Gov. Abbott Stops Airport's Plan to Put Islamic Foot-Washing Stations in Restrooms
"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." -Governor Greg Abbott
[LifeSiteNews.com] Dallas Fort-Worth (DFW) Airport scrapped plans to install Islamic foot-washing stations in men's and women's washrooms after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott decried the plan as "illegal" and "religious discrimination." (Image: Pixabay)
"Government-owned airports cannot favor one religion over all others," the Republican governor wrote on X late yesterday evening.
"DFW plans to install Islamic wudu washing facilities are illegal," he declared. "I've directed a review of all state grants to both airports for possible revocation and referred DFW & IAH to USDOT for investigation."
"Texas will not allow illegal religious discrimination at taxpayer-funded facilities," he emphasized.
Abbott directed a review of all state grants to entities that operate airports in Texas 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 US Department of Transportation for investigation and enforcement... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here
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