The major religions of the world have long battled over the rights to their proclaimed homeland, the holier nature of their respective higher beings, and the superiority of their beliefs, but they all agree that airport security body scanners are a violation of privacy.
The Pope announced at a meeting in the Vatican this past weekend that the body scanners violate “personal integrity” and that he does not believe they should be used. While he acknowledges the challenges the industry faces with regard to safety, he says that nothing should come in the way of, “respect for the primacy of the person.”
In a separate incident, a Muslim woman was not allowed to board her flight when she refused to go through the body scanner, claiming that it infringed on her religious beliefs. She- and her friend who also refused- are believed to be the first people to say no to the new security protocol.
As the number of these machines increase around the world in the coming months, it is unclear just how much resistance it will be met with. Human rights groups, like the ACLU, are already heading up efforts to combat this new technology, arguing that the potential for abuse extends far beyond just basic rights to privacy issues.
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Posted by Veronica on March 8, 2010 at 8:38 pm
violate personal integrity? hmmmmmm Integrity is a value that we should all have…but its and ideal. While some of us have that value or honor it in our lives many of us don’t…sure lets not have body scanners and then have a pshyco come in with his gun and shoot at people just because. Sorry that doesnt fly with me. We should not make acceptions just because someone feels offended. If you dont want to go through a body scanner then dont fly. Or you can have them rub you down if you prefer that. Also this has nothing to do with religion its about safety get over it or dont get on a plane!