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Stop Wearing Kippas

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Jews shouldn’t stop wearing kippas, because like any religion, the belief of the Jews deserve to be respected and unharmed. In paragraph one of the article it states, “They don 't know whether to wear a skullcap that proclaims their religion or tuck it away in hopes of staying safe”. This quote makes the reader imagine that Jews are basically in a prison, having few or no ways to do anything about a situation. This is completely unfair and wrong because in many places in the world, humans don’t need to be worrying about their lives being in grave danger for believing in Christianity, Buddhism, etc.. “The kippa, traditionally worn by men, is meant to remind the wearer of God 's presence over him”. Jews wearing kippas shouldn’t be looked down

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