The VPD has previously said unauthorized patches should not be worn on uniforms
  • BaardFigur@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    10 months ago

    That position requires a willful ignorance of the difference between a religious symbol and a religious practice.

    It’s not about you any more. You’re wearing a uniform, and religion is not a part of it. You’re representing the law, not yourself.

        • afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          10 months ago

          I see.

          Well thanks for confirming some things I have always suspected about Christianity in general and European Christianity in particular.

          • gedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            10 months ago

            “We can’t allow distinctive religious or cultural symbols representing the state!”

            “What about that one right there?”

            “Well, obviously that one is allowed. It’s a part of who we are!”

            • afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.worldEnglish
              2·
              10 months ago

              Emphasis on “we”

              Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.