US Government Sues to Ensure Muslims Get Extra Vacation

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altIf that headline sounds like Orwellian insanity I can't blame you. The sad truth is that more and more people seem to be taking 1984 as a "how to" guide instead of as a dire warning.

We live in strange times, and some pigs are more equal than others. The pig in question is Safoorah Khan. She was employed by a school district just outside of Chicago.

During her first year of employment there, she suddenly decided that going on Hajj was absolutely essential.

For those that don't know Hajj is a pilgrimage to Mecca that each Muslim must make once in a lifetime. Safoorah Khan decided it absolutely had to be last year, and requested three weeks of vacation to go. Right at the end of the school year, when teachers are busiest.

The school thought her request was outrageous, after all her contract is only for between 180-190 days a year. She gets tons of vacation time already. The end of the year is an absolutely critical time for her to be there anyway.

So, they fired her when she left on her cushy vacation right before she was  scheduled to have months off for summer break. That should be the end of the story right?

Not so fast. The Justice Department has sued the school district. They allege that by forbidding her vacation, they forced Ms. Khan to "choose between her job and her faith."

Well, I would like to publicly announce a new faith. According to BeLazyGetPaidism employers are required to hire followers, and give them a month more vacation time than non-lazy infidels.

I hope of course, that the Justice Department won't be suing to protect my newfound religious needs. However, it does raise the question: Why are they going so far to protect Muslims who make ridiculous requests?

This is a clear cut case of government sponsored religious favoritism, and discrimination. I hope there is a judge with the courage to slap the Obama administration down hard. This sort of discrimination tears at the very heart of the first amendment, and thus at the fabric of our nation itself.

 

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+3 #1 Steve 2011-03-30 18:40
The problem is not a problem with Islam, the problem is that the woman is an asshole. Her religion did not *require her* to leave school when she did.
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+2 #2 scottrpr 2011-03-30 18:52
I don't blame Islam for this, or even the woman really. Everything was going just fine until the government got involved.
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+1 #3 Anon 2011-03-30 19:11
You realllly need to get someone to do some fact checking for you. She requested to have 3 weeks of unpaid leave, not vacation, from Dec 1-19 2008, not last year and not at the end of the school year.
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