06 Oct 10
Originally posted by hintjulinsulting for who? you? them? why should they take them off? replace them with what? why are they stupid? what is your problem with nuns? did a nun having a funky black dress cause any catastrophy?
Same as the " burka ", why dont they take their stupid costumes off, it is insulting.
so many questions arise from this simple phrase.
06 Oct 10
Originally posted by zeeblebotI thought the issue with the burqa was that in some occasions it was forced on the women by their husbands or families. Nuns on the other hand have not been forced into their lifestyle.
so what's the deal in France?
if they've banned the burqa does that mean the nuns will also have to doff their habits?
08 Oct 10
Originally posted by zeeblebotYou're a century behind.
who would choose to live their lives covered by a habit?
it must be by force! ðŸ˜
cloistered away from the world, no sex, no fun, forced to cover up or be kicked out: good.
choosing to cover up: bad (according to the law).
so, is there an exception in the law for nuns?
Most nuns actually don't wear habits. In many cases, what is now seen as a bizarre outfit was originally an appropriate outfit for the times in which it was invented. For example, some habits were simply the clothes widows of the day wore, as that particular order was founded by a widow or many widows joined that order. The rest of the world's clothing changed, but for the longest time the RC Church refused to let the women give up the clothing. That changed with V-II, and orders were encouraged to go back to their roots, including their clothing roots. That led many to encourage their women to wear secular clothing. Those who choose not to are generally those who had it pounded into them for the decades previously that the habit was important.
Very few nuns are cloistered away from the world. Your inability to recognize them doesn't mean they aren't out there at the ball game, shopping, and doing most of the things other women their age are doing. They also are quite capable of having fun, and very few orders require women to wear habits under threat of being kicked out. In fact, in the past decade or so, many orders refuse to allow new entrants to ever wear habits, while they're diligently working on getting the rest of their members to get rid of them instead.
I suggest that you try posting accurate information.