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A Christian pastor was denied access to the chapel at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport by a Muslim cleric.
Tom Ascol, a prominent Southern Baptist pastor, wrote on social media that he had been in Dallas to visit the grieving family of Voddie Baucham, a renowned pastor and scholar. Baucham suffered an emergency medical incident and died on Thursday. He was 56.
Ascol said that he heard an announcement inviting passengers to visit the Meadows Chapel for a prayer service. The announcement included the phrase “all are welcome.”
“With broken heart I went hoping maybe Scripture would at least be read,” Ascol wrote on X. “Instead I found this & was denied access. Imam-led Salah.”
Ascol posted a photograph of Muslims inside the chapel on prayer rugs. The pastor tells he was physically blocked from entering the room.
“They blocked my way in the inner room,” Ascol told me. “A man who had offered a loud prayer, not the Imam, said I could come in if I took my shoes off. I refused. He would not let me walk in. I did not want to create a scene a I left. Muslim prayer rugs lined the floors.”
Ironically, the chapel was dedicated to the military service of the men and women of Texas.
Dozens of people engaged in Ascol’s post sharing similar incidents that had happened at other airports.
“Denied access to a chapel built in honor of our American military men and women!? This needs to be looked into,” one person wrote. “I’m so sorry! Thankfully our Lord is THE Lord and he hears our prayers before our hearts even groan to find words.”
“Welcome to America, where we promote the Islam faith over all else in the name of inclusion,” another wrote.
So, why were Christians denied access? We’ve reached out to DFW airport officials for an explanation.