[NativeNewYorker]

One hardly knows where to start.

[RightlySo]

I suppose the Muslims wanted Omar instead?!

[Pharmboy]

One would think that these guys would want to maintain a low profile these days...

[dubyagee]

Didn't "extremist" muslims basically murder the last chaplain? Sick, sick, sick.

[father_elijah]

One hardly knows where to start.

How about this. Sure - build a prayer room for them in Kabul, give them their Imam, give them all one way tickets to go over and help the Kabul Fired Brigade - a humanitarian mission, donchyaknow, and say, buh-bye!

[Sabertooth]

"This is retaliatory," said Kevin James of the FDNY Islamic Society. "It's vindictive, and we're not going to tolerate it."

Then you'd better cover your eyes for what's coming.

[MoJo2001]

Is it me or can we do nothing to make our Muslims feel better about our country? I suppose the question is DO WE REALLY CARE?? I sure as heck don't!! Bring back Reverend Pork Chop Sharpton. At least he was somewhat entertaining!

[nmh]

These people have balls beyond belief. Devout Muslims, terrorists, devestated the WTC and now they bicker over which false, evil, prophet to head their group up there. What nerve! Send em back to where ever they came from!

[MaxwellWolf]

Can we expect Muslim religious holidays next? We are NOT muslims, we will NEVER be muslims and we don't want ANYTHING to do with Islam. If these guys don't like the way things are here then there are lot of muslim countries for them. These guys are the most intolerant and violent bunch but they expect us to bend over for them. Any tax payer funded organization should not do anything to accomodate Islam. That is NOT how I want my tax dollars to be spent.

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

I have a feeling that there is a very good reason why the Fire Chief didn't like their prefered chaplain. He gave them a Muslim chaplain, not that they need one inside a fire fighter building to begin with. But no.... has to be the hand picked dude they want. Hm.... The Chief doesn't like the hand picked dude. Something very interesting about the guy they wanted I bet.

[goodieD]

Hey any story that refutes the myth of Islam being a "peaceful, loving" religion is alright with me. BUMP!

[uscit]

Liberal New Yorkers (that is, most NYC residents), notably including the Jewish intellectual elites, have historically been great immigration enthusiasts. So immigration to the area, particularly from third-world countries, and especially from Muslim countries, has exploded (pun intended?) in recent decades.

I wonder if any of those intellectuals think there should be some modification in our immigration policies now.

[Fred25]

Well, personally, I don’t see much difference between Imam Abd'Allah Adesanya and Imam Muhammed Abdulmalik, except that Imam Muhammed Abdulmalik’s name is a little longer than Imam Abd'Allah Adesanya’s.

Hey! I’m speaking Arabic already!

[Verginius Rufus]

The Islamic group alleges that the fire department traditionally approves the chaplain recommendations of the New York archdiocese and the Board of Rabbis.

Hmm...I guess that must mean Imam Abd'Allah Adesanya was the choice of the New York archdiocese and the Board of Rabbis. Or am I missing something?

[Grammy]

The expression "bite me" comes to mind.

[Cool Guy]

BUMP!

[Ammo]

Get a muslim in power in the fire department and then watch him send as many people as he can into the building that just got exploded by muslim terrorists. It's a shame to see hardworking Americans getting pushed around while a bunch of lazy people want something for nothing. I think it's time that us hardworking Americans stood up to these muslim bullies and show them why they didn't establish the greatest country on earth.

[vigilo]

And so it begins. In a generation the U.S. will look like the Middle-East. We won't be able to do anything for fear of the Muslims and what they might do.

[Bellflower]

2 thoughts: One: Did any Moslem fire fighters die in the WTC? Two: The Moslems aim to take over the whole world. I am sure one of the ways is to take over from within our country though our own laws and PCism.

[TheMole]

Uhhh ... I think most of the posters to this thread are laboring under a few misconceptions. I am pretty sure that all or almost all of the Muslims on the FD of New York are born-in-the-USA black Muslims hired under racial quotas. It's a little weird that Kevin James hasn't changed his name to Malik Shabazz or whatever, but it's probably not compulsory. The chaplain they don't like is probably an Arab immigrant from the Middle East; the imam they wanted is likely a black American.

[putupon]

Will a fireman's helment fit over a turban? Do the they make fire resistant turbans? This does not seem like a good line of work for a raghead.