[FlamingLonghorn]

Originally Posted by Red Mile Style

But that's the thing - it's not their fault either that their religion dictates that they aren't supposed pick up these passengers... so why is everyone so upset about it? The issue here is that companies, in particular, discriminate over a variety of issues, and nobody seems to give a damn because hey, it's their policies or it's in the best interest of the company etc. But, when the rationale is Muslim ideology... people seem to take offence.

To me, I see this as every other discrimination in the history of the planet. People get scared of granting the same rights to everyone because of fear. What's next? Homosexual and straight pharmacies were suggested, seperate sections in the saddledome, taxi passengers having to wear a scarf over their head... People are scared that their way of life will be overcome by Muslim ideals, and because of the slippery slope, this is just going to become a Muslim society. Same old problem, different variables...

My only hope in all of this is that when I'm old, I look back and laugh about how people judged individuals because of their religion the way my Grandpa looks back about how people treated women, or people of different races...

It's not discrimination at all. The Muslim drivers are discriminating and asking for special privileges because of it. This isn't the same rights it is a special privilege they are requesting. Other cabbies have to go back to the end of the line if they refuse service to a customer based on some belief they hold, ie a vegan would have to go back to the end of the line if someone was carrying meat or leather...