Posted on 07/01/2009 12:36:37 PM PDT by JoeProBono
A "Law-Abiding Combat Veteran," Who Converted To Islam, May Lose His Job At A Commercial Airline:
A commercial airline pilot and convert to Islam who says his name is on the U.S. government's secret terrorist watch list has fought back, filing a federal lawsuit against the Homeland Security Department and various other federal agencies.
Erich Scherfen says that unless his name is removed from the list, he faces losing not only his job but the ability to make a living in his chosen profession.
"My livelihood depends on being off this list," Scherfen told reporters Tuesday after his lawyers filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Harrisburg.
He alleges that the government's actions have violated his and his wife's constitutional rights. The suit seeks a hearing and a decision before he is scheduled to lose his job on Sept. 1.
A New Jersey native, Scherfen, 37, said he believes his name was placed on a watch list because he converted to Islam in 1994 - even though he is a Gulf War combat veteran. Both he and his Pakistan-born wife, who is also a Muslim, said they have no criminal records or ties to terrorists.
The Brady Bunch does not want him buying any guns, either!
To bad so sad, thats what happens.
I am thinking his Paki wife has issues, as does his mosque.
Pilot an aircraft?
Hell, I don't want him operating a butter knife.
I ... DON’T ... TRUST ... MOHAMMEDANS.
Even the secular ones can all of a sudden get serious about the mandates in Mohammed’s screed and go off on a killing spree.
I ... DON’T ... TRUST ... MOHAMMEDANS.
The article said — A commercial airline pilot and convert to Islam who says his name is on the U.S. government’s secret terrorist watch list has fought back, filing a federal lawsuit against the Homeland Security Department and various other federal agencies.
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Ummm..., he should have thought about that before joining a evil, oppressive and violent government idealogy (called “Islam”). If a person joins a group of criminals, people are going to think they’re a criminal, ya know...
So, if one joins a group of terrorists, what does he expect?
So, what piece of the puzzle are we missing? Surely, simply converting to a different religion is not grounds to put someone on the Terrorism suspect list. If they can black-ball you because you are Islam, they can black-ball you if you are Baptist, Luthern, Mormon, Catholic, Wiccan, Buddhist, or Athiest. What are the criteria for a person being put on that list? To be denied a chance at a livilihood simply because of your faith is a violation of everything America is supposed to stand for.
Pakistani doesn’t necessarily mean anything. It has Western-friendly areas in addition to the famous Afghan border militants.
This is a dangerous path you have adopted. After Mohammedans, who’s next? Jews? Blacks? Mormons? Catholics? Baptists?
I mean, if you are going to blanket and deprive a group of people the ability to earn a living because they worship God in a different fashion than you, what pray tell, makes you different than other oppressive villians of the past? I mean, who needs a trial, right? Simply joining Islam is apparently grounds enough to take his home, his livilihood, his possessions. So, who’s next?
I hope you don’t claim that you follow Christianity as one of your beliefs, because you are about as far out of step with what Christ taught as you can get.
Sorry, I don’t want him flying my jet
Maybe Egyptair is hiring
Sure.
You could be on the list form having a ‘strong’ belief. ie constitution, Ron Paul, patriot movement.
Converto Islam, and you’ve bought the whole shtick. It’s a ‘religion of peace’ the same way I’m the Duke of England.
“Pilot an aircraft?
Hell, I don’t want him operating a butter knife”.
Amen to that.
Relying on a puff piece by this media is flying blind- you have no idea of other factors that went into his recently being placed on a “terror watch list” by this extraordinarily tolerant Eric-Holder DOJ administration
Perhaps he attends a mosque that is known to be a hotbed of jihad. Maybe the wife’s “friends and family list” has some contacts in jihadist camps and madrassas in Pakistan.
Ditto to what you both said. There is something else going on here.
The Brady Bunch does not want him buying any guns, either!
No. The BRady Bunch doesn’t want ANYBODY buying any guns. Except, of course, loyal members of the left. No right to purchase a gun if you are on the Terror Watch List? Guess how many names will suddenly be added to the list if that fiasco should pass!
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