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2016-12-30 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

NYPD allows Sikh and Muslim officers to grow beards

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Posted by Fred 2016-12-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Next Hasidic Jews!

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-12-30 08:21|| 2016-12-30 08:21|| Front Page Top

#2
Drop di gun Mugsy or yaaah one wid di ages

High concept, could be big RASTA ROOKIES

Posted by Shipman 2016-12-30 09:52|| 2016-12-30 09:52|| Front Page Top

#3 Meanwhile in India...
The Supreme Court on Thursday has come out with its view on the much controversial debate on growing beard on religious ground and then sporting it officially in government jobs. The apex court has given a thumbs up to the sacking of any Air Force man who keeps a long beard, terming it as a regulation to ensure discipline and uniformity in the armed forces. Led by Chief Justice of India T S Thakur, the bench further added that the regulations are not meant to interfere in the religious rights of an individual, but to ensure discipline.

Posted by John Frum 2016-12-30 09:53|| 2016-12-30 09:53|| Front Page Top

#4 Justifying its move, the IAF told the court that all Muslims do not have beard and the practice of growing beard is optional. The force also said that sporting a beard is not universally considered in the religion of Islam and hence it cannot be said that cutting of hair or shaving is prohibited in the Muslim religion.

Posted by John Frum 2016-12-30 09:55|| 2016-12-30 09:55|| Front Page Top

#5 The story doesn't cover the larger question of whether Muslim police officers should wear their bomb vests inside their bulletproof one or vice versa.

Posted by ed in texas 2016-12-30 11:06|| 2016-12-30 11:06|| Front Page Top

#6 #5 gets snark o the day vote from me...

Posted by M. Murcek 2016-12-30 13:17|| 2016-12-30 13:17|| Front Page Top

#7 Ed should give us a warning before such a beautiful snark as that.

I spit milk everywhere reading that masterpiece.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2016-12-30 22:59|| 2016-12-30 22:59|| Front Page Top

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