that, or you can realise that the burqa isn’t required by the Quran, only requiring that men and women dress modestly.  Then just throw the things out and hand out some modest g-strings…