That wasn’t the case. The women were in a section of the mosque that had been designated men only. It was not a case of trespass. Same as the blacks at the lunch counter, the restaurant was not “members only”, the counter was whites only.
However, whether Islam specifically or just Islamic men, they have a variety of sex-segregation rules.
“It was not a case of trespass.”
No? Is the mosque not private property?
You are falling into the mistake of assuming that all churches/mosques are public property. They are not !
As for the lunch counter, it was a PUBLIC restaurant, not a private club. There is a distinction.
Even if I go into a public restaurant, I can not demand to be seated wherever I like.
As for sex segregation, are not all restrooms, public or private, sexually segregated?
By your logic, I should be able to go into any restroom,
male or female, if it is “public”.
You are comparing apples to oranges.
Right, but you do realize that private clubs and religious schools and places of worship are exempt from the Civil Rights Act of 1964, right?
If not, the Catholic Church would not be allowed to disallow women from becoming priests, follow me?
We aren't talking about a lunch counter, we're talking a place of worship. They are not governed by the same anti-discrimination laws.
Let's say you were at Sunday service, and at that service a group of thirty homosexuals sat in the front row holding signs or wearing shirts that were blasphemous to your church. Do you think that the minister/priest/rabbi of your church would have the legal authority to order them to leave, and if they didn't could he call the police, who would then enforce the wishes of the private property owner?
I think you know the answer to that question.