[benfranklin]

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France is trying to build a multicultural society.

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Getting everyone to dress and act alike and prohibition of peaceful expression of religion is not multicultural:

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PARIS - Two Muslim girls who refused to remove their head scarves in class have been expelled from school, and two more risked the same fate Wednesday as officials began punishing those who defy a new French law banning conspicuous religious symbols in public schools.


At the start of the week, there were 72 cases of students risking expulsion for refusing to remove conspicuous religious signs or apparel. Most are Muslim girls wearing Islamic head scarves, but Sikh boys wearing turbans are also among them.

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Leading a country in that direction requires courage, and the French leaders possess that courage.

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Courage?? Bah. Try intolerance. I fart in your general direction.