America is a sovereign country. Within America we operate according to American laws. We are a courteous people who try to make accommodations for other beliefs, but theoretically American law rules America. In America we have fairly basic laws against discrimination on the basis of sex. According to the law, women receive equal pay for equal work, can generally be part of any organization they care to join, and are usually allowed the same privileges as men. Not every religion or country shares that belief, but when in America, they should be required to abide by American laws. Unfortunately, in some case, that does not seem to be the case.
On Thursday, CBS Los Angeles posted a story about a woman flying to Houston recently on United Airlines. The article reports:
A a million-mile flier, Campos — a mom who lives in Coto de Caza — said she thought she’d seen it all.
Until a gate agent handed her a new boarding pass just before she got on a flight to Houston last Monday.
“He said this is your new seat,” Campos said, “And I said, ‘Excuse me?’ And he said, ‘I don’t know how to tell you this’”
She said she continued by saying, “Yes?”
And the agent told her, “The two gentlemen seated next to you have cultural beliefs that prevent them for sitting next to, or talking to or communicating with females.”
She was shocked.
“I thought I lived in a culture where women were equal to men,” she says.
This is an example of creeping sharia. These two men wanted their religion to take precedence over the rights of an American citizen in America. They should have flown on a Middle Eastern airline or taken a bus or train without assigned seats. It is quite possible that this was a test. If it was a test, you can expect CAIR to get involved shortly. The bottom line here is that the airlines was more afraid of what the two gentlemen would do if they did not get their way (a CAIR lawsuit) than they were of what Ms. Campos would do if she didn’t get her way. America, you are being bullied. You need to stand up and say no.