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"Gary Khera Posted: Nov. 20, 2008 Updated: Today at 6:11 p.m. ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. — A Halifax County man was turned away from a local mission when he refused to remove his turban while trying to make a donation. When Gary Khera, went with his wife to the Union Mission on Roanoke Avenue to make a donation, a staffer asked him to remove his turban. "She said, 'Sir, you have to take your turban off. This is the United States,'" Khera recounted. "That made me a little upset," he said. "I am a United States citizen." Khera, citing his religious beliefs, declined. He is a Sikh with dual U.S. and Indian citizenship. Followers of Sikhism do not cut their hair, and men commonly wear long beards and turbans. Florence Williams, the mission's in-take director, countered with the facility's policy that requires that men remove head coverings indoors. Rev. Ron Weeks, executive director of the mission, seconded her argument. “He wanted to become argumentative and I asked him to please leave,” Weeks said. Khera, offended, left and took his money with him. He said that he and his wife have given to the mission in years past, always by mailing a check. This year, he wanted to see where his donation was going. The mission building contains a chapel, and employees consider the entire building "the Lord's house," Weeks said. A sign in the lobby outlines the policy against hats or other headwear inside. "We have policy and he didn't want to abide by it," said Weeks. "He gave the receptionist a bad time and decided to do a vengeance thing because he didn't get his own way. This was nothing to do with the turban, nothing to do with his faith." Weeks said the mission would welcome Khera's donation if he mailed it or had his wife bring it in. Khera denied that he was disruptive or argumentative. He asserts that he calmly tried to explain that he was there to give a donation. Now he'll take his money elsewhere. "They should not turn away a donation for the needy because they misunderstood someone else's religion," he added. Weeks said he may consider changing the policy because of the incident. "

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/3999881/

[Edited on November 21, 2008 at 10:10 PM. Reason : Zxcv]

11/21/2008 10:08:54 PM

words

11/21/2008 10:09:18 PM

Sounds like stupid black people to me.

11/21/2008 10:10:52 PM

oh
my
god

this is ridiculous.

SEE THIS IS WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT

ugh, people

11/21/2008 10:10:55 PM

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"Damn Christians"

bunchafuckinretards, i swear.

11/21/2008 10:13:12 PM

On second thought, he does look rather silly.

11/21/2008 10:13:32 PM

wahhhhhhhhhhhhhh i dont wanna take my hat off, wahhhhhh

11/21/2008 10:14:34 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEp6hQfithg&feature=related

11/21/2008 10:17:08 PM

howard stern rocks my sox^

11/21/2008 10:21:36 PM

Don't their children also get to carry knives around in elementary school?

[Edited on November 21, 2008 at 10:22 PM. Reason : .]

11/21/2008 10:22:08 PM

^^

I posted because of your Waaaaaaaah.

11/21/2008 10:23:02 PM

1. Its not a hat; It's a sign of faith that keeps our uncut hair tied up and also serves as a symbol so that people who may be in need of help can find and identify a Sikh

2. He was making a donation to a church, and teaching his kids about helping his fellow man, no matter what their faith

3. We are not allowed to carry knives in schools, it's called a Kirpan and its a dull blade that serves as a symbol to stand up for the oppressed and to use force when all other means don't work

Open up your mind before making judgments

11/21/2008 10:28:53 PM

It's their church, their rules, and their loss.

11/21/2008 10:39:48 PM

That's deep.

11/21/2008 10:41:59 PM

ignorant ass people.

11/21/2008 10:59:46 PM

lol

Dumb Americans turning away free money.

11/21/2008 11:05:26 PM

Funny how its not "their church, their rules" when it comes to Muslim people haha

I just think the irony in all of this is funny

11/21/2008 11:06:56 PM

but they weren't even muslim??

11/21/2008 11:08:05 PM

Sikhs are not Muslims

11/21/2008 11:10:06 PM

Most Indians are cheap and I smell bullshit in this story.

11/21/2008 11:10:20 PM

^^ uh i know

i at first thought you were saying they were. i'm confused.

11/21/2008 11:11:10 PM

watch out, they carry knives on them at all times

11/21/2008 11:11:42 PM

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"It's their church, their rules, and their loss."

11/21/2008 11:41:32 PM

i like sikhs. all the sikhs i've met have been pretty stand-up dudes.

11/22/2008 12:26:30 AM

i was being sarcastic when i wrote that it was a hat....
i know a sikh , so that makes it OK to make fun of...kind like i have a black "friend"

[Edited on November 22, 2008 at 5:54 PM. Reason : ...]

11/22/2008 5:52:35 PM

This is fucked up. You can't come into a church because you wear a turban.

But if you operate a dating/matrimonial site for straight people, you also have to operate it for gay people, otherwise you will be sued in court and lose.

11/22/2008 6:59:19 PM

^cant wait for my free subscription.....

