The federal jury in Peoria, Illinois, awarded Dollars 240,000 to the two Somalian-American Muslims who were fired from their jobs as truck drivers at Star Transport when they refused to transport alcohol because it violated their religious beliefs, according to the EEOC.
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The drivers, Mahad Abass Mohamed and Abdkiarim Hassan Bulshale, drove for trucking company Star Transport. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission won the case on behalf of the Obama administration. EEOC also alleged that Star Transport could have but failed to accommodate their religious beliefs.
The jury delivered its verdict in 45 minutes, on October 20. The Muslims cited their religion as a reason for refusing to do their jobs. “Moreover, they signaled to Mr. Mohamed and Mr. Bulshale that religious freedom is a right for all Americans”.
On Fox News’ The Kelly File, Fox News senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano decried the Obama administration’s meddling on the issue saying, “It’s unfortunate when a government interferes in a private dispute”.
The U.S government and the courts can’t legally have one set of laws for Christians and another set of laws for Muslims and other religious groups. Kelly said that critics told Davis “If you can’t do the job, don’t take the job” or resign, and she noted that the same argument should be used against these Muslim truck drivers but isn’t.
County clerks are asked to “certify that [couples have] met the state requirements for marriage”. “Couples in Kentucky are being asked to pay the price of her religious observance”.
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But religious discrimination lawsuits, from workers of all faiths, seem unlikely to fizzle from public view any time soon. They suffered real injustice that needed to be addressed.
