02/11/10
From CNS News
Airport Body Scanners Violate the Teachings of Islam, Says Muslim Group
By Susan Jones, Senior Editor
(CNSNews.com) - A group of Muslim scholars says it supports airline safety, but
it is "deeply concerned" about the use of airport scanners that show nude images
of the human body.
“The Fiqh Council of North America (FCNA) emphasizes that a general and public
use of such scanners is against the teachings of Islam, natural law and all
religions and cultures that stand for decency and modesty,” the group said in a
Feb. 10 statement posted at Islam Online.
"It is a violation of clear Islamic teachings that men or women be seen naked by
other men and women," FCNA explained. The group noted that Islam emphasizes
modesty, considering it part of the faith. "The Qur'an has commanded the
believers, both men and women, to cover their private parts" and to be modest in
their dress.
While exceptions can be made in cases of "extreme necessity," FCNA indicated
that passenger body scans do not rise to that level.
FCNA is asking for changes in scanner software so the machines will produce only
body outlines. In the meantime, the group says Muslim travelers should choose
pat-down searches over scanner images – in cases where searches are necessary.
The Fiqh Council of North America is an affiliate of the Islamic Society of
North America, which advises and educates its members and officials “on matters
related to the application of Shari’ah (Islamic law) in their individual and
collective lives in the North American environment.”
The Council on American-Islamic Relations also issued a news release on
Wednesday, endorsing FCNA's statement on the use of body scanners.
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You know what really, absolutely sucks? I see a high probability that the Obuma administration and the TSA will cave in to this "Religious Issue" and will allow muslims to have a pat-down search. This search must be performed by a fellow muslim of the same gender, of course, so TSA will have to hire thousand of new muslim agents. Meanwhile, the X-ray scanners which were installed to detect jihadis with bombs in their BVDs will be used to induce DNA damage and cancer on the non-muslim travelers who will still be herded through the machines.
In a generation or two, when all western children are born deformed and massively in debt to the world government, none of this will matter anyway. Hop on your unicorn and lets go ride a rainbow.
(Just out of curiosity, what kind of sick whacko would enjoy naked x-rays of arabs? I think I'm going to hurl.)