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| Ga. mayor converts to Islam faith |
| 2007-02-03 |
| MACON, Ga. - Mayor Jack Ellis has converted to Islam and is working to change his legal name to Hakim Mansour Ellis. Ellis, 61, a Macon native who was raised Christian, said he became a Sunni Muslim during a December ceremony in the west African nation of Senegal. Ellis said he has studied the Koran for years and that his new religion was practiced by his ancestors before they were brought to North America as slaves. “Why does one become a Christian?” Ellis said. “You do it because it feels right. . . . To me, it’s no big deal. But people like to know what you believe in.” Ellis’ mayoral term expires this year. He said he is proud to live in a country founded on religious freedom. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #4 his new religion was practiced by his ancestors before they were brought to North America as slaves. Actually it is quite possible that his ancestors were Orisha or Shango adherents that were captured and sold into slavery by muslim slave traders. |
| Posted by: john 2007-02-03 10:12 |
| #3 And damned ungrateful too. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-02-03 08:40 |
| #2 Ellis said he has studied the Koran for years and that his new religion was practiced by his ancestors before they were brought to North America as slaves. Excerpt from author Dinesh D'Souza's latest offering, What's So Great About America: "Slavery was a grave moral crime that inflicted incalculable moral harm to the slaves. But the slaves are dead, and the truth is that their descendents are better off as a result of slavery." |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2007-02-03 08:32 |
| #1 ...his new religion was practiced by his ancestors before they were brought to North America as slaves. Uh, yeah, right. The only muslims involved in your ancestors lives were the ones that sold them to Whitey. |
| Posted by: Parabellum 2007-02-03 08:25 |