As for the rest, I am loathe to comment. For me all religions are equally crackpot but I don’t think you improve religious tolerance by highlighting either good, or bad, activities and making the person’s religion an issue.

Anyway, I agree that veils should be banned, O also think that school uniform should be compulsory in all schools. But in any case, I don’t believe this for any religious reasons. It’s just practical. For a teacher to teach children, they must be able to see the student. It’s the same the other way around. The child must be able to see the teacher’s face.

If clothing gets in the way of good teaching then it shouldn’t be allowed. When I teach someone something I rarely do so over the telephone, it’s far better to do so face to face or by webcam or Skype. Without face to face contact the communication of ideas becomes far too difficult.

I will write a post with a “counterpoint” though.