Muslim leaders say they were taken off Tenn flight

Atlanta Journal Constitution via AP ^ | 5/6/11 | RANDALL DICKERSON

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Two Muslim religious leaders say they were removed from a commercial airliner in Memphis on Friday and were told it was because the pilot refused to fly with them aboard.

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One brave pilot, refusing to risk his passengers.

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

Oh boohoo. Cry me a river.

[Jemian]

And the problem is ... ?

[Slump Tester]

I’m all for it. Let them buy their own airline or take a bus. (But I wouldn’t want to ride on same bus either.)

[rawhide]

They had to be doing something to bring attention to themselves.

[Riptides]

I’m glad they got kicked off the plane!!!
Thank you captain for booting them off!!

[Pearls Before Swine]

It should happen more often.

[airborne]

I’d bet good money they are filthy rotten liars.

[rawhide]

The aircraft pulled away from the gate, but the pilot then announced the plane must return, Rahman said. When it did, the imams were asked to go back to the boarding gate where Rahman said they were told the pilot was refusing to accept them because some other passengers could be uncomfortable.

Darn right! I am uncomfortable anytime I see someone in a moslem garb! You never know if and when they are going to explode. I do not trust them, especially the ones inside my country, period!

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It should happen more often.

It should indeed. It should be the pilot's choice. He is responsible for the souls on board.

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"It's racism and bias because of our religion and appearance and because of misinformation about our religion." Rahman said. "If they understood Islam, they wouldn't do this."

I understand all I need to know about moslems from 911!!!!

[bajabaja]

Atlantic Southeast Airline, having some affiliation with Delta. Never flown on them, but I will when I get a chance.

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"It's racism and bias because of our religion and appearance and because of misinformation about our religion." Rahman said. "If they understood Islam, they wouldn't do this."

First of all, Islam isn't a race. It's a military cult.

And secondly, the pilot DOES understand Islam. That's why he removed these cult leaders.

[mdittmar]

They called the Council on Islamic-American Relations

Well,that says it all.

[mamelukesabre]

to be honest, we must acknowledge that no muslim in muslim garb was responsible for 911 plane hijackings.

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"It should happen more often."

Exactly.

If the ragheads can't/won't police their own, I'm in fear of my life .. I've been terrorized, and I have at least some laws on my side.

One of 'em is the right to keep and bear arms

[Tax-chick]

Excellent summary. Help yourself to a Guinness.

Nobody’s ever been concerned about my saying the Rosary during takeoff and landing. I wonder why?

[jpsb]

Yes, Good for this pilot. And it is the captains choice always, ship or aircraft the buck stops with the captain and if he doesn’t want you on his vessel you are not getting on his vessel.

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Rahman said. "If they understood Islam, they wouldn't do this."

Yeah, because if they understood Islam, they'd understand that the penalty is death for doing this.

But on the other hand, the penalty is also death for not doing it.

Decisions, decisions.

What I really like about Islam is it makes the decision tree really, really short, and completely reliable.

The only thing that allows Muslims to survive is that most of the world is too sane to take them seriously. The day the world really understands that Muslims mean exactly what they say, is the day that every Muslim on the face of the earth will be destroyed once and for all.

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You quoted one of my favorites lines from the article. Misinformation my arse.

“”It’s racism and bias because of our religion and appearance and because of misinformation about our religion.” Rahman said. “If they understood Islam, they wouldn’t do this.”

Beg to differ Rahman, we are totally informed. Plus, we totally understand Islam. That’s why the passengers didn’t want to fly with you, and your comrade in arms.

Kudos to this pilot! We need more like him.