Burqa, hijab, niqab, whatever... right or wrong?

This subject has been real hard issue for myself to handle. On the other hand it is the question of freedom of choice. The other side of subject is women's position in society and inequality of people and sexes. All the institutional, systematically reinforced and upheld religions, no matter where from, what are the origins and what's the dogma, has caused a lot of problems to the people outside them by these kind of rules. And also to insiders who were there unwillingly and denied the freedom of choice.

I think religions can have any practices, however weird or incomprehensible. The freedom to choose one's spiritual grounds shouldn't be limited too much. But today we have this one big problem. Living space is very much limited due to overpopulation and because of the modern functions of our society. And we all have to pay taxes and pay our living to a "god" that requires us to get along with each other - to the state. However different our spiritual beliefs. But I don't say that in a negative tone.

I think that religions that aim to depriving, segregation, isolation and splitting us into smaller groups are not religions. They are mere a tools of power made by man. Man is not made to live alone. Man is made to live with each other and in harmony with the earth. If some religion has any elements of forcing people to manifest their beliefs unwillingly - clothes, crucifixes, paints, house decorations, anything - it reveals the true intention of the "spiritual" system. Which is not surely divine. I don't say that the whole religion is false, I claim that the segregating rules are the invention of man to help the rulers in their job.

I just hope that when we in Finland begin the discussion about denying these, we also will talk about crucifixes, kippahs and different variations of caste signs. All the religions should be in equal position from the government's point of view. Whatever the decision, it has to be equal and just.