11/22/2008 7:03:29 PM

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"Funny how its not "their church, their rules" when it comes to Muslim people haha I just think the irony in all of this is funny"

Don't be stupid, if I was going into a mosque/temple/whatever I'd take my shoes off. This whole thing is a non-issue.

11/22/2008 10:42:12 PM

but you'd do that if you were going to worship

that isn't really what he was doing. he was going in to make a donation. and i doubt the place to drop off donations is the church sanctuary. i mean maybe it is. but it still seems slightly different than ^

11/22/2008 10:50:07 PM

No, if there was a pile of shoes at the door, I'd take them off. I certainly would if there was a sign on the wall or someone asked me to. Or I'd say 'fuck it' and leave. All acceptable actions.

11/22/2008 10:52:43 PM

Someone needs to dress up like Satan and go in with a check for a million dollars, I'd love to see what would happen

11/22/2008 10:55:46 PM

yea i get that but if you are going in to make a donation somewhere it is probably just an administrative office. i don't get the need of taking off a head dress. you aren't worshipping. you aren't in the place of worship. it just doesn't seem analogous to me.

11/22/2008 10:55:59 PM

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"Don't be stupid, if I was going into a mosque/temple/whatever I'd take my shoes off. This whole thing is a non-issue. "

Is it your religious belief that you must wear your shoes?

This is like when an infinitely massive object encounters and infinite force, what happens? Who yields first in their religious beliefs?

It's weird Judaism requires males to cover their heads with Yarmulkas, and Christianity requires males to keep their heads uncovered, but FEMALES to cover their heads. It's like they created their beliefs in order to spite each other, like the whole pigs/cows thing with Hindus and Jews.

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"i don't get the need of taking off a head dress. you aren't worshipping. you aren't in the place of worship. it just doesn't seem analogous to me."

This is what i'm thinking. The guy is not a Christian, for something like this, he shouldn't really have to pretend he is one just to give them money.

In any case, if the guy at the Church really said this:

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"This is the United States,'" Khera recounted. "That made me a little upset," he said. "I am a United States citizen." "

There is nothing about America that says you can't wear a Turban.

[Edited on November 22, 2008 at 11:10 PM. Reason : ]

11/22/2008 11:07:19 PM

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"1. Its not a hat; It's a sign of faith that keeps our uncut hair tied up and also serves as a symbol so that people who may be in need of help can find and identify a Sikh 2. He was making a donation to a church, and teaching his kids about helping his fellow man, no matter what their faith 3. We are not allowed to carry knives in schools, it's called a Kirpan and its a dull blade that serves as a symbol to stand up for the oppressed and to use force when all other means don't work Open up your mind before making judgments "

Thank you PimpingHonda
I just wanted to repost what you have said so that if anybody has missed this should read it.

For more information about sikhs watch this videos released for US public to avoid hate crimes against Sikhs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TklkMxh5_9o

[Edited on November 23, 2008 at 1:36 AM. Reason : ..]

11/23/2008 1:08:52 AM

that's a cool hat

he needs to grow his mustache into a handle-bar deal

[Edited on November 23, 2008 at 1:24 AM. Reason : ]

11/23/2008 1:24:11 AM

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"lol Dumb Americans turning away free money. "

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"Most Indians are cheap and I smell bullshit in this story. "

punisher you need a good beating from Americans as well as Indians

11/23/2008 1:47:24 AM

It makes me Sikh to mah stomach to hear this

11/23/2008 2:50:27 AM

I think sikhs are awesome, as far as religious people go

11/23/2008 2:57:38 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TklkMxh5_9o

oh snap!

watch this video

there's an awesome cuntish white lady at the beginning that's like "officer, there's a man with a turban videoing!! arrest him"

11/23/2008 3:04:31 AM

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"It's their church, their rules, and their loss."

11/23/2008 7:25:38 AM

Did they mention Gary runs multiple topless bars and has runins with all the churchs around here over the years? Most Christian pastors aren't exactly fans of the topless bar owner.

[Edited on November 23, 2008 at 5:38 PM. Reason : ]

11/23/2008 5:35:39 PM

ohhhh so now we are discriminating based on what people do outside of church

damn, it is a wonder churches make any money at all then.

11/23/2008 6:13:41 PM

^
Well the mission didn't have signs saying topless bar owners couldn't donate money.

11/23/2008 6:18:54 PM

No I don't care who donates personally. I was just trying to give some more depth into the story. He has stirred up trouble before to get some attention. And it could also explain why the Reverend didn't want him coming in. Thought it might give more insight into both of their possible motivations.

11/24/2008 8:48:55 AM

one thing-

Am i the only person who had an indian voice speaking in my head as i read the Sikh's statements?

11/24/2008 8:51:46 AM

lol

The cracker bitch tried to get a Sikh in trouble and he turned out to be a sheriff

11/24/2008 11:47:13 AM

^i laff'd

11/24/2008 1:05:53 PM