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   From: bfrawl@aggregate.com   
      
   In article <3M-dnWfLHL4JgnTKnZ2dnUU7-KPNnZ2d@giganews.com>,   
   no_email@invalid.invalid says...   
   >   
   > Bradley K. Sperman  wrote:   
   >   
   > > Cannes Mayor David Lisnard issued an ordinance in late July   
   > > forbidding beachwear that doesn't respect "good morals and   
   > > secularism." It notes that swimwear "manifesting religious   
   > > affiliation in an ostentatious way, while France and its   
   > > religious sites are currently the target of terrorist attacks,   
   > > could create risks of trouble to public order."   
   > >   
   > > Last week, the mayor of a town outside Marseille banned a   
   > > swimming day for women at a local park, citing a risk to public   
   > > order because swimmers were required to cover up from chest to   
   > > knee. The association Smile 13 organized the event for women,   
   > > girls and boys, asking swimmers respect the Islamic notion of   
   > > "awra," a reference to parts of the body to be hidden.   
   >   
   > This is hilarious. Both the Muslims and the French government are trying to   
   > put themselves where they don't belong: in other people's business by   
   > telling them what they can and can't wear at the beach and each side is   
   > whining about the other's intolerance.   
      
   I guess france never heard of a little piece of paper called the   
   consitution! seperation of church and state is the law of the land!   
      
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