{"id":2494007,"date":"2025-10-02T20:22:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T00:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pastor-speaks-out-after-muslims-take-over-chapel-at-dallas-airport-and-block-him-from-entering\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T20:23:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T00:23:41","slug":"pastor-speaks-out-after-muslims-take-over-chapel-at-dallas-airport-and-block-him-from-entering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pastor-speaks-out-after-muslims-take-over-chapel-at-dallas-airport-and-block-him-from-entering\/","title":{"rendered":"Pastor Speaks Out After Muslims Take Over Chapel at Dallas Airport and Block Him from Entering"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpastor-speaks-out-after-muslims-take-over-chapel-at-dallas-airport-and-block-him-from-entering%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2494007&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Pastor Tom Ascol shared his disappointment after attending a &#8220;prayer service&#8221; announced at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport,expecting a christian gathering. Instead, he found a Muslim prayer led by an Imam and was denied entry to observe. Despite the proclamation stating &#8220;all are welcome,&#8221; Ascol was blocked from participating because the service was exclusively for Muslims. This experience deeply grieved him as a Christian,Texan,and American,prompting him to call for prayer for revival,conversion,and restoration of Christian truth in the community.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>When Pastor Tom Ascol first heard about a &ldquo;prayer service&rdquo; at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, he admitted that he had &ldquo;very low expectations.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Even Ascol couldn&rsquo;t have foreseen how badly this &ldquo;prayer service&rdquo; would miss even his low expectations.<\/p>\n<p>Ascol gained quite a bit of virality recently when he recounted an infuriating experience he had at DFW Airport:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">As I await my flight home from seeing Voddie&rsquo;s family an announcement in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DFWAirport?\">@DFWAirport<\/a> says &ldquo;all are welcome&rdquo; to a &ldquo;prayer service&rdquo; in the chapel. With broken heart I went hoping maybe Scripture would at least be read. Instead I found this &amp; was denied access. Imam-led Salah. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p6GhJ4IESB\">pic.twitter.com\/p6GhJ4IESB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tom Ascol @tomascol (@tomascol) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomascol\/status\/1971676370666508595?\">September 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Ascol revealed that he was at that airport as he was waiting to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-stealth-makeover-could-it-save-the-a-10-warthog\/\" title=\"A Stealth Makeover \u2013 Could It Save the A-10 Warthog?\">fly back home<\/a> after seeing the family of Voddie Baucham, a titan of Christianity who recently passed away.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As I await my flight home from seeing Voddie&rsquo;s family an announcement in [DFW Airport] says &lsquo;all are welcome&rsquo; to a &lsquo;prayer service&rsquo; in the chapel,&rdquo; Ascol posted. &ldquo;With broken heart I went hoping maybe Scripture would at least be read. Instead I found this &amp; was denied access. Imam-led Salah.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ascol d a picture of this &ldquo;prayer service,&rdquo; which turned out to be a Muslim prayer service.<\/p>\n<p>While the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pastor-arrested-after-camera-discovered-in-church-bathroom-allegedly-confesses-to-disgusting-years-long-pattern\/\" title=\"Pastor Arrested After Camera Discovered in Church Bathroom, Allegedly Confesses to Disgusting Years-Long Pattern\">pastor&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s disappointment was palpable, things only got worse.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tomascol\/status\/1973449559230783802\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a separate thread<\/a>, which Ascol posted after getting numerous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-kamala-harris-keeps-a-running-tab-on-reporters-who-dont-fully-understand-or-appreciate-her\/\" title=\"Report: Kamala Harris Keeps A Running Tab On Reporters Who \u2018Don\u2019t Fully Understand\u2019 Or \u2018Appreciate\u2019 Her\">interview requests<\/a>, he shed more light on what had happened during the incident in question (while noting he would not be taking any interview requests).<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The announcement on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/entire-irish-rugby-team-in-international-tournament-refuses-to-take-a-knee\/\" title=\"Entire Irish Rugby Team In International Tournament Refuses To \u2018Take A Knee\u2019\">public address system<\/a> in Terminal D of DFW was repeated more than once,&rdquo; Ascol <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tomascol\/status\/1973449564431720797?s=46&amp;t=OYStdAf9bOmyx_nj_5DcZg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">explained<\/a>. &ldquo;A woman&rsquo;s voice said that a prayer service would be held in the chapel near gate D40 at 2:30 and that &lsquo;all are welcome.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I had a heavy heart, and hours before my flight back to Cape Coral was scheduled to depart,&rdquo; Ascol <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tomascol\/status\/1973449566738690436?s=46&amp;t=OYStdAf9bOmyx_nj_5DcZg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">continued<\/a>. &ldquo;Though I had very low expectations, thinking that this might be some <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >weak ecumenical offering<\/a>, I thought that perhaps someone might read Scripture during the service.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tomascol\/status\/1973449566738690436?s=46&amp;t=OYStdAf9bOmyx_nj_5DcZg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">added<\/a>: &ldquo;The main room had several men kneeling on mats with a Muslim Imam in the far corner and a man praying aloud a Muslim prayer near the door. I looked through the door, bags in hand, processing the fact that what the travelers in DFW were invited to was, in fact, Muslim prayers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While disappointed, Ascol noted he still wanted to observe.<\/p>\n<p>Too bad the Muslim Imam had other plans.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When the man finished his audible prayer, I tried to enter the room to observe,&rdquo; Ascol <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tomascol\/status\/1973449572572864630?s=46&amp;t=OYStdAf9bOmyx_nj_5DcZg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;He quickly came and blocked my entrance as the Imam started speaking about the prophet Mohammed. He said there was a chair in the back for me, but that I must take off my shoes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When I made a move to step further toward the door, he shifted his position to stand directly in front of me, making it clear that this prayer service was only for certain kinds of people, namely Muslims,&rdquo; Ascol <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tomascol\/status\/1973449574598713458?s=46&amp;t=OYStdAf9bOmyx_nj_5DcZg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As harrowing as the experience was, Ascol ultimately walked away more emboldened in his faith than ever.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It has also provoked me to pray more diligently that the Lord would revive His people, convert His enemies, and restore the truth of His law and His gospel to its place of prominence in our communities. I encourage all believers to join me in these prayers. 12\/12<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tom Ascol @tomascol (@tomascol) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomascol\/status\/1973449582748246119?\">October 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I posted about it on X because it grieved &amp; angered me that this type of false worship is not only taking place in a public facility but also is being promoted in deceitful ways by DFW authorities.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It grieves me as a native Texan. It grieves me as an American. It grieves me most as a Christian who is jealous for the glory and honor of the crucified and risen Lord Jesus Christ,&rdquo; Ascol said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It has also provoked me to pray more diligently that the Lord would revive His people, convert His enemies, and restore the truth of His law and His gospel to its place of prominence in our communities. 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