Thursday, December 23, 2010

TSA Procedures Continue To Offend Some On Religious Grounds

Today's Washington Post carries an article titles TSA Procedures Offend Followers of Many Faiths. It reports that while Muslim women are particularly offended by the full body scanners in use at airports, they are not alone. Sikhs (who are often required to remove their turbans), some Orthodox Jews and some evangelical Christians also object on religious grounds, citing modesty concerns. Some say that TSA's rules that call for secondary screening for those wearing "bulky clothing" are applied subjectively with a bias against religious headgear.