Posted on 10/25/2015 12:57:01 PM PDT by American Faith Today
Feds Go to Bat for Somali Muslim Truck Drivers Who Refused to Deliver Beer
Jim Hoft Oct 25th, 2015 1:24 pm 4 Comments
The federal government awarded $240,000 to two Somali Muslim truck drivers who refused to deliver beer to customers.
The Muslims said it was against their religion. forced sharia (Rick Well)
The EEOC took up the case in 2013.
Liberty Unyielding reported:
Last month, it was a Muslim flight attendant who sued her airline after suspending her for refusing to serve booze. This month its two Muslim truck drivers, except in this case, handling booze which is forbidden under Islamic law was pretty much their entire job description.
The pair, Mahad Abass Mohamed and Abdkiarim Hassan Bulshale, had the backing of the federal government in their religious discrimination lawsuit against their former employer, who rightfully terminated them for refusing to make beer deliveries.
The Washington Examiner notes that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission won $240,000 in damages to the former drivers, both of Somali heritage, who were fired in 2009.
The EEOC said that Star Transport Inc., a trucking company based in Morton, Ill., violated their religious rights by refusing to accommodate their objections to delivering alcoholic beverages. EEOC is proud to support the rights of workers to equal treatment in the workplace without having to sacrifice their religious beliefs or practices, EEOC General Counsel David Lopez announced Thursday. This is fundamental to the American principles of religious freedom and tolerance.
I did some hasty back checking and find a correction is needed. I have it that the judge found in favor of the EEOC. I believe this is the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. It was the jury that rendered a verdict and they took 45 minutes to do this. I am a little confused about the court procedures and the responsibility of the court. Perhaps it was out of the hands of the judge.
They may not have realized the devout nature of the teetotalers. LOL
“Hey, I chop of heads, but I wouldn’t drink alcohol. What do you think I am?”
Sounds like the EEOC bureaucrats need to be beaten till they puke blood.
This is why you Do Not elect socialists!
Gee, letting a Muslim work aboard an aircraft. What could possibly go wrong...BOOM!
That could be an honest misunderstanding of how to correctly fill out the posting form. Or not.
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