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Muslims refuse to use alcohol-based hand gels over religious beliefs
Daily Mail UK ^ | 7/26/09 | staff

Posted on 07/26/2009 4:18:24 PM PDT by Nachum

Some Muslims have refused to use alcohol-based hand gels to combat the spread of swine flu because they claim it is against their religion.

Some of those employed by St Albans Council in Hertfordshire have complained about the antibacterial lotion, which is considered a key strategy in containing the virus.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: alcohol; alcoholbased; beliefs; flu; h1n1; handgels; influenza; muslims; refuse; religious; swineflu; to; use
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1 posted on 07/26/2009 4:18:25 PM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum
Some Muslims have refused to use alcohol-based hand gels

Then they should also refuse any first-aid disinfectants, right?

2 posted on 07/26/2009 4:20:13 PM PDT by rfp1234
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To: Nachum

I think they should use full strength muratic acid or something similar.


3 posted on 07/26/2009 4:20:24 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
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To: Nachum
Potential Darwin Award nominees?
4 posted on 07/26/2009 4:20:32 PM PDT by WellyP
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To: Nachum
Not even on that left hand???
6 posted on 07/26/2009 4:22:26 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (FR...Monthly Donors Wanted...I Upped My Monthly. Now, Up Yours.)
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Great. Somebody dump a few kegs of beer in London’s water supply and let the whole city know it’s contaminated!


8 posted on 07/26/2009 4:23:46 PM PDT by Kieri (The Conservatrarian)
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To: Nachum

This is idiotic. Do they not understand the difference between consuming alcohol and using it for medicinal/cleansing purposes?


9 posted on 07/26/2009 4:23:54 PM PDT by saquin
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then they can suffer the virus....

The problem is they're putting others at risk because of their stupid misunderstanding of their own religion.

10 posted on 07/26/2009 4:24:41 PM PDT by saquin
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To: Nachum
Again?
12 posted on 07/26/2009 4:26:36 PM PDT by ASA Vet
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To: saquin

Someone should tell them any product that contains sugar will have some alcohol in it. As do all leavened breads and grains.


13 posted on 07/26/2009 4:26:41 PM PDT by LukeL (Yasser Arafat: "I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize")
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To: Nachum
This is not a new story, I have been reading about this phenomenom for at least a year --- probably longer. There was also a news item a year or so ago about female Muslim doctors(surgeons), who refuse to wear short sleeves and "scrub" completely because of their religion, insisting that they be allowed to wear their long sleeved garments in the surgery.

So, when we hear about the epidemic of serious infections in all of the British public hospitals (and I believe maggots in one of them), you can think about the lack of sanitation being used in these hospitals in the name of political correctness.

14 posted on 07/26/2009 4:27:37 PM PDT by LibertarianLiz
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To: WellyP
Potential Darwin Award nominees?

Well, if they were the only ones being affected, yes; but, they are not. Death by political correctness.

16 posted on 07/26/2009 4:28:35 PM PDT by LibertarianLiz
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To: saquin
This is idiotic. Do they not understand the difference between consuming alcohol and using it for medicinal/cleansing purposes?

This is the rant my hubby always has whenever he hears about this idiocy.

17 posted on 07/26/2009 4:29:35 PM PDT by LibertarianLiz
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To: saquin
This is idiotic. Do they not understand the difference between consuming alcohol and using it for medicinal/cleansing purposes?

The ones that created this controversy know full well the difference between consuming alcohol and putting it on one's hands. The useful idiots among them may not...

But what they ALL understand is that they they can use this to destroy the British culture and civilization... and the British are more than happy to help them do it.

18 posted on 07/26/2009 4:30:25 PM PDT by Captainpaintball (It appears we DON'T wish to keep our Republic, Mr. Franklin!!!)
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Dear employee;

While we respect your religious views, We have to inform you that if you refuse to use the prescribed hand cleaning procedures, you will be terminated
[ ;-0 ]

Your services will be missed!

BYE-BYE!!!

The Management


20 posted on 07/26/2009 4:35:43 PM PDT by Jeffrey_D. (veritas odium parit)
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