Six Imams-No Waiting
A group of 6 Imams disrupted a U.S. Airways flight to Phoenix at the Minneapolis airport the other day. They rose in unison and began their evening prayers, with such reassuring phrases as Allah Ahkbar to express their harmlessness to their fellow passengers. U.S. Airways summarily booted their Imami tails off the plane, to the chagrin of CAIR which is threatening a lawsuit. Apparently, the offending Imams were attending an Imam conference (?) and were preparing to return to the border state of Arizona, where they would get on with whatever they get on with (ahem).
Had Christians done this, had a group of six Bishops rose and began saying the Rosary, the ACLU would have been on them like ugly on their primate ancestors. Nobody would be talking about violations of rights; instead we would be lectured once again with that overchewed bubble gum reasoning about ``separation of Church and state``. Does anyone see a double standard here? Will the ACLU take up the Imami cause?
If nothing else, there is the simple matter of courtesy; one should pray (and read, and think, and listen to music) quietly in such a confined space as an airplane. No one would have objected had the Imams remained seated and prayed quietly; it is objectionable-and scary-to have a bunch of bearded Moslems stand in a plane and holler in Arabic.
I`m sorry, but Moslems have refused to condemn terrorism in any but the smallest ways, and this sort of behavior is provocative. These Imams have brought this on themselves by not taking a strong stand against their Jihadist brothers. How can they complain about unfair treatment when they have never been willing to play by the rules?
I would like to ask them if they think the treatment received by Christians, Jews, Buddhists, etc. in Islamic countries is unfair? You get put in prison for carrying a Bible, for example. You have to pay extra taxes, and can get into a world of hurt for attending church services. Once a Moslem, you cannot convert under the penalty of death. Who is unfair?
I suspect a number of things are going on here: this is a test of air security, a provocation to claim persecution, and simply an f-u to the American People (and that does not stand for Felix Unger!) This was an act of open defiance by our ``betters`` to show they can get away with poking us in the eye. Of course, many Americans will side with the Imams...
If we require six Imams to pray on a plane, how many does it take to properly shepherd a city? Maybe they can set up drive-through prayer centers; call it McIslam, with the call to prayer coming through the ordering machine (they could imitate the old Jack in the Box and have a figure of a bearded Imam there), the car could face Mecca, and the attendant could hand out prayer rugs at the window. ``Would you like a Jihad with those prayers, sir?`` Their slogan could be ``I`m bombing it!`` or ``We kill `em all for you!``
If America were anything like the Islamic World, the Imam convention would never have escaped Minneapolis alive. We are clearly not playing on a level field.
Had Christians done this, had a group of six Bishops rose and began saying the Rosary, the ACLU would have been on them like ugly on their primate ancestors. Nobody would be talking about violations of rights; instead we would be lectured once again with that overchewed bubble gum reasoning about ``separation of Church and state``. Does anyone see a double standard here? Will the ACLU take up the Imami cause?
If nothing else, there is the simple matter of courtesy; one should pray (and read, and think, and listen to music) quietly in such a confined space as an airplane. No one would have objected had the Imams remained seated and prayed quietly; it is objectionable-and scary-to have a bunch of bearded Moslems stand in a plane and holler in Arabic.
I`m sorry, but Moslems have refused to condemn terrorism in any but the smallest ways, and this sort of behavior is provocative. These Imams have brought this on themselves by not taking a strong stand against their Jihadist brothers. How can they complain about unfair treatment when they have never been willing to play by the rules?
I would like to ask them if they think the treatment received by Christians, Jews, Buddhists, etc. in Islamic countries is unfair? You get put in prison for carrying a Bible, for example. You have to pay extra taxes, and can get into a world of hurt for attending church services. Once a Moslem, you cannot convert under the penalty of death. Who is unfair?
I suspect a number of things are going on here: this is a test of air security, a provocation to claim persecution, and simply an f-u to the American People (and that does not stand for Felix Unger!) This was an act of open defiance by our ``betters`` to show they can get away with poking us in the eye. Of course, many Americans will side with the Imams...
If we require six Imams to pray on a plane, how many does it take to properly shepherd a city? Maybe they can set up drive-through prayer centers; call it McIslam, with the call to prayer coming through the ordering machine (they could imitate the old Jack in the Box and have a figure of a bearded Imam there), the car could face Mecca, and the attendant could hand out prayer rugs at the window. ``Would you like a Jihad with those prayers, sir?`` Their slogan could be ``I`m bombing it!`` or ``We kill `em all for you!``
If America were anything like the Islamic World, the Imam convention would never have escaped Minneapolis alive. We are clearly not playing on a level field.
posted by Timothy Birdnow | 6:18 AM
1 Comments:
it is objectionable-and scary-to have a bunch of bearded Moslems stand in a plane and holler in Arabic.
Exactly!
No wonder we are antsy about Muslims on planes! Who flew those planes into buildings on 9/11, anyway?
You also make an excellent point with the following:
Had Christians done this, had a group of six Bishops rose and began saying the Rosary, the ACLU would have been on them like ugly on their primate ancestors.
We'll see, soon enough, what position the ACLU will take on the praying-imams. I think I already have a pretty good idea because CAIR is taking the Muslims' part. See THIS and THIS. Excerpt from the latter:
CAIR CALLS FOR PROBE INTO DETENTION OF IMAMS IN MINNESOTA
Religious leaders handcuffed, 'humiliated' during US Airways incident
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/21/06) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called for an investigation into the actions of security personnel and US Airways crew members during an incident in Minnesota in which six Imams, or Islamic religious leaders, were taken off a flight at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport because of "suspicious activity."...
Blah, blah, blah.
Yeah, the ACLU will join CAIR on this one. You watch.
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