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Not too make this a religious debate, but I don't see how drinking has anything to do with someone being Muslim or not. True, it's a sin in that religion, but how many Jewish people do you know that keep Kosher, etc?

Kareem was a spokesperson for Coors... just saying.

The bigger question for me is are the guys on the list Muslim or do they belong to the Nation of Islam, because those are two very different things. Both have very different views on the five pillars of faith and the prophet's position, which is sort of like a Christian not believing in the trinity. Non-trinitarians may consider themselves Christian, but mainline Christians do not.

It's a much bigger difference than Protestant/Catholic/Maronite, because all three recognize each other as Christian, whereas mainline Islam does not recognize the Nation of Islam.

This site has lays out a lot of the differences: [url]http://web.archive.org/web/20060828131229/religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/nrms/Nofislam.html[/url]

[QUOTE=moaz]This thread


Another thread form yesterday


I think someone here is very sad that in November he wont be able to elect GWB again.[/QUOTE]
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Didnt look at the whole thread but from the first page you guys missed Bison Dele/ Brian Williams, one of the most underrated players IMO

Hammertime really doesn't want Okur to be Muslim. He's pushing like we're telling him Okur has aids.

I was raised like a Muslim praying to the East.

Sorry that lyric came to mind when I saw this thread.

I would be Muslim but I love Bar B Q pork to much. Pork Chops. Jello.
I can go on and on.

[QUOTE=AbulHassan]... which happens to be a major sin ...[/QUOTE]
go fuc*k yourself

[QUOTE=baseketball4life]go fuc*k yourself[/QUOTE]

That would be another sin!

Every time you do that a kitten dies.

My Priest said so.

[QUOTE=DirtySanchez]That would be another sin!

Every time you do that a kitten dies.

My Priest said so.[/QUOTE]
fuc*k kittens and fuc*k you

[QUOTE=baseketball4life]fuc*k kittens and fuc*k you[/QUOTE]

HA! I heart you to my friend.

Basketball4life, you make some good points....but then again, if one's religion states not to drink and they chose to do it over and over again...they're not taking their prophets words all that serious are they?? Thus, making them hypocrites when they claim to be something.
People like that have the beliefs, maybe from being born into that specific religion, but for some reason aren't practising it. I'd call them hypocrites...not sinners...especially if they make no effort to change their ways and thin kjust by praying the next day that it makes it all OK.

Oh and most of these NBA players would be sunny(spelling?) Muslims...because shiiiite(spelling?) Muslims are predominantly from Iran.


Everyone's praying to the same God, can't we all get along?

[QUOTE=Hammertime]How is he a practicing Muslim? He drinks, he doesn't fast, his wife doesn't wear a hijjab, his daughter has an English name....what exactly does he practice?

Like I said, can someone explain to me how he's any more of a Muslim than Dirk Nowitzki is a Christian?[/QUOTE]


lol that's like saying a Christian that "sins" in any respect isn't a true Christian.

How many "Christians" do you know?

Only a fundamentalist Muslim would do those things listed above. Most Muslims are relaxed about their religion just as most Christians are.

All I know is, I don't care if he's muslim, I loved watching Ahmad Rashad play in the NBA for .... oh wait.