{"id":1164,"date":"2013-10-09T22:18:31","date_gmt":"2013-10-09T22:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/islaminamerica\/?p=1164"},"modified":"2013-10-09T22:18:31","modified_gmt":"2013-10-09T22:18:31","slug":"a-new-north-american-flap-over-headgarb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/islaminamerica\/2013\/10\/09\/a-new-north-american-flap-over-headgarb\/","title":{"rendered":"A New North American Flap Over Headgarb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the Canadian province of Quebec, &#8220;the separatist Parti Quebecois [wants] to make the provincial government religion-neutral. It wants to do so by banning symbols of religious faith such as Jewish skullcaps, Sikh turbans, Muslim head scarves and large crucifixes from public work places.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Read more here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2013\/10\/09\/quebec-religious-symbols-_n_4072327.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Quebec Seeks Ban On Religious Symbols In Public Work Places<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Some worry the ban would force them to choose between their religion and their job.&#8221; No kidding. <\/p>\n<p>The cultural wars continue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Canadian province of Quebec, &#8220;the separatist Parti Quebecois [wants] to make the provincial government religion-neutral. 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