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Default Funny thing about the importance of religion

On 01/07/2016 4:21 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/201...ds-turban.html
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> A judge has tossed out a case of drunk driving against a Sikh man
> because he thought the police had violated the man's freedom of religion
> by taking away his turban. The officer was not aware of a policy of
> allowing them to keep their turbans.... though anyone else held would
> not be allowed ties, belts or shoe laces.
>
> How odd that removing an item that could possible be used to hang
> oneself in a jail cell was such a violation on his religious rights when
> he belongs to a religion that prohibits the use of alcohol.


There is *nothing* logical about religion!
Graham