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PostPosted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:49 pm    Post subject: Now, BMI bans Bible for Saudi flights Reply with quote

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Now, BMI bans Bible for Saudi flights
London, Dec 19 (UNI):
A British airline has banned its crew from taking the Bible into Saudi Arabia for fear of upsetting Muslims.
BMI bosses have told staff to take the Koran instead, and this without any intimation to this effect from Riyadh.
As expected, things have not gone down too well with the staff. One middle-aged stewardess is planning to sue BMI for religious discrimination at an industrial tribunal due to take place in the
In the meantime, BMI has decided to exclude her from flights to Saudi Arabia.
A BMI source said: ‘‘Foreign Office advice is that non-Islamic religious material is not permitted in Saudi’’.
But another BMI worker said: ‘‘We understand our embassy has confirmed that the Saudis never enforce this rule’’.
‘‘The stewardess is deeply religious and takes her Bible everywhere she travels. The bottom line is BMI don’t want to jeopardise the Saudi route, which is worth millions to them,’’ The Sun quoted the worker as saying.
Interestingly, the ban follows British Airways’s climbdown on a rule prohibiting staff wearing crosses - which triggered mass protest.
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 12:09 am    Post subject: Re: Now, BMI bans Bible for Saudi flights Reply with quote

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BMI bosses have told staff to take the Koran instead, and this without any intimation to this effect from Riyadh.


What else? Expect them to wear burkha?
nonesene is bmi in its senses?
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 5:40 am    Post subject: Re: Now, BMI bans Bible for Saudi flights Reply with quote

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BMI bosses have told staff to take the Koran instead, and this without any intimation to this effect from Riyadh.


What else? Expect them to wear burkha?
nonesene is bmi in its senses?


Dude its not BMI or their PR, its the Saudi govt. The most intolerant regime in the world IMHO. You cant take pics of your Gods or whatever, you cant worship, women have to wear burkhas, girls above a certain age cant walk in public without their husbands.

Total BS.

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 11:56 am    Post subject: Re: Now, BMI bans Bible for Saudi flights Reply with quote

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Dude its not BMI or their PR, its the Saudi govt. The most intolerant regime in the world IMHO. You cant take pics of your Gods or whatever, you cant worship, women have to wear burkhas, girls above a certain age cant walk in public without their husbands.

Total BS.

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Then why hasn't Saudi govt forced that on other carriers who fly to Saudi Arabia?
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 12:18 pm    Post subject: Re: Now, BMI bans Bible for Saudi flights Reply with quote

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Dude its not BMI or their PR, its the Saudi govt. The most intolerant regime in the world IMHO. You cant take pics of your Gods or whatever, you cant worship, women have to wear burkhas, girls above a certain age cant walk in public without their husbands.

Total BS.

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Then why hasn't Saudi govt forced that on other carriers who fly to Saudi Arabia?



Saudi govt. forces it's guidelines on all carriers including AI. When my dad used to fly to Riyadh, Jeddah or Dammam, he always removed the relgious pictures, he normally kept in his brief case.
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 12:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I am aware about the pictures and worshipping part...
But what about the case here that bmi bans bible and asks people to carry quaran instead???
Are they trying to get some favour from Saudi govt by making them happy with such nonsense?
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 2:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Next they'll rename it Saudia Airlines Very Happy

I've heard of not carrying Religious symbols in their country,but this is weird.

Rather knock off the sector.

When the US troops celebrated Christmas in Saudi with some troops in shorts during Operation Desert Shield why no one objected.


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PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 3:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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When the US troops celebrated Christmas in Saudi with some troops in shorts during Operation Desert Shield why no one objected.


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Because they'd rather celebrate Christmas with US than Eid wid Saddam or goto Sabbath with Sharon
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 7:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Whats the point in asking "rather" to carry a quaran???
You can ban them from carrying the bible but not tell them to do something that they might have never done.
Clearly i feel bmi's expecting some favour from the Saudi govt. Maybe change the name as Hawk suggested to something British Saudi Midland Airways
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 5:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I am sure while not carrying the Bible is compulsory, carrying the Quran is voluntary and BMI is probably doing that part as a PR.

OT and I dont mean to offend anyone but has any of you ever read a religious book that is not of your religion?

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 1:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I am sure while not carrying the Bible is compulsory, carrying the Quran is voluntary and BMI is probably doing that part as a PR.

OT and I dont mean to offend anyone but has any of you ever read a religious book that is not of your religion?

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reading a book of another religion is a good thing, but the way bmi said they are "expecting" their staff to read it
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 1:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I am sure while not carrying the Bible is compulsory, carrying the Quran is voluntary and BMI is probably doing that part as a PR.

OT and I dont mean to offend anyone but has any of you ever read a religious book that is not of your religion?

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I have read the Bible.
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 1:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I have read the Bible.


Yeah me too.

Yes 380 being forced to read is not right. If I were BMI staff I would not be happy to hear that.

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Yes 380 being forced to read is not right. If I were BMI staff I would not be happy to hear that.

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Exactly thats the point that i am trying to stress
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 10:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

More on this: Exclamation

http://www.indcatholicnews.com/stewarde327.html
LONDON - 20 December 2006
Stewardess to challenge airline's Bible ban
Claire Bergen

An air stewardess is to challenge a ruling by an airline preventing staff from trvelling to Saugi Araia with a Bible.

Bmi, formerly British Midland Airways, confirmed that the matter is now subject to an industrial tribunal due to take place in the new year.

The stewardess, a committed Christian, likes to take her Bible, which was once her mother's, with her when she travels.

But Bmi says it has banned her from taking the Bible with her in accordance with Foreign Office advice that no non-Islamic materials or artefacts are allowed in Saudi Arabia.

On its website the Foreign Office says of Saudi Arabia: "The importation and use of narcotics, alcohol, pork products and religious books, apart from the Qu'ran (Koran), and artefacts are forbidden."

© Independent Catholic News 2006
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 7:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I cant understand how a country so fanatic can expect the World to treat them fairly. I would never go into such a country, where my beliefs are not respected.

I understand its a major pilgrimage for Islam but that doesnt mean they have to be so ignorant of others beliefs.
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I cant understand how a country so fanatic can expect the World to treat them fairly. I would never go into such a country, where my beliefs are not respected.

I understand its a major pilgrimage for Islam but that doesnt mean they have to be so ignorant of others beliefs.

Do they care what you have to think? Even though Saudi supports USA (the present rulers), they hate other religions.
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 1:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

How much is the Saudi load Important to BMI.
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 2:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Do they care what you have to think? Even though Saudi supports USA (the present rulers), they hate other religions.


No they dont. Now the world tolerates them because they have oil. What about when the oil gets over. They will have to do a Dubai to survive, which I dont think they will be able to do and anyway the region cant support two imposters.

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 7:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Do they care what you have to think? Even though Saudi supports USA (the present rulers), they hate other religions.


No they dont. Now the world tolerates them because they have oil. What about when the oil gets over. They will have to do a Dubai to survive, which I dont think they will be able to do and anyway the region cant support two imposters.

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Don't you know the basic reason why Osama Bin Laden called them enemies of Allah or Islam? Because they supported USA in the Operation Desert Storm
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 8:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

During Desert Storm they had no choice with Saddam hovering around.
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During Desert Storm they had no choice with Saddam hovering around.
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But according to them Islam forbids such an act..
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