The burqa and niqab debate

[ironman]

Rath said:

@ironman. Freedom of religion is considered a fundamental right and even (I believe) enshrined in your constitution =P.

And sorry for being snippy, I didn't mean to be, I was honestly confused by your post as I couldn't see the relevance.
But I do stand by my statement that the constitution isn't absolute =P. For something to be absolute I think it has to be both immutable and universal - you could argue that the laws of logic are absolute or the laws of physics, but not a constitution.

Yes, freedom of religion is a fundamental right, but that freedom ends where the constitution picks up. One example, is polygamy, it is against the law here even though it is a religion. Also, what if there were a religion that required human sacrifices? We would outlaw the human sacrifices, but not the religion itself. Religion is NOT above the law of the land. That is the distinction I was trying to make.