Prayer Confusion Diverts Flight to Philly

Authorities say a misunderstanding about a Jewish prayer ritual led to the diversion of a US Airways flight to Philadelphia. (Jan. 21)

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[Slavestorms]

The world doesn't run on education, information data or truth. It runs on emotion, fear mostly. People are bombarded with stuff to fear everyday: Fear of terror, fear of change, fear of losing a job, home, mate or children, fear of external enemies, fear of not having enough stuff to attract a suitable whore to mate with, fear of never knowing where we came from, fear of death and the unknown, fear of eternal torture for not picking the right god and worshiping it properly

So much to fear

[moishele]

I'm pretty sure it's not called an olfactory. Though also on the head, that is a nerve in the sinuses that allows for the sense of smell. Try Phylactery.

[KingOystar]

Sheesh. I put Tefillin on each day and it is easy to forget that not everyone knows what Tefillin are.

[Lagolop]

@adolthitler

I sort of agree with you. All religions have their extreme components and I think religion has been the cause of wars time and again.

Islam is not only a religion but an ideology, a dangerous one. It takes top honors these days. I am no religious expert but it seems to me that while Judaism and Christianity has progressed, islam has regressed to it most base.

PS no bombs are good bombs, no terrorists are good, and NONE should be referred to as "freedom fighters"

[adolthitler]

@Lagolop Ok so we can't allow bombs on planes but we can allow them in abortion clinics? Are christian bombs the "good" bombs?

I support you on Islam being a vile religion, but so is christianity for pretty much the same reasons.

All religion has all the same problems.

[Lagolop]

@adolthitler

No, the only reason we have bombs on planes is because of islam, a cult of violent, hatred and death.

[Lagolop]

@bethnivelern

Me too .... what, like some sort of aroma? ..... LOL!

[savingstone]

@AAAAkuuuu I'm sure standard TSA guidelines mention tefillin. Second of all, he left from New York City's LaGuardia. In case your not aware, New York City has the highest concentration of Jews in the country, making up around 20% of the city's population. Orthodox Jewish men will always bring their tefilin with them when going on a flight, as they must don them everyday except for the Sabbath. I am sure the TSA agents at LAGuardia are quite familiar with what 2 by 2 leather boxes are.

[GogolBordelloLover]

That's kind of funny. I looked up Tefillin on google images, and I can see how the flight crew might have been alarmed. It looks like some sort of modern cube weapon. lol. I bet they were embarrassed once they found out what it was.

[leezy94]

pretty ridiculous situation.

[pseudoepigraphi]

Tefillin are very small. Less than a 2 inch cube. It would be much easier to use the souls of your shoes, a digital camera, a cellphone, a laptop, or myriad other devices. What we need to do is have good detection for chemical residue of explosives as part of our screening. We all need to stop being afraid to use ethnic profiling.

[0SatampraZeiros0]

lol how am I cowardly you stupid cockfiend, just because you say so? oooo bitch.