No Do The Wudu At Dallas-Fort Worth Airport
Wudu is the Islamic ritual of cleansing specific body parts with water. This purification (tahara) is required before performing daily prayers (salah) or touching the Quran.
So why should average Americans care about this ritual? Because someone got the ridiculous idea of installing foot-washing stations at the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport (DFW).
I have often expressed my concern about the dangers of accepting and condoning the misguided beliefs that Democrats insist on promoting in the United States. Those who identify as transgender are struggling with mental health issues and should seek appropriate medical treatment rather than encouragement for their delusions. Similarly, immigrants who come to our country without any intention of assimilating into our culture are also problematic. Those who enter the United States must take responsibility for accepting and adhering to OUR cultural norms. We are not obligated to accommodate their traditions, especially religious practices, at the expense of others.
The idea of installing foot-washing areas in a public airport is not only absurd; It’s illegal religious discrimination at a government-owned facility. The idea came about because Muslim travelers were conducting the disgusting ritual by washing their feet in ordinary bathroom sinks. Not only is the act disgusting, but it’s also incredibly unhygienic. Furthermore, those washing their feet left restrooms covered in water after splashing it all over the floor.
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation approved the project on July 31st. The project was to be privately funded, with an anticipated cost of approximately $300,000.
However, on Friday, Governor Greg Abbott issued a press release declaring the project illegal. It Read:
Governor Greg Abbott today directed a review of all state grants to entities that operate airports in Texas, including Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), for possible revocation of active state grant funds and the denial of any future grants due to illegal religious discrimination at government-owned facilities. He also referred DFW and IAH to the U.S. Department of Transportation for investigation and enforcement.
DFW plans to install ablution facilities for Islamic washing rituals. IAH has already installed one such facility and an interconnecting prayer room.
In a letter to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, Governor Abbott requested that the U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration immediately review the religious facilities and accommodations at DFW and IAH and take appropriate corrective action. The airports are recipients of federal funds and subject to conditions that require full compliance with laws prohibiting religious discrimination.
Abbott Added:
“These ablution facilities appear designed to single out one subset of the population for special treatment based on religion. That is illegal. Both airports are government-owned facilities. The federal and state constitutions prohibit government from facilitating this sort of discrimination. Just as the government cannot favor the secular over the sacred, it also cannot favor one religious view over all others.”
After Abbott’s press release and statement, something clicked, and the plans were shelved. A spokesperson for DFW told Fox News:
“DFW was in the process of evaluating an internal proposal to add a set of ablution washing stations on the pre-security side of Terminal D, the international terminal. Like all proposed projects, the airport ultimately considers the operational benefits, customer service impacts, operational risks, and costs before approving them.”
“While that evaluation was planned, the airport accelerated its review due to elevated public interest this week and has determined not to proceed with the project as it would not deliver the originally anticipated operational benefits.”
It’s a good thing that this bad idea was stopped before it progressed, but that can’t be the end of it. Muslims washing their feet as part of their religion may be acceptable in their homes or at a mosque, but doing it in a public restroom reduces it to an animalistic, stomach-turning act that the rest of America should not be exposed to.
This is the United States of America, not an Islamic country governed by Sharia Law. Not only do we as a country need to stop accommodating those who refuse to assimilate, but we must enforce our country’s laws.
Not building the stations is a start, but they cannot be allowed to defile America’s public restrooms either.
