I read the article posted about the request by Muslim taxi drivers to have OUR GOVENRNMENT  pay for special washing facilities for them in order to properly pray to Allah. This is totally absurd. I would like to suggest a simple solution, and if I knew where to send this I would. i suppose our congressmen would be a place to start.
    For each Muslim who wants to be able to wash properly, why not make him responsible for carrying in his taxi a personal, portable basin? He can buy a plastic dishpan of appropriate size at any dollar store for a buck, then he can carry it into the public restroom and fill it with water from a public washbasin. He can then proceed to wash himself according to his preferred ritual, with absolute assurance that his washbasin has not been contaminated by infidels. He can also carry his own personal towel, again, something that can be purchased cheaply. This would be a simple, inexpensive solution that would ensure our taxpayers are not "footing the bill", and will keep church and state separate in order to appease those who insist on such a separation of powers.