A Dartmouth woman claims a local hotel is infringing on her freedom of religion by not offering appropriate food for her wedding reception. Susan Ashley says the Delta Hotel in Dartmouth has denied her request to have halal food at the venue, something she says is needed for a traditional Muslim meal.
That opening line is not quite true, as the issue was not a straightforward denial of request for halal food. Susan Ashley expects Islamic standards, external caterers, and a shutdown of regular kitchen operations to serve other guests, and she wants all of it for free. She discusses her preposterous accusation in a report HERE, in which she states:
I honestly believe that it infringes on my human rights, on my basic human rights. The universal human rights is my freedom to practice religion…like I can’t say enough how upset I am
Ashley clearly knows nothing about human rights; otherwise, she would not be trampling the rights of staff at the Delta Hotel, which is likely nervous about being called “Islamophobic” as a next step. She would learn a few lessons about human rights should she test her approach publicly in Iran with her head uncovered.
The Delta said bringing an outside caterer into their kitchen would mean they would have to suspend food preparation for the rest of the guests.
Ashley’s impetuous attitude appears to be much in line with certain entitled Western bridezillas on reality shows, except she is fueled by an Islamic supremacist sense of entitlement, in which infidels must serve Muslims as inferiors. Her brazenness is astonishing as she asserts:
“Downtown Halifax is very expensive and I don’t want to spend $50,000 on a wedding,” she said. “I believe the Delta declined allowing me to have a caterer because they would essentially lose profit.”
Western society can expect to experience a steady escalation of this kind of behavior, and an emboldening of Islamic supremacists, correlated to continued appeasement. They have already made significant strides throughout the West in curbing speech that is deemed offensive to them, thus making them a special class in Western society. Jihadists also have free access into European countries and many are walking free. Expect increasingly bizarre, brazen and aggressive demands.
Westerners need to stop being susceptible to Islamic supremacist intimidation and bullying.
“N.S. woman claims potential wedding venue violated her religious freedoms”, CTV News, February 12, 2018:
A Dartmouth woman claims a local hotel is infringing on her freedom of religion by not offering appropriate food for her wedding reception.
Susan Ashley says the Delta Hotel in Dartmouth has denied her request to have halal food at the venue, something she says is needed for a traditional Muslim meal.
“It wouldn’t have been a big issue, and I honestly feel that it infringes on my human rights,” said Ashely. “I can’t say enough how upset I am.”
In a statement to CTV News, the Delta Hotel said they can offer some halal food, although it might not be up to orthodox standards and they wouldn’t allow outside caterers into the venue. The Delta said bringing an outside caterer into their kitchen would mean they would have to suspend food preparation for the rest of the guests.
The Delta also said they try to work with their customers, but this particular case wouldn’t be possible.
“Our catering menu does include many halal selections, however, we cannot provide assurances of no cross-contamination for clients who seek a true orthodox meal,” said an official for Armour Group Ltd., which represents the Delta Hotel.
Halal means “permissible,” and for Muslims it encompasses foods that are prepared a certain way. For meats, it refers to the way the animal is slaughtered.
“It’s supposed to be a very quick, painless death. The knife is supposed to be very, very sharp, one swift go,” said Halal retailer Jibran Khan.
Halal food is becoming more accessible in the Halifax area. Khan says it’s an important signal to Muslims that times are changing.
“I grew up here, 26 years in Canada not being able to go to restaurants, having to watch what I eat at friend’s places, so it just becomes a little restrictive in a lot of ways.,” said Khan.
Ashley is now looking at other venues, but she says there’s a price difference.
“Downtown Halifax is very expensive and I don’t want to spend $50,000 on a wedding,” she said. “I believe the Delta declined allowing me to have a caterer because they would essentially lose profit.”
But Armour Group Ltd. said the Delta can’t guarantee there wouldn’t be any cross-contamination during preparation….