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US Stops British Muslim Family From Boarding Flight To Visit Disneyland (theguardian.com)
An anonymous reader writes: U.S. authorities blocked a British Muslim family from boarding a plane at London's Gatwick airport. They were flying to Los Angeles on a trip to visit Disneyworld. "U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials provided no explanation for why the country refused to allow the family of 11 to board the plane, even though they had been granted travel authorization online ahead of their planned 15 December flight." This comes at a time when prominent groups and individuals within the U.S. are arguing in favor of blocking entrance for all Muslims. The refusal, and the U.S.'s unwillingness to explain, is raising concern within the UK government. The family is out $13,340 for their plane tickets.
Try and strain your little brain as a hard as you can, until you get wrinkles on your forehead. Now imagine a world where there are billions of different individuals, some with overlapping interests and social beliefs. Now imagine a world where almost 25% of that population identifies with a specific religion. I know this is all very odd, thinking about things other than your own internalized bullshit, but there is a slim possibility that of the 1.7 billion people who belong to that religion are also technology enthusiasts or mathematicians or engineers. Wow!