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Remember this?

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Now, think about this:

MINNEAPOLIS - Cabdriver Muhamed Mursal doesn't wear his Muslim beliefs on his sleeve, but he may soon broadcast them from a light on top of his cab.

Mursal and hundreds of other Muslim cabdrivers at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport refuse to take fares they know are carrying alcohol. No one is searching bags, but a Napa Valley wine box or a see-through bag from the duty-free store can be enough to leave a fare waiting for the next cab. Airport officials estimate that happens at least three times a day.

Now, the airport and cab drivers have worked out a proposal that calls for cabdrivers who won't carry alcohol to have a cab light that's a different color. That way, the airport workers who hook up travelers with taxis can steer alcohol-carrying fares to cabs that will take them. Airport officials hope to have the new lights ready by the end of the year.

Wouldn't putting special Muslim-lights on taxi cabs be kinda the definition of "respecting the establishment of a religion?"  Remember please that the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport is a government agency.

I have no problem with Muslim taxi drivers refusing fares because the fare is carrying alcohol.  I'd also have no problem with the cab company firing the driver's sorry asses for refusing to do their job.  Everybody wins--the cab drivers stay true to their beliefs, cab companies get more reliable drivers, and Martha Minnesotan back from her wine weekend in Napa Valley gets home OK.