Airline bans Bibles to avoid offending Muslims

WorldNet Daily ^ | January 9, 2006

[Stoat]

I say ban all Muslims from flying on U.S. flights, and when they get mad about it tell them to go and talk to the people in the Middle East that made it happen. At least we will know where they stand after that instead of silently standing on the sidelines.

You won't get any arguments from me.

Let's see, it's now 2006 and the September 11 attacks were in 2001.  Before that, we had numerous Islamofascist attacks during the Clinton (shudder) years, with no tangible response from us.

Soooooo....since, say, the mid-1990's we are now ten years along, and I haven't seen ANY American flags flying proudly on poles outside of American mosques.  Have you?

How long does it take to erect a nice, tall, quality flagpole?  An afternoon?

I don't think that it's out of line at all to ask American muslims where their loyalties lie.

[Eagle Eye]

Well, walking two steps behind me would put you in position to do so, wouldn't it?

[expatguy]

Don't forget the US20 Million we recently gave to the Palestinians.

An American Expat in Southeast Asia

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

Does anyone know how more established western airlines flying into Saudi deal with these issues?

This does not directly address your question, but I can tell you that anyone showing up in Saudi with a bible, cross, or liquor is going to jail ... period. I have spent a great deal of time overseas and can tell you that it is best to follow local laws wherever you are or just stay the hell home. They really don't care how we do it here.

[USMCPOP]

I suppose that means no cold Bud and pork rinds during the beverage service either.

[EnigmaticAnomaly]

"What will they do next, remove the cockpit doors, as to not offend potential terrorists?"

Be careful what you wish for...

[Windsong]

From WorldNetDaily...Christian Reconstructionists extraordinaires!

Yeah..now THERE is an unbiased opinion...NOT

[EnigmaticAnomaly]

"This is a perfect excuse for a strike. If I ever flew this airline, I as a passenger would wear the biggest cross I could find and carry a bible the size of one of those big dictionaries in the library. I'd also use my portable CD player to blast Christian music through my headphones. Of course I'd be sure to tell all my fellow passengers, 'God bless you.'"

AMEN!

[knighthawk]

Airline officials, who have sparked outrage, the paper says, explain the Islamic kingdom's strict laws – enforced by religious police – prohibit public practice of Christianity and figures of animals

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[MizSterious]

Thanks for the ping--this truly is one of those "you gotta be kiddin' me" kinds of stories--alas, they're not kidding.

[shezza]

...the Islamic kingdom's strict laws – enforced by religious police – prohibit public practice of Christianity and figures of animals.

But they can play with dolls, right?

[Travis McGee]

We're going to find out, sooner or later,

If Abdul will pray, to a glowing crater.

[jeremiah]

Our local rag had an award winning picture of a Mooslum fisherman pulling in his dinner, a crab in a pot. Either the reporter was ignorant, or the fisherman was an infidel.

[sheik yerbouty]

"Jihad Joe"?

[Victoria Delsoul]

An airline employee who asked not to be named told the Mirror: "It's outrageous that we must respect their beliefs but they're not prepared to respect ours."

The crux of the problem in a nutshell.

Some of the male members who are homosexual have called in sick, because they are afraid of traveling to Saudi Arabia, where homosexual activity is punishable by flogging, jail or death.

I wonder if some of them are Cindy Sheehan supporters.

[SJackson]

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[MilspecRob]

Thanks, you saved me from typing the same thing.

[Convert from ECUSA]

British Midland and Fraudi Arabia can go kiss my Dixie tailpipe!

[NFOShekky]

I think they are overestimating the intelligence of the Saudi's. After Desert Storm I was flying out of Jeddah. We just arrived and the Saudi customs guys were going through our bags. I started to sweat when I realized that in the top of my bag I had about 4-5 copies of the Jerusalem Post! To make a long story short, "dumb and dumber" opened my bag, looked through the papers, and had no idea what they were! I figured the Israeli flag on the cover of one of the issues would have clued them it, but thankfully it didn't.