Federal Court: Non-Muslim Police Can Be Forced To Attend Mosque


The ruling came after Capt. Paul Fields, who had been ordered by Tulsa police officials to attend a special event at a mosque or order others to go. Fields refused based on religious freedom objections – but the court didn’t see it that way and ruled against him.

A panel of federal judges in Denver, in an opinion written by Judge Harris Hartz, found that it is perfectly appropriate for a police chief to order subordinates to attend an Islamic mosque where Muslims “discussed Islamic beliefs, Muhammad, Mecca, and why and how Muslims pray” in addition to encouraging officers “to buy” Islamic books and pamphlets that were for sale.

The ruling came on Thursday from the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a case brought by Capt. Paul Fields, who had been ordered by Tulsa police officials to either go to a special event at the local mosque himself, or order others to do that. Fields refused based on religious freedom objections and was punished for that. The judges on the 10th Circuit panel said that was perfectly appropriate.

Source: foxnews.com
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