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2007-02-13 Britain

Swim centre bars two-year-old girl because she isn't Muslim

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Posted by tipper 2007-02-13 08:37|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I wonder what would happen if a Christian organization had booked the pool and forbid non-Christians?

Also... isn't it odd how - if its against muslims its racist but if its for muslims its religious tolerance....

Posted by CrazyFool 2007-02-13 08:49|| 2007-02-13 08:49|| Front Page Top

#2 A terrible policy--encouraging and enpowering voluntary segregation. A Christian organization should demand equal time for only Christians to swim, and fight any denial in court.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-02-13 09:07|| 2007-02-13 09:07|| Front Page Top

#3 Women only swims are ok, I think there was a beach in Boston that used to have them (mainly for the local O Jewish community) and of course many Jewish Comm Centers (private orgs, of course) have them. But they should make clear that its for ANYONE who wants a gender seg swim, not only for muslims.

Also they need to make sure its not taking up the prime swim times.

Posted by liberalhawk 2007-02-13 09:23|| 2007-02-13 09:23|| Front Page Top

#4 Sue for discrimination.
Works for everyone else.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-02-13 09:55|| 2007-02-13 09:55|| Front Page Top

#5 I think you Americans have probably missed the small detail that this woman has been thrown out of a swim center she paid with her taxes. I don't know in America but in Europe there are nine chances if ten this swimming pool is owned by the city or the region. In both cases owned by the tax payer except that tax payers can't use it; it is reserved for people who have never paid taxes.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2007-02-13 10:05|| 2007-02-13 10:05|| Front Page Top

#6 Considering JCCs, they don't discriminate by faith. At least not the ones I know.

Posted by Penguin 2007-02-13 11:58|| 2007-02-13 11:58|| Front Page Top

#7 I wonder what would happen if a Christian organization had booked the pool and forbid non-Christians?

I dunno, let's ask Amanda Marcotte ...

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2007-02-13 13:04|| 2007-02-13 13:04|| Front Page Top

#8 How did I know even before opening the article that this was Briain?

And then to find out that it was Thornton Heath, just down the road from Croydon where you will have to join the queue for Visa extensions at a place called, believe it or not, Lunar House!

Posted by rhodesiafever 2007-02-13 13:26|| 2007-02-13 13:26|| Front Page Top

#9 Darn, *Britain.

PIMF

Posted by rhodesiafever 2007-02-13 13:28|| 2007-02-13 13:28|| Front Page Top

#10 Lemme see; Muslims can use public facilities anytime, but have the discretion to ban non-Muslims at will? Hmm.

Posted by Baba Tutu 2007-02-13 14:46|| 2007-02-13 14:46|| Front Page Top

#11 Not only that, but I imagine it's the busiest of times during the week (on the weekend, Saturday and Sunday) that this gov't allowed this "booking"? Taqiyya, baby!

Posted by BA 2007-02-13 15:35|| 2007-02-13 15:35|| Front Page Top

#12 Don't know if Williams would have wanted his daughter to swim that day. All that camel piss...

The spineless Dhimmis in Briton are DONE. Right now they rate right down there with the french.

Posted by Icerigger 2007-02-13 16:07|| 2007-02-13 16:07|| Front Page Top

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