Texas Gov.Greg Abbott announced Friday that he had referred "discriminatory" religious facilities at two of the state's major airports to the Justice Department over the installation of Islamic foot wash stations in its bathrooms.Last week, Abbott directed the state to conduct a review of grants to entities operating Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, for possible revocation and denial of future funding over plans to install Islamic wudu washing facilities.He previously referred both airports to the U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT) for investigation, and threatened state funding.DFW AIRPORT SCRAPS CONTROVERSIAL ISLAMIC FOOT-WASHING STATION PLAN AS TEXAS GOV ABBOTT TAKES AIMTravelers wait in security checkpoint lines at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in Houston.Texas Gov.
Greg Abbott has referred the matter of Islamic washing stations at IAH and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.(David J.
Phillip/AP Photo, File)"These ablution stations single out one subset of the population for special treatment based on religion," Abbott said in a statement."They are not interfaith chapels open to all.
They exist to benefit the Muslim population alone.Government-owned airports cannot favor one religion over all others."Abbott called on the Justice Department to review policies at both airports, noting both facilities are subject to numerous conditions because they receive federal funding, including the requirement to comply with all laws prohibiting discrimination and protecting the rights of all Americans.‘MUSLIM ONLY’ EVENT AT TEXAS WATER PARK CANCELED AFTER ABBOTT THREATENS TO PULL $530K IN STATE GRANTSFox News Digital has reached out to both airports.In a letter to U.S.
Attorney General Todd Blanche, Abbott said the washing facilities in IAH are furnished with "copies of the Quran, prayer rugs, prayer beads and a turbah." He noted that both airports are owned by the government."Yet, thes...