Other difficult aspects of implementing a uniform policy include making sure you have an exemption
for religious dress and providing access to uniforms for homeless and economically disadvantaged students.
If anything, McLuhan argued, our time calls for more distinctive, more extreme forms
of religious dress.
If Canada can demonstrate that it is possible to fairly accommodate
religious dress codes without conflict or harm to national security, then we will set an example for the world — and hopefully move on to other more important debates.
Father Paul, currently serving for a second time as provincial in Great Britain, mentions attempts by religious communities in recent years to live in smaller houses
without religious dress.
The government has ordered a review of health service policy on workers uniforms, with a push for regulators to put down rules on patient communication overruling
personal religious dress.
«I really think
[religious dressing] doesn't have to look backwards or uniform,» said Albarcha, whose outfits range from leather pants paired with Chelsea boots and a plaid scarf, to maxi skirts and slouchy chartreuse sweaters.
AB 1964 expands current law to require accommodation of «
religious dress practices» and «religious grooming practices,» broadly defined to include head or face coverings, jewelry, the wearing or carrying of religious clothing, and the wearing of all forms of head, facial and body hair in the observance of the employee's religion.
In the case of Achbita, the ECJ ruled that employers, coming to pursue a policy of political, philosophical and religious neutrality, have the right to prohibit their workers from adhering to a
specific religious dress code or from wearing at work visible religious symbols.
But until that happens we must work together to increase both awareness in the Sikh community regarding their rights to ask for a swab test as well as in airports to ensure that all passengers are treated with respect regardless of their choice
of religious dress.
Even in Europe, laws that interfere
with religious dress, practice and public expression are on the rise.
The issue of
religious dress has also given rise to legal challenges for Muslim women in Canada.
Another intersection between law and religion arises with respect to
religious dress.28 This issue has come to the forefront primarily in connection with Sikhs and Muslims.