Special privileges for Muslims

It seems that wherever and whenever Muslim presence in a country/community gets to a certain density, they push for special privileges based upon their religion.

This has been true in France, the United Kingdom, Sweden and other countries, and we are seeing the same thing happen in the United States.

Case in point: Portland, Maine. "Maine's courts and the Cumberland County Jail are modifying their rules regarding head coverings in order to accommodate the practices of Muslims and people of other faiths." [What other faiths? Sikhs? Orthodox Jews? People who worship cows, known as the Faith of our Farmers?]

"Under the new policy, defendants, inmates and visitors will no longer be required to remove scarves or other head coverings that are required by religious custom. ...

"Since 2005, the jail has detained 538 declared Muslims who were arrested locally or held for federal authorities."


This is, quite frankly, bullshit. Since when does the religious law of one group of people trump the laws of our nation and communities? What if a member of a religion that required someone to carry a knife in a turban is arrested? Or what about those religions that require males to wear a sock on their cock? Or those religions that stuff grass up their ass?

Let's carry it further. Let's say one of these Muslims interprets the Qur'an as instructing him to beat his wife with a stick. He's arrested for assault with a deadly weapon. Shall we dismiss the case because assaulting his wife is part of his religious custom?


With a growing Muslim presence in many of our communities, this issue is not going to go away. Nor is it going to be solved by kowtowing to the demands of the Imams. They have proved over and over again that if you give an inch they'll take a mile and then want more!

The laws of our communities must apply equally to all people. They must not be changed to grant special privilege or accommodate the religious sensibilities of particular minorities. Discrimination is one thing; special privilege is another.

Muslims who demand special privileges relative to our educational system (and they do!) or legal system, should be denied.

This is a secular country and there is no establishment of religion.

If they don't like it, there's always Saudi Arabia.

h/t to God is for Suckers