Muslims have a right to pray but Christians don’t?

After all the ACLU attacks on Christian prayer, this is downright amazing

Muslim employees at the Tyson Fresh Meats plant in Norfolk have agreed not to strike pending negotiations of alleged religious discrimination by management. The meeting between both sides on Friday was productive, said Fardusa Council, a negotiator for the Muslim employees. All Muslim employees had planed to strike if a resolution was not reached, but that is being put on hold as the two sides work together, she said. The employees are alleging that they are being denied the right to pray—something that they say was previously approved by Tyson officials, said Ahmed Hashi, a spokesman for the Muslim population in Norfolk.

Council said Tyson officials were open-minded and committed to reaching an agreement. “I’ve got a good feeling that we’ll reach an amicable agreement,” Council said. Tyson spokesman Gary Mickelson said the company was likewise encouraged by the meeting. “It was an opportunity for us to listen to their concerns and an opportunity for us to share our position,” said Mickelson, a spokesman at the company’s headquarters in Dakota Dunes, S.D.

The situation began to come to a head last Friday when 10 Muslim employees walked off of the job. Subsequently, the 10 individuals were counseled for violation of Tyson’s policies and the union’s labor agreement with the company. Mickelson said the same 10 deliberately walked off the job the following day and were fired as a result.

The Muslim faith requires five prayers, or “salats,” during the day, one each at dawn, midday, mid-afternoon, sunset and nightfall. If the prayer is not completed within a specified amount of time, the prayer is then considered void. Mickelson said the Tyson plant provides a prayer room for Muslims and that plant officials consistently are trying to work with the religious leaders to accommodate prayer time. “However, because we’re a manufacturing operation, we’re not able to let everyone leave the production line at the same time without shutting down entire sections of our operations,” Mickelson said. “Since we have more than 200 Muslims working our second shift, this has sometimes been a point of contention and misunderstanding.”

Plant manager Randy Sexton agreed to take action immediately if there are reports of discrimination. Shamso Ahmed, one of the Tyson employees to walk out, said she’s hopeful a decision will be reached that will benefit both sides. Said Yousuf, a member of Tyson’s union, agreed. “We’d like to keep our job and keep our religion,” Yousuf said.

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Posted by jonjayray on Wednesday, September 28, 2005 at 09:05 AM in Islam & Islamification
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Posted by Fred Scrooby on September 29, 2005, 09:20 AM | #

“Muslims have a right to pray but Christians don’t?” (—from the log entry)

Damn right they do.

And?... What’s so strange about it?... Race-replacement’s going on, John—haven’t you heard?

They

also have the right to blaspheme and Christians don’t. (Hat tip to the Vdare.com Blog.) (I also commented on this difference between Christian and Moslem rights here and here

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