Muslim Women and 'Canadian Values'

Matt Browne wrote: You're wrong, Wardah. There are dress codes in Western countries. You can't walk around downtown naked. You can't enter a bank wearing a motorcycle helmet. You can't wear shorts in an expensive restaurant. A teacher can't teach her class wearing a bikini. You can't wear a t-shirt walking into a CEO's conference room. A pilot can't fly a plane wearing jeans. And so forth. And because we do have dress codes, we don't want women wearing face veils in our countries. And we expect respect for our values and our dress codes. A Western female journalist in Iran does wear a head scarf, because that's the dress code there. A turban doesn't hide the face. I'm not a supporter of dress code laws. I would appreciate it if Muslim women don't wear face veils voluntarily and just cover their hair if they want to. Doing this they would show respect for our countries.

I am disappointed to see that many of my posts, which I put a great deal of time and thought into, have been deleted, so this is obviously not a forum for open discussion but rather a censored media.  I am disappointed that I can not find any site to have discussion with Muslims that is open to expression of all thoughts and sharing of all information to allow individuals to reach their own conclusions.  The Bereans were commended for always seeking the Truth in all things so they might know that they belong to the One God.

"Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true."

I find it enlightening to observe the constant need for this censoring which you do not find in all places.  Some do not fear to have the truth tested.

True when the verse was revealed within the same context of  High Treason .

The context of the verse was during wartime and one leaving his religion meant joining the opposing side in the conflict, thus committing treason.  No one is forced to become a Muslim and there is no imposition of the death penalty for apostasy. 

Caringheart: "If there is no compulsion in religion why is it a death offense in Islam for a person to choose not to be a Muslim?  On this point Muhammad contradicts himself."

Greetings!

This is incorrect. There is no death offense in Islam for a person to choose not to be a Muslim. To learn or discuss further this matter, please start a thread in a relevant section.