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Orlando Airport To Open $250,000 Muslim Prayer Room
Tampa CBS local.com ^ | August 12, 2015

Posted on 08/12/2015 3:34:58 PM PDT by MarvinStinson

ORLANDO (CBS Tampa) — The Orlando International Airport will soon be opening a Muslim prayer room.

WKMG-TV reports the airport will spend $250,000 to build the “Reflection Room” where Muslims can pray. The airport decided to build the room after Emirates Airlines announced it will make non-stop flights from Orlando to Dubai.

“These rooms provide travelers an opportunity to pray in their own way and have peace before they take on a long flight,” Imam Muhammad Musri, president of the Islamic Society of Central Florida, told My News 13.

Many Muslims currently pray in public, and even the bathrooms, at the Orlando airport. Carolyn Fennell, director of public affairs at the airport, says the “Reflective Room” will give them a much more suitable place to pray.

“So they aren’t having to, if it is the case, kneel on bathroom floors or in corners so they have the reflective time,” she told My News 13.

The “Reflection Room” is scheduled to be open by Sept. 1.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: airport; airportprayerroom; muslimprayerrooms; orlandoairport
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To: stephenjohnbanker

Thank GOD we keep voting for lesser evil. Someday, real soon now they’ll fix this mess. We just gotta keep our powder dry ya know?


41 posted on 08/12/2015 4:09:16 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Jim Robinson

The muslim takeover of the US proceeds at lightning pace.


42 posted on 08/12/2015 4:09:29 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
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To: GregoTX
"Your right, we should. In today's obamanation I doubt you would be able to get the case into a courtroom, and if you did... you would loose."

Agreed. And you might even LOSE...

43 posted on 08/12/2015 4:12:51 PM PDT by EnigmaticAnomaly ("With the demonrats in charge, we find ourselves living in an ineptocracy.")
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To: stephenjohnbanker

There is a chapel in the airport already.


44 posted on 08/12/2015 4:13:13 PM PDT by gunnut
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To: Norm Lenhart

Yeah, someday somewhere over the rainbow.


45 posted on 08/12/2015 4:14:44 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: MarvinStinson

My children are grown, so I have little reason to travel to the Orlando airport these days. Why anyone thinks it’s a good idea to provide potential terrorists a safe space at of all places, an international airport where millions of young families transit on their way to visit multiple theme parks including the ‘happiest place on earth’ is beyond me. Everyone is asked to comply with societal standards...except the one group who follow a war doctrine posing the greatest threat to humanity. NUTS!


46 posted on 08/12/2015 4:16:56 PM PDT by wtd
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To: MarvinStinson

The fedgov put foot washing basins for the African Muslim cab drivers in the new Indianapolis airport.

But they’re getting commercially hammered by Uber drivers.
Kind of humorous that Baraq’s main man Plouffy is a domo at Uber now.


47 posted on 08/12/2015 4:18:08 PM PDT by nascarnation (Impeach, convict, deport)
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To: stephenjohnbanker

Some WHERRRRRREEEEE,
Over the RINOOOOOO
Way up Highhhhhh...

Li-berals vote for the RINOs

Why oh why can’t I?


48 posted on 08/12/2015 4:19:55 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: MarvinStinson
Great, the gubmint is funding an area dedicated to the followers of satan.

Only in America.

49 posted on 08/12/2015 4:21:10 PM PDT by PROCON (FReeping on CRUZ Control)
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To: PROCON

Baraq...America’s first (and hopefully only) Grand Caliph.


50 posted on 08/12/2015 4:21:53 PM PDT by nascarnation (Impeach, convict, deport)
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To: Mr. K

Separation of church and state!
Indeed!


51 posted on 08/12/2015 4:22:02 PM PDT by urbanpovertylawcenter (the law and poverty collide in an urban setting and sparks fly)
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To: Jim Robinson

NEWS FLASH!!!!

Police at the Orlando Airport have found a bomb outside a muslim prayer room.

They’ve told the public not to panic as they’ve managed to push it inside.


52 posted on 08/12/2015 4:23:35 PM PDT by Stormdog (A rifle transforms one from subject to Citizen)
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To: Norm Lenhart

LMAO


53 posted on 08/12/2015 4:24:20 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: PROCON

“Great, the gubmint is funding an area dedicated to the followers of satan.”

Satanists have feelings too.

Feelings wo wo wo feelings....


54 posted on 08/12/2015 4:26:25 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: stephenjohnbanker

And their little dogs too...


55 posted on 08/12/2015 4:27:18 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: CivilWarBrewing

Well I do hope someone thought to dip all the sheetrock screws in bacon grease before construction started.


56 posted on 08/12/2015 4:35:22 PM PDT by West Texas Chuck ( NOTE TO RNC: I will not be voting for another Bush. Ever. I don't care what his last name is.)
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To: MarvinStinson

Couldn’t the airport authority just paint east-facing arrows on the floors of the restrooms?


57 posted on 08/12/2015 4:36:22 PM PDT by Constitutional Patriot (Socialism is the cancer of humanity.)
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To: Constitutional Patriot

That wouldn’t cost $250,000.


58 posted on 08/12/2015 4:37:57 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
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To: MarvinStinson
It would if done by a federal agency 😀
59 posted on 08/12/2015 4:38:53 PM PDT by Constitutional Patriot (Socialism is the cancer of humanity.)
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To: Constitutional Patriot

You got me there.


60 posted on 08/12/2015 4:39:52 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
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