Kicked-Out for Praying.
Should people be allowed to pray on a plane? Yes if they are not going to hinder the flight attendants from doing their job and the safety of the flights are not being compromised. A man got pulled out of a flight in New York because he was praying. Apparently, the flight attendant had asked him to get back to his seat to allow boarding procedures. He, however, decided not to heed the instruction and continued praying. After which, the flight attendant called the airport security and escorted the man out of the plane.
Now, before you jump to conclusion that this man is a Muslim, HE IS NOT. He is a Jewish - an Orthodox Jewish to be precise. Personally, I think when you go on an airplane, you should be prepared to follow any instructions given by your flight attendants (reasonable instructions, of course). I am not saying he cannot pray at all because I also think that everyone should have the chance to perform their religious rites (reasonable and acceptable ones).
I don't know about other religion but in Islam, the religion is very simple. If you cannot fast during Ramadan, then don't fast. If you can't pray five times a day, then, combine them. If you can't pray standing up, then sit down. The list goes on and on. As for the man, I pity him for being taken off the flight but there is not much that I can say here because unless I was there, I cannot really say who is to blame. Because, let's face it, sometimes the news that we hear or see is only telling us half of the story.
But at least one thing is clear here - Muslims cannot say that they are the only religious group removed from an aircraft due to their religion.
SOURCE: ABC
Now, before you jump to conclusion that this man is a Muslim, HE IS NOT. He is a Jewish - an Orthodox Jewish to be precise. Personally, I think when you go on an airplane, you should be prepared to follow any instructions given by your flight attendants (reasonable instructions, of course). I am not saying he cannot pray at all because I also think that everyone should have the chance to perform their religious rites (reasonable and acceptable ones).
I don't know about other religion but in Islam, the religion is very simple. If you cannot fast during Ramadan, then don't fast. If you can't pray five times a day, then, combine them. If you can't pray standing up, then sit down. The list goes on and on. As for the man, I pity him for being taken off the flight but there is not much that I can say here because unless I was there, I cannot really say who is to blame. Because, let's face it, sometimes the news that we hear or see is only telling us half of the story.
But at least one thing is clear here - Muslims cannot say that they are the only religious group removed from an aircraft due to their religion.
SOURCE: ABC
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