.... But Cranmer is in complete agreement with the Tribunal chairman: the wearing of a crucifix is not a requirement of the Christian faith.
But neither is the wearing of a hijab a requirement of the Muslim faith. There are many different interpretations of what quranic 'modesty' requires.
And neither is the wearing of a kara a requirement of the Sikh faith. There is no decalogue: there are many different interpretations of the Khalsa requirements.
But time and again Muslims and Sikhs win such cases of 'religious discrimination' in tribunals up and down the land. Their garments and symbols of religion are considered such important expressions of their religious adherence that deliberately to remove or hide them does indeed, in law, 'violate' their faith. [Archbishop Cranmer] Read more
