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[–] blahsay@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago

Too stupid to not be trolling

[–] Worx@lemmynsfw.com 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If you're talking about nuns, who traditionally cover themselves, they also traditionally are celibate so...

[–] r3df0x@7.62x54r.ru 1 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Orthodox Christian women wear veils in church and in that part of the world, women continued wearing veils long past western Europe.

[–] DiscussionBear@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

You do realize that it's a choice made by the woman herself right? If you enter Othrodox church as a woman not wearing one they won't kick you out. It's also a tradition not a requirement.

I've been in my fair share of Orthodox churches in Romania and very few women actually wear a veil for normal church services.

[–] Worx@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 11 months ago

Ah, I didn't know that. Not many Orthodox Christians near me

[–] perry@lemy.lol 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

In many regions in India, almost all kinds of Christians wear that in church

[–] Damage@feddit.it 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, women getting beaten and or killed for not covering their heads or even their whole bodies is the same as some old ladies' fashion

[–] r3df0x@7.62x54r.ru 1 points 11 months ago

The only countries that require women to be veiled are Iran and Afghanistan.

[–] banghida@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

What the fuck? Are you like American or something?

[–] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] banghida@lemm.ee 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It is quite illiterate. It tries to portray orthodox Europe as more like the Muslim world when it comes to treating women. But, it includes a whole bunch of traditionally Catholic states of Europe into the same mix. Even though Americans tend to fold all states of Europe which dominantly speak a Slavic language as one cohesive group of similar backgrounds and traditions, that is very far from the truth. Classic distinction in Europe is along the religious lines. Many of us in Europe would consider East Europe to be the orthodox states. Cryrillic alphabet and all that. However, the author does not list Greece, a state from where orthodoxy stems from. Or Romania which is orthodox but not Slavic. All of which shows that the author is quite illiterate in these matters and biased with cold war era propaganda in their world views.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

This is like, an assumptions sandwich, with a side of assumptions

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 1 points 11 months ago

Czech genes not pure enough? (Well, you wouldn't be wrong, we are quite the mix)

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world -2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You don't have to cover everything except the eyes when it's Christianity. It's not compulsory when it's Christianity. You don't go to prison and get raped by the guards when it's Christianity. It's not even popular or common when it's Christianity. This is such a glaring false equivalence.

[–] r3df0x@7.62x54r.ru -4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That's not how it works in Islam either. Both men and women are expected to dress modestly.

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] problematicPanther@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Despite their best efforts, Iran doesn't speak for an entire religion.

[–] Lime66@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

Iran is not a religion, nor do they speak for any