Comments on: French burqa ban is Bad http://imaginarydiocese.org/bishopjohn/2010/07/14/french-burqa-ban-is-bad/ an Imaginary Diocese blog Tue, 22 May 2012 08:58:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bishop John http://imaginarydiocese.org/bishopjohn/2010/07/14/french-burqa-ban-is-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-7711 Bishop John Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:19:30 +0000 http://imaginarydiocese.org/bishopjohn/?p=4711#comment-7711 Thanks, Pamela. I agree with you that covering the face reduces our personal communication because facial expression is a significant factor in communicating and relating clearly. However, if it is the person's decision to do this, then I believe we are to respect their decision even though by doing so they reduce our capacity to communicate and know one another. Personally, I would not choose to fully cover my face when in public because communicating is so very important in building healthy relationships between people. Thanks, Pamela. I agree with you that covering the face reduces our personal communication because facial expression is a significant factor in communicating and relating clearly.

However, if it is the person’s decision to do this, then I believe we are to respect their decision even though by doing so they reduce our capacity to communicate and know one another.

Personally, I would not choose to fully cover my face when in public because communicating is so very important in building healthy relationships between people.

]]> By: Pamela Griffiths http://imaginarydiocese.org/bishopjohn/2010/07/14/french-burqa-ban-is-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-7664 Pamela Griffiths Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:13:49 +0000 http://imaginarydiocese.org/bishopjohn/?p=4711#comment-7664 To cover a person up head to tow with only a little slit for the eyes ie the Burqua seems to me to be a terrible thing to do for the face and the eyes especially are the way we KNOW people in our society - the way we become friends and learn to trust each other by looking into each other's eyes and faces. To cover a person up head to tow with only a little slit for the eyes ie the Burqua seems to me to be a terrible thing to do for the face and the eyes especially are the way we KNOW people in our society – the way we become friends and learn to trust each other by looking into each other’s eyes and faces.

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