A Christian conservative influencer was infuriated at the Dallas – Fort Worth airport to discover Muslims praying, prayer rugs, and that they’ve become “basically mosques with the word chapel on it.” It seems strange for her to blame the space for who chooses to worship in a time of declining religious practice and church attendance.
So I always go visit the chapels in airports. I like to see what airports still have chapels. I don’t know why. And a lot of them are disappearing. But Dallas has recently reinstalled their chapels. They used to have two. Then they had zero. And now they have three.
I’ve been to two of them today. And they’re not really chapels. They’re basically mosques with the word chapel on it. And it’s mostly just prayer rugs, no crosses, a few Bibles. Very hostile environment when you go in there during prayer time. I actually refused to leave. And I stayed and prayed through all of the men’s prayers.
They were not happy that there was a woman in there, but they did it anyway. So I want to encourage everybody to find a chapel when you go to the airport. Find a chapel. Go in there and pray. And if you cross with you, leave it. Don’t like this.
Check me. There’s not a single cross in here. But there’s a hundred prayer rugs. And they’ll tell you how to get to Mecca. Dallas.
They don’t display a cross but they’ll tell you which way to Mecca pic.twitter.com/UQTwdyp3YO
— Kira (@Kiradavis) March 30, 2026
Most passengers do not pray on he road. Devout Muslim travelers are going to. Other religions in the U.S. less so.
- Religious identification has dropped: the share of U.S. adults identifying as Christian fell from 78% in 2007 to 62% in 2023 according to Pew Research Center.
- Church attendance has declined: Gallup data shows that the share attending weekly or nearly weekly fell from 42% in 2000–2003 to 30% in 2021–2023. 57% now say they attend seldom or never.
- Belief remains higher than attendance: Pew found 83% of Americans say they believe in God or a universal spirit, while Gallup found 81% sayng they believe in God.
Last fall a pastor claimed he was shut out of a DFW chapel due to a Muslim service, though signs outside say ‘all are welcome’.
Muslim prayer services have long been held at 1:30 p.m. on Fridays at the DFW airport chapel. This is not a new service. And individual travelers can worship when and as they wish.
I’d note that DFW airport has five chapels, one in each terminal, so I don’t see anything wrong with accommodating services for one religion in one chapel once a week? That really doesn’t seem to exclude anyone else from using the space – although it makes sense one might visit the chapel closest to their gate on a connection. After all, people often anchor to their gates and don’t venture off for food either (which is why so many airports have ipads at gates for ordering, and food delivery, so they don’t miss out on sales).
Interestingly there’s no chapel in my home airport of Austin. There’s also no designated chapel space at Las Vegas (where they might need one most!), Los Angeles, or Philadelphia.
Alaska used to pass out prayer cards with meal trays. After 30 years Alaska Airlines ended the practice in 2012 (they started offering it only in first class in 2006, when they stopped providing meals in coach). The idea originally came from a marketing executive who brought the practice to Alaska from Continental.
I’m an atheist, but I have no problem with dedicated space where anyone can go at any time and quietly pray in any way they like. Prayer rugs? Fine. Crosses? Fine. Menorahs? Fine. Statue of Vishnu? Fine. Bibles? Fine. Book of Mormons? Fine. Vedas? OK by me.
But all can come at any time regardless of who else may be in there. If you don’t like it, you can pray somewhere else.
Men-only, women-only, religion-X only — absolutely no way. Period.
Wait, aren’t us Dems the “snowflakes”? I guess the “red team” wants that title since they found out TACO isn’t the tough guy they thought he was so they cry over anything that “offends” them.
Hey lady – chapel does mean a room for Jesus lovers only. Get over yourself.
Hey lady – chapel does NOT mean a room for Jesus lovers only. Get over yourself.
People should bring their service dogs in during Muslim services. Poke the bear.
Gary, interesting art.
Bruce Kennedy former and late CEO of Alaska Airlines introduced the inflight prayer cards on meal trays not someone from CO. Mr. Kennedy was a devoted Christian and immensely respected by our employees.
I think Kira is being ridiculous.
The antidote for bigotry and intolerance is travel. At an airport chapel one would hope to see less of this ugliness.
They are clearly labeled as inter-faith and open to all.
What is an influencer anyway but a useless person in this earth. People who follow influencers or are easily ‘influenced ‘ by them are not living their lives.
Bacon. That’s my religion. Bacon.
This shows how insecure some people are in their chosen faiths or practices.
@Jack the ladd — It’s been a while, but is it time for my “Who’s Akbar” bit, again? I know… haram, but, c’mon, mildly funny, no? It’s not like I’m depicting any prophets…
The point of comments s.a. Kira’s is to get attention. not to be reasonable.
We are in the USA where they said in 1776 that there should be a separation of church and state. Where Rhode Island was founded by Roger Williams when he was kicked out of Massachusetts because of religion.
Religion is nothing more than a pyramid scheme where they make you feel bad and take your money or sexually abuse you as a Catholic Church has been hiding for years
A Christian conservative influencer.
Lots of words to say bigot.
Yeah, you can comfort yourself that you are so tolerant and self righteous, while the muslims destroy western civilization from within. They are very open about their goal, but leftists are either too stupid or too brainwashed to listen. Western Europe is already gone. Canada is on the edge. We’re next. Suicidal empathy. And no, it has nothing to do with religion with me, it’s about values. Islam is not compatible with western values such as freedom of religion, freedom of speech, tolerance, etc. Every country they take over, they oppress, drive out or kill all other religions and anyone they find abhorrent. It starts with little things like this. It’s interesting how you leftists never hold these various invaders to the same standard that you hold western civilization.
As is so typical with Trump and his fanbase, their accusations are confessions. Mantis and his fellow Trumpublicans — from their pedophile MAGA Lord Trump on down — “destroy western civilization from within” ….. and please Putin.
How ironic. The vast majority of commenters on this site would be the very first people thrown off a roof by the very tolerant and very inclusive religion of peace found in Mecca (and many airport chapels). To paraphrase Vladimir Lenin, a vicious anti-Semite and anti-Christian: “The [modern day American progressives] will sell us the rope with which we will hang them.”
Christofascist. Call them for what they are.
Abusing children in the name of their “religion”.
No thanks.
@ 1990
No, not mildly funny but my original point was that your joke was not consistent with your liberalism. I have since learned you are liberal but intolerant or disdainful of religion geneally, so I don’t feel discriminated against and really don’t care. Nothing I can do about that. You notice I do not engage with people like Mantis because it’s pointless. Ramadan Mubarak.
@GUWonder
40% of peds belong to the lgbt. The left enable it and the Epstein files have only exposed sacred cows of the left as Epsteins close friends. All the while showing us nothing but the hatred trump and Epstein had towards each other at the end, mostly because trump knew Epstein was a ped all the while rich lefties still clung to him.