And its definitely off-putting, also to see people cleaning their feet in the sinks of public restrooms. But Hey! Its not like they are gonna buy land in NY State, fill it with a population only of like minded religious individuals, incorporate that land into a village or city, fill the city government with more like minded religious folk, then create religious-tinged laws affecting the rights of women, minorities and ANYONE living in that village (or make it against the law to live there an not be part of their faith). I mean, what type of religious NUT JOBS would do such a thing, RIGHT...???-Think4yourself. From article: But I do not accept the notion that large, primarily secular institutions - or society as a whole - should invest time and money building facilities expressly to make it easy for people to perform the ritual. Yet that is precisely what is happening. Not surprisingly, it is universities - bastions of open-ended tolerance - that are on the leading edge of the trend. Last year, it was reported that the University of Michigan-Dearborn, where more than 10% of students are Muslim, announced it would install $25,000 foot-washing stations in a number of rest rooms. In contemplating this, the school was following in the footsteps of other institutions including Stanford University, the University of Houston, Boston University, St. Cloud State University and the University of Minnesota at Duluth. Indeed, right here in New York, NYU is considering installing footbaths in the Islamic section of its planned interfaith center. Somehow, the American Civil Liberties Union - normally given to howls of execration at the mere thought of a creche in any semipublic place at Christmastime - is not challenging any of this. Why? Because, it says, its not a matter of religion but of cleanliness and safety. Foot-washing in regular sinks can be a messy business. It can also be off-putting for non-Muslims who must use the sinks and rest rooms for ordinary purposes. nydailynews/opinion/muslim-footbaths-threaten-america-social-fabric-article-1.311574
Posted on: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 18:47:16 +0000
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