Removed from plane for prayer

[eskimo2]

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[Masherbrum]

Originally posted by john9001
airplanes is for traveling, churches, mosques, synagogues is for praying.

exception:: if the airplane is falling out of the sky. "this is your captian speaking,the prayer light is on"

Yep, and I am Catholic.   I don't "feel the urge" to pray in airports before flights, etc.

[Donzo]

Originally posted by Chairboy
Removed from plane for prayer

Not for prayer.

It seems that they were praying PRIOR to getting on the aircraft.
After bording they:
-Paired up and went to unassigned seats
-Asked for and received seatbelt extensions which they put under their seats

And get this.  They went back to US Airways today to get tickets to fly home again.  Thankfully US Airways said "Sorry".

Would you have wanted them to stay on the flight if you were on it?

[Chairboy]

I didn't see any of that in the news story I read, can you link me?

[ByeBye]

Well, think about it guys. These guys are praying out loud in Arabic in a group aboard plane, post 911. These pasengers don't know what they are saying......for all they know they could be saying their last praises to Alah before taking down the plane.

Don't most hijackers pray out loud in Arabic right before they are gonna do something bad to the plane/people?


The part that is messed up is not that they were removed from the plane for suspicious begavior, but rather that the airline refused to sell them tickets or put them on another flight after these guys were cleared by the FBI. They also placed them on a no-fly list.

These

[ByeBye]

Well, think about it guys. These guys are praying out loud in Arabic in a group aboard plane, post 911. These pasengers don't know what they are saying......for all they know they could be saying their last praises to Alah before taking down the plane.

Don't most hijackers pray out loud in Arabic right before they are gonna do something bad to the plane/people?


The part that is messed up is not that they were removed from the plane for suspicious behavior, but rather that the airline refused to sell them tickets or put them on another flight after these guys were cleared by the FBI. They also placed them on a no-fly list

[FBBone]

Originally posted by Chairboy
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/11/21/passengers.removed.ap/index.html

6 muslim imams were removed from a flight because they made their normal prayers.  I'm not a fan of the religions, but this really seems overboard.  The airline should not be interfering with people's religions.  If it was a christian group, there would be public outrage.  But it's become acceptable to discriminate against these guys, and that's unfortunate.

Just posting it as a reality check.   If you read the story and say "What's the big deal?" then take a moment to consider this: Selective religious discrimination never stops at one target, it's just a matter of time before it gets to yours.

Let see................trying to remember why I don't go to Muslim countries and practice Christianity................o h yeah, beheading, thats it.  I guess they might consider the mass of people around them before prayer and be thankful that they were only inconvenienced.

BTW, my kids ALREADY cant celebrate Christmas, Easter, or Halloween at school for fear of offending someone.  The attack on Christianity rolls on......

[Shamus]

It wouldn't bother me if they were praying, but if the plane turned and they weren't facing east anymore would they have to start over?

shamus

[Chairboy]

FBbone, are you saying that Muslims are not welcome in the US the way christians are not welcome in Muslim countries?  Do the extremist theologic governments of the middle east serve as your moral compass?

[Donzo]

Originally posted by Chairboy
I didn't see any of that in the news story I read, can you link me?

here ya go

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=afMz0RSfxJ6Q&refer=us

[lukster]

Originally posted by Sandman
Read the case. You're the one spinning it into more than it is.

I quoted you the court's statement, "Atheism is religion". Care to post a quote from the court to the contrary?

[FBBone]

Originally posted by Chairboy
FBbone, are you saying that Muslims are not welcome in the US the way christians are not welcome in Muslim countries?  Do the extremist theologic governments of the middle east serve as your moral compass?

Not at all what I'm saying.  I'm saying that a little discretion may have proven useful in todays post 9-11 world.

[Suave]

Originally posted by Ripsnort
Lefties believe:
You must remove the 10 commandments from the court house yard statue,

The lefties shouldn't have put it there in the first place.

The Airlines are private companies again? Will they be giving our money back?

[Sandman]

Originally posted by lukster
I quoted you the court's statement, "Atheism is religion". Care to post a quote from the court to the contrary?

You posted a statement completely devoid of context.

In fact, if you review the case, and use a search for the phrase, "Atheism is religion" your search will find nothing.

[Tumor]

>>"We are concerned that crew members, passengers and security personnel may have succumbed to fear and prejudice based on stereotyping of Muslims and Islam,"<<

PC bs.  Nothing more.

Tumor