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A religious symbol, not a knife: at the heart of the NSW kirpan ban is a battle to define secularism
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![Ex-Sikh here: Sikhs carry daggers called "Kirpans" which are basically knives that were historically used to murder non-Sikhs. I had to carry one but I don't get why they aren't banned in Ex-Sikh here: Sikhs carry daggers called "Kirpans" which are basically knives that were historically used to murder non-Sikhs. I had to carry one but I don't get why they aren't banned in](https://external-preview.redd.it/D3aqWRtKE8CmI0ouJwZSIT8ux5At-HcTrSQSW2zgrsE.jpg?auto=webp&s=7642ec85bf45b85f15c9510a3bc85da93ac13c70)
Ex-Sikh here: Sikhs carry daggers called "Kirpans" which are basically knives that were historically used to murder non-Sikhs. I had to carry one but I don't get why they aren't banned in
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A religious symbol, not a knife: at the heart of the NSW kirpan ban is a battle to define secularism
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