The top European Union court ruled on Tuesday that public authorities in member states can prohibit employees from wearing signs of religious belief, such as an Islamic head scarf, in the latest decision on an issue that has divided Europe for years.

The top European Union court ruled on Tuesday that public authorities in member states can prohibit employees from wearing signs of religious belief, such as an Islamic head scarf, in the latest decision on an issue that has divided Europe for years.

The case came to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) after an employee of the eastern Belgian municipality of Ans was told she could not wear an Islamic head scarf at work.

  • trash80@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    114·
    11 months ago

    In botn cases, the state does not favour any religion or oppress anyone.

    What do you think “oppress” means?

    • Norgur@kbin.social
      165·
      11 months ago

      So “no state employee may wear religious symbols whatsoever” is “oppression” to you? How?

      • trash80@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        63·
        11 months ago

        You didn’t say “no state employee may wear religious symbols whatsoever.”

        You said:

        you can go down the route the EU court has just ruled alongside, which is “the state does not give a fuck about your religion”, thus not granting any exceptions from workplace rules for religions at all.

        • Norgur@kbin.social
          84·
          11 months ago

          yes. and they do not give a fuck either way. Be religious, be not religious, we don’t care. Besides, the court’s ruling is in the article, so I assumed people knew what was up and thus would detect my hyperbole as such.