"Interfaith Dialogue 101" - Muslim prayer room at Denver Airport separate from Christians and Jews.(CreepingSharia).
Roman Catholic Masses are no longer announced over the public address system at Denver International Airport because a traveler complained that the reminders violate the separation of church and state.Noon Masses are held each Sunday and on holy days of obligation, and communion services are held Mondays and Wednesdays. Airport spokesman Chuck Cannon said the Mass announcements were made only before a service. Faced with the complaint, the airport suspended the announcements several weeks ago by order of its attorneys. But that action has prompted Denver’s Catholic Archbishop, Charles Chaput, to write his own complaint about the curtailment. The city is writing a response, said airport attorney Lee Marable. “We’ll be telling the archbishop that we plan to check with other airports to see what their policy is and whether there is anything illegal in the announcements,” he said. ‘Excessive Govt. Entanglement’? The airport chapel was paid for by DIA Interfaith Chapel Inc., which is composed of Christians, Jews and Muslims. One room is for Muslims and the other for Christians and Jews. The organization leases the space. The chapel is often used by religious groups passing through or going on pilgrimages, and occasionally for a wedding or memorial service of an airline or airport employee, Kaye said.Hmmmm........Can't wait to hear the 'Call for prayer' ....five times a day at Denver airport.Read the full story here.

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