CAIR THROWS OUT THE CHRISTIANS

At today's CAIR press conference announcing the lawsuit against US Airway ( my favorite terror free airline) CAIR threw out the Christian broadcasting network and  a reporter from the Washington Times, reported John Gibson on The Big Story (FOX)

Emes. Define tolerance for me again. Oh yeah, and the press conference was about religious intolerance.

REMEMBER FOLKS, WHEN YOU FLY, FLY US AIRWAYS,  America's Terror Free airline!

STRANGERS ON MY FLIGHT

UPDATE: CAIR does not speak for all American Muslims. Here's AIFD Press release;

NOT ALL MUSLIMS SUPPORT CAIR PLAN TO SUE US AIRWAYS on BEHALF of SIX IMAMS

UPDATE: Stop the ACLU Has the video here

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NOT ALL MUSLIMS SUPPORT CAIR PLAN TO SUE

US

AIRWAYS on BEHALF of SIX IMAMS

 

[PHOENIX, AZ: March 13, 2007]: Wide media attention is being given today to the lawsuit filed by CAIR on behalf of six imams against U.S. Airways for their claims of discrimination against race and religion. Most of the imams are from local mosques here in

Phoenix

and were removed from a U.S. Airways flight on November 21, 2006 en route to

Phoenix

from

Minneapolis

. 

 

AIFD would like the American public to be aware of our following positions representing an alternative voice from the American Muslim community.

 

1. We will not accept the victimization agenda of organizations like CAIR. Lawsuits like the one announced today exploit the climate of political correctness and at the end of the day are harmful to the Muslim minority in

   America

   .

2. Make no mistake, this type of agenda and policy direction of organizations like CAIR only represents its own membership and its own donors. A relatively small percentage of the 5-6 million American Muslims are enrolled as members of CAIR. Recent considerable donations to CAIR upwards of a combined $100 million from foreign nations like

   Dubai

   and Saudi Arabia make these types of costly, distractive actions against domestic airlines such as US Airways very concerning in its manifestation of foreign interference.

 

3. One of the frontlines in the war on terror is at the airports and at the gates. While the imams were clearly removed for their behavior after entering the plane, it should be made clear that many less rigid but equally pious Muslims believe (including 3 out of 6 of the imams for that matter) that the prayer they performed could have been performed upon landing in Phoenix due to travel dispensations in Islam or privately on time while seated on the flight. Muslims believe that God is forgiving and does not expect religion to be “too difficult”.

4. While the six imams’ handlers, CAIR, and their lawyers may have some kind of obscure basis for their lawsuit, it is our belief that the fallout and publicity from such litigation is wrong for American Muslims, wrong for American security, and wrong for American freedoms. The greatest guarantor of our rights as American Muslims is the tenor of our relationship with the greater majority of American society. This type of litigiousness is divisive and achieves nothing but resentment and actually causes far more harm than good to the overall image of the Muslim community in the eyes of non-Muslim

   America

   .

5. It is our hope as Americans and as Muslims that U.S. Airways stand firm in its defense of its actions to have the gentleman removed for concerns regarding their behavior after entering the plane. This is not about race or religion. It is about the privilege to fly securely.

6. The constant exploitation of

   America

   ’s culture of political correctness especially in this setting of what is the most dangerous environment of air travel is out of touch with

   America

   ’s priorities. Such misguided priorities by Muslim activist organizations like CAIR will make the legitimate defense of our civil rights far more difficult when more serious complaints of racism and discrimination are involved.

   America

   is quickly becoming numb to their constant refrains and the polls demonstrate the profound ineffectiveness of their tiring campaigns.

7. The organized Muslim community should instead be working on developing a strategic plan to counter militant Islamism within the Muslim community. That would do a lot more to change public opinion than suing the airlines who are trying to keep Americans who travel safe.

Comments

[x_dhimmi]

Guess they're taking a cue from the Dems who are boycotting Fox News for a debate in Nevada. About freaking time cair started imitating the dems instead of the other way around.

[shoelimpy™]

You are forgetting the cardinal rule of modern times, Atlas: intolerance only effects religions that are not Christian. You can say or do whatever you want about Christians, that is fine.

It is apparently also ok for college professors to say all Republicans should be killed these days. Because, ya know, they are just Republicans.

[Syndic Nuruodo]

Strangers On My Flight
Great song! I love it! :D

[kdzu]

Frankie LIVES! Rockin'

I'm sure if still around he'd have some choice words of wisdom for us all.

[searcher]

The media should handle this themselves--when CAIR excludes one reporter or film crew, EVERYONE should pack up their tripods and notebooks and walk out.

Heh. Better yet, stop showing up when they call a press conference and cut down on their face time.