Sarmyth

Ain't got a problem with Muslims. Got a problem with audibly praying while you're driving me. Just like I'd have a problem with you having an intimate personal phone call with me in the car.

Explain. There is no xenophobia in my comment. Which "other" am I referring to? Lemmy trolls pearl clutching again. Get real.

Read my responses for the answer, pedant.

There is something abnormal about praying in a workplace. They shouldn't be attacked, but it's also not normal. I don't care what religion they're a part of, it would be strange regardless.

Making shit up online is fun. Strawman arguments don't convince anyone of anything though just makes you look like a tool.

Islam is the 2nd largest religion on Earth. It's not some piddly minority. When people are being weird Muslims it's okay to call them out the same way there are hella weird Christians and Jews. I would say NOT doing so and handling a particular groups weirdos with kids gloves is just as xenophobic (but obviously not as harmful) as attacking someone for being different.

You're basically saying they are less human than you and therefor should be excused from behaving normally in the society they are a part of, like they were a small child.

If it were silent prayer they wouldn't have known he was doing it unless his hands were off the wheel while driving, which would be concerning in its own right.

Randomly praying in private is fine. Praying on the job in the middle of the task you are paid for is fucking weird and bad. It's an Uber driver. Fares are very rarely over 30 minutes and probably more commonly less. Pray in between. There is no doctrine mandating it at such an interval that it would interfere with this work in a way that would require special allowances. IN FACT, there are special allowances within the religion that permit not adhering to the 5 prayer routine during acts of travel or when it could be deemed unsafe, all of which would apply to the act of driving.

Not when your car is your workplace. We've seen what happens when people are allowed to practice their religion however they please. Being 2 feet away from someone in a moving vehicle that you've paid for transportation in is not appropriate. We've learned the 1st amendment doesn't permit you to practice your religion under whatever circumstances you wish. ALSO the law should never be used as a barometer for right and wrong. We often hope it aligns but far too often we see it does not.