After last week’s weekly blog posts, we had an in-class discussion about a potentially controversial topic concerning France’s ban of public Muslim practices. Mr. Sutherland presented to the class his response to many posts about the same event.
The arguments provided by my peers are extremely relevant, but this ban was approved with the intention of improving the well-being of their country. Although, we Americans have always believed that all humans have unalienable rights, but that can only be enforced by the citizens’ government. we are ignorant about other countries’ problems because we unconsciously believe that our rights apply to everybody. However, this is not the case. France has their own constitution and they should have the right to protect their own culture and regulate their people’s actions. The ban of Muslim practices is not simply trying to remove Muslim influences from their people.
Due to the overwhelming number of Muslims, the mosques cannot contain the huge crowd of believers. They overflow the street and can possibly block pathways and streets. They could possibly block the path of cars, public transportation and pedestrians. The French government also included a building for religious practices, so the people should not be wary of their government attempting to completely remove Muslim practices or becoming anti-Muslim. The ban will clear the streets and allow people and vehicles to pass through the streets safely and it would not obscure emergency vehicles such as police cars, ambulances and fire trucks from reaching their destinations. The French have thought this through.
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