Uploaded March 2007 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
I forgot to ask in this video, should Muslim taxi drivers be allowed to refuse to accept gay or transgendered riders? As can be seen in this article, Muslim drivers have repeatedly denied Paula Hare a ride because she is transgendered.
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I'm not saying that Muslims should be forced to like this lifestyle or endorse it. That is not what is required of them. But as public servants, they must not be allowed to discriminate against their riders.
What's next? Should they be allowed to discriminate against the blind? I forgot to mention in the video that some have reportedly refused to pick up blind people with seeing eye dogs because they are unclean.
Do not mistake what I am saying. I am not saying Muslims should not be hired as taxi drivers. And I am not saying Muslims should be unwelcome in this country. There is no problem as long as they obey our laws. There is no problem as long as they can serve the public without discriminating. But those who let religion get in the way of carrying out their duties should be fired. They shouldn't be in the business in the first place. And if they don't like it they are free to go to another country where they can discriminate based on religion.
I forgot to ask in this video, should Muslim taxi drivers be allowed to refuse to accept gay or transgendered riders? As can be seen in this article, Muslim drivers have repeatedly denied Paula Hare a ride because she is transgendered.
startribune.com/191/story/743999.html
I'm not saying that Muslims should be forced to like this lifestyle or endorse it. That is not what is required of them. But as public servants, they must not be allowed to discriminate against their riders.
What's next? Should they be allowed to discriminate against the blind? I forgot to mention in the video that some have reportedly refused to pick up blind people with seeing eye dogs because they are unclean.
Do not mistake what I am saying. I am not saying Muslims should not be hired as taxi drivers. And I am not saying Muslims should be unwelcome in this country. There is no problem as long as they obey our laws. There is no problem as long as they can serve the public without discriminating. But those who let religion get in the way of carrying out their duties should be fired. They shouldn't be in the business in the first place. And if they don't like it they are free to go to another country where they can discriminate based on religion.
