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Sharia happens. Pity the women.

For women in Saudi Arabia, it is so much more than just the inability to drive an automobile: Women in Saudi Arabia are caught in a system of gender apartheid | Globalization | DW.DE | 30.12.2013

While the Sultan of Brunei lives like a sultan, his people are now subject to sharia law in all its glory with amputations, stoning and public flogging. The sex-obsessed world of Brunei | New York Post http://www.dw.de/sharia-in-brunei-the-sultans-new-laws/a-17627008

When the personal insults and innuendo start, participation stops. The personal stuff is a sure-fire way to kill a thread. Congratulations, we've gone from a thoughtful discussion on face coverings to the habitual offenders showing their behind.

The US must keep an eye on the cultural upheaval happening in Europe as it eventually makes its way across the pond. France felt compelled to act. Someday, probably after the next significant terrorist attack on the US, more legislation will be drafted in the name of national security which...

Many religious sects, here in the US, have been required to change and adapt their rites, rituals or customs when in conflict with law. Islam doesn't get a free pass with compliance. Go back and study the arguments for banning the burqa nationwide in France. One component of the French...

Concealing one's face in public isn't going to fly well in the United States. It is a habit outside our culture which rouses suspicion. There is no legitimate reason to cover one's face in any public venue in the US, except perhaps for donning a motorcycle helmet while riding or the use of any...

In 2014, the highest court in Iran has ordered the gouging out of eyes, chopping off ears and a nose as a means of staying true to Islamic law. Iran: Top Court Orders Man's Eyes to be Gouged Out and Ears Chopped for Pouring Acid on Girl

There are numerous local and state prohibitions against wearing masks or facial concealment. The city of Lexington,KY for example: Adult Masks Illegal To Wear In Public In Lexington - ABC36 News WTVQ Lexington Kentucky Similar bans on public concealment can be found throughout the US...

No Guy Fawkes mask in NYC. No masks apparently. New York City Police Use 150-Year-Old Law Against Wearing Masks To Arrest Wall Street Demonstrators | ThinkProgress

Some European nations are becoming reactionary in response to an influx of Muslim immigrants. Assimilation into the host country is expected. Some minority groups strongly resist assimilation which causes mistrust and tension. If the European nations continue to experience dwindling...

Considering the repression imposed on Muslim women by male adherents of their faith, one might conclude Muslim females are tightly controlled and do live under virtual house arrest in some respects. The burqa ban in France seems to be a security based act of legislation. No facial or...

Good for France. There are many places in the United States where a head covering, sunglasses, scarf, mask or similar facial concealment device is prohibited.

Sir Winston Churchill won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953 for "his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values." Churchill understood evil. His books are recommended reading.

There is a substantial school of thought which holds that a benevolent moral code is the first line of defense against evil. A society's broad moral code being usually derived from an underlying religious attachment.

Political dissent, freedom of speech, defaming the prophet? Be careful. Saudi Arabia orders 1,000 lashes and ten-year sentence for editor of website that discussed religion - Middle East - World - The Independent

In 2014 A.D. females are still not allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia. But, it's much worse than just that... http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/05/09/Saudi-woman-killed-defying-driving-ban

Recent discoveries indicate humans have lived near the Stonehenge monument site much longer than previously believed. Dating back to 8820 B.C. almost 9000 years before Jesus Christ walked this Earth. Stonehenge Find 'Blows Lid Off' Old Thinking - Area was 'the London of the Mesolithic,' says...

Evil is under-reported because it is commonplace.

I am not prepared to believe most people are necessarily inherently good. Rather, they are restrained by conscience which is reinforced through moral upbringing. Humankind is 100% born into the animal kingdom. We are born to an animal body, live in an animal body and die as an animal dies...