Yvonne Allen of Tuskegee said in the lawsuit that when she went to renew her license in December, she was directed to remove the headscarf she wears in accordance with her religious beliefs. She said the clerk insisted that only Muslim women were allowed to cover their hair in the photos.
“I was devastated when they forced me to remove my headscarf to take my driver’s license photo,” Allen said in a statement released by the ACLU. “Revealing my hair to others is disobedient to God. I should have the same right as people of other faiths to be accommodated for my religious beliefs.”
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If they allow this I am showing up for my next license picture in some type of goofy mask because my religion requires I wear it.
ReplyDeleteChristianity does not require a head scarf thingamabob! We are not all equal! Religion needs to be respected. Look at what the christians are going thru these days!
ReplyDeleteThen the DMV needs to get educated on all religions and their requirements and abide by all of them, not just Islam.
ReplyDeleteReligion has nothing to do with a driver's license.Everyone should lose the head gear when getting their DMV photo or ride the bus.
ReplyDeleteGuess what....under Muslim law you have NO rights.
ReplyDeleteMy religion requires me to wear a suit of metal Armor, and I am going to get my photo done with my visor down. I can use the money from the lawsuit!
ReplyDeleteI agree that for a license photo the entire head should be shown without covering, but the woman has a point. There are many Christian groups that have modesty "codes" from the Amish to some Pentecostals.
ReplyDelete5:51 is exactly right. Whether a woman wears a head scarf or not depends on how closely her branch of Christianity follows the old testament. Many Jewish women also wear head scarves. And, of course, the Amish and Mennonites wear their caps.
ReplyDeleteMy belief system requires me to pack a gun, much like "Slowpoke Rodrigez" did in the Speedy Gonzalas cartoons.
ReplyDeleteWhy is a Christian wearing a head scarf ??????
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