Muslim taxi drivers refuse to transport customers with dogs and Booze

[ceriserose 1]

a lot of business decide what kind of customers they want.. where is the outrage with them??

There is...read the thread about the Dallas taco shop taking pesos.

Just one more thing for someone to get their panties in a bunch over.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Not withstanding of course, the numerous muslim posters on this thread, those with muslim significant others immigrating to this country, the millions of law abiding muslim citizens currently here in the United States, and the first muslim congressman from Minnesota.

It's our damn country too.

Would it be wrong of one to expect a person migrating to x country to learn and respect their rules, laws, traditions, culture history etc and try to assimilate into the country they have 'chosen' to live in??

Chosen being the million dollar word there..

Let me ask you this - where do you stand on recently elected Congressman Keith Ellison taking his oath of office on the Koran, rather than the Bible. He picked up a lot of heat from people for that...

He's not an immigrant BTW - but he is a convert to Islam.

[Heracles 417]

Let me ask you this - where do you stand on recently elected Congressman Keith Ellison taking his oath of office on the Koran, rather than the Bible. He picked up a lot of heat from people for that...

He's not an immigrant BTW - but he is a convert to Islam.

Well that is his belief. There is no point in making a person take an oath on something they have no belief in.

[peezey 0]

I was going to stay silent about this but I can't hold it in any longer. This isn't about "religious freedom". This is a way of gaining control. They got together and decided to do this because they see the turmoil in this country about being PC. They just decided to get their share. Most of the convinence stores and hotels in my city are owned by Muslims. They have no trouble selling beer or allowing it in the rooms. Why is it that this is only happening in Min/St.Paul? Why now? It's political not religious.

Not all muslims are the same. In California, there are afghans, pakistanis, persians, ethiopians, eritreans. Ask every one of them their ideas about selling and transporting alcohol, you will get a varied response, just as all the somalis are not averse to transporting alcohol in MN. Just because some sell alcohol doesn't extrapolate to ALL Muslims everywhere.

Edited January 9, 2007 by peezey

[peezey 0]

Not withstanding of course, the numerous muslim posters on this thread, those with muslim significant others immigrating to this country, the millions of law abiding muslim citizens currently here in the United States, and the first muslim congressman from Minnesota.

It's our damn country too.

Would it be wrong of one to expect a person migrating to x country to learn and respect their rules, laws, traditions, culture history etc and try to assimilate into the country they have 'chosen' to live in??

Chosen being the million dollar word there..

Learn doesn't means assimilate. And nowhere in your list of attributes of the perfect immigrant is there anything about how one must conduct their taxi business. What exactly is in the US culture that requires one to accept business from someone he does not want said business from? Oh, that's right, the US culture is such that you can make that choice. Sounds like they are merging into American society just fine.

[peezey 0]

Not withstanding of course, the numerous muslim posters on this thread, those with muslim significant others immigrating to this country, the millions of law abiding muslim citizens currently here in the United States, and the first muslim congressman from Minnesota.

It's our damn country too.

Would it be wrong of one to expect a person migrating to x country to learn and respect their rules, laws, traditions, culture history etc and try to assimilate into the country they have 'chosen' to live in??

Chosen being the million dollar word there..

Let me ask you this - where do you stand on recently elected Congressman Keith Ellison taking his oath of office on the Koran, rather than the Bible. He picked up a lot of heat from people for that...

He's not an immigrant BTW - but he is a convert to Islam.

I think more relevant is that the people of Minneapolis voted in a Muslim to Congress. This, to me, means the people of Minneapolis could probably give a ####### about this taxi thing, and are actually just fine with it.

[MichelleandCraig 1]

Just wanted to make 2 really quick comments:

Cerise...you....Baileys??? Whaaaaa???Nawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww...???

I keep seeing the word 'assimilate' in this thread, and all I can hear in my head are the Darleks (sp??) on Dr. Who... "EXTERMINATE< EXTERMINATE< EXTERMINATE" :lol:

To quote a famous VJ man, "sheesh, VJ" M.

[daphne2109 0]

Very sad!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will never understand why muslim people never integrate with the rules of the country where they decide to live...................if they dont like the rules of the countries where they decide to live why they don't stay in their original damn countries???????? They can make a big favor to americans (in this case) and to themselves!!!!!

What rule is being broken? I cannot get over the ignorance in this thread.

laws or whatever you call it, where is written that you cant accept in a taxi car people with alchol or dogs? Thats ridiculos!!!!!

[peezey 0]

Very sad!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will never understand why muslim people never integrate with the rules of the country where they decide to live...................if they dont like the rules of the countries where they decide to live why they don't stay in their original damn countries???????? They can make a big favor to americans (in this case) and to themselves!!!!!

What rule is being broken? I cannot get over the ignorance in this thread.

laws or whatever you call it, where is written that you cant accept in a taxi car people with alchol or dogs? Thats ridiculos!!!!!

There is no such law. You've never walked into a business that has a sign that says "no shirt, no shoes, no service" or "we reserve the right to refuse service to anyone"???? Not sure what country you're living in but there is no law obligating anyone to provide a service to anyone else (except in some instances those covered by ADA, which has nothing to do with alcochol).

[GaryC 7]

If someone has a bottle of booze in his hands then I can "almost" understand a devout Muslim refusing to transport someone. But they need to "suck it up" when it comes to guide dogs. There is a law about that. They came to this country knowing that we tolerate dogs and booze. They took a job that would put them in close contact to the "infidels". The don't have a right to complain when things like this happen.

[Marilyn. 340]

why bring up the guide dogs part of it.... I am sure they didn't come out and say we are not going to take people with guide dogs... I am sure the writer of the article threw that in there to stir things up... just my opinion though...

[GaryC 7]

why bring up the guide dogs part of it.... I am sure they didn't come out and say we are not going to take people with guide dogs... I am sure the writer of the article threw that in there to stir things up... just my opinion though...

I saw the story on the news last night. They are refusing anyone with a dog. They are just driving by or saying no to them. The city government is going to start prosecuting for that.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Now, I didn't read through the whole thread but I wonder, why aren't the authorities just pulling the license of those cabbies? Put them out of fcuking work. Done. End of story.

[Marilyn. 340]

people refuse service to certain people all the time.... I am not sure what the outrage is here... is it because they are immigrants or something??

[scotty 0]

when in Rome do as the romans do, or gtf

Regards Scotty