Muslim footbaths 'cannot go unchallenged'
Pastor wants answers about plans for new airport accommodations

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Posted: November 3, 2007
1:00 a.m. Eastern



© 2007 WorldNetDaily.com


A plan for the new Indianapolis airport that includes footbaths for Muslim cab drivers "cannot go unchallenged," according to the pastor of a local church fighting the project.

In a letter to Mayor Bart Peterson, Rev. Jerry Hillenberg of Hope Baptist Church has asked for a meeting over the accommodation now pending in plans being developed by the airport authority.

"I still desire to speak personally with you about this issue. It cannot go unchallenged and unattended to," he wrote. "It remains a concern of the public at large, and certainly is a concern of this pastor and our congregation.

"All of the input that we have received from the citizens of this city, county, surrounding counties, across the country, and around the world; has run 10 to one against the installation of these religious implements," he said.

"Most realize that public property, owned by the taxpayers, cannot be used by Christians for religious displays or implements of their religiosity. Then, the question amongst them becomes: Why can it be used for Muslims?"