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Muslim athletes say Mumme discriminated
AP ^
| August 28, 2006
Posted on 08/28/2006 9:23:58 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- Three former New Mexico State University football players -- all Muslims -- sued the university and coach Hal Mumme on Monday, saying they were dismissed from the team because of their religious beliefs. The American Civil Liberties Union filed the federal lawsuit on behalf of Mu'Ammar Ali and brothers Anthony and Vincent Thompson.
"Universities are supposed to be places of evolved thinking and reason, not of base intolerance and bigotry" said Peter Simonson, executive director of ACLU New Mexico. "In this case, the university failed its purpose, and a coach indulged in those prejudices to assert his own religious preferences over the players and the team."
The lawsuit alleges Mumme, who was hired by New Mexico State in January 2005, instituted a "religious brotherhood" within the football team and singled out Muslim athletes. It claims Mumme had players recite the Lord's Prayer after each practice and before each game. Ali and the Thompsons said that practice made them feel like outcasts and caused them to pray separately from the other players.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: aclu; blackmuslims; collegefootball; football; mumme; muslims; nmsu; trop; whiningwahabbists
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So much for tossing the pigskin.
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
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posted on
08/28/2006 9:26:54 PM PDT
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kinoxi
To: kinoxi
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posted on
08/28/2006 9:29:12 PM PDT
by
Fiddlstix
(Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
So much for tossing the pigskin. ROTFL!!!
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posted on
08/28/2006 9:32:46 PM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(What changes do you intend to make to your lifestyle now that Pluto is no longer "a planet?")
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
I'm sure that the players still could be persuaded to take some time off from practice and games: especially after contact drills.
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08/28/2006 9:34:39 PM PDT
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Nachum
To: FlingWingFlyer
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
Question. If we hose them down and baptize them, do they loose their standing as Muslims? Any Christian can administer the Sacrament of Baptism. Let's just Baptize the lot of them. Just a thought?!
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08/28/2006 9:46:32 PM PDT
by
aliquando
(A Scout is T, L, H, F, C, K, O, C, T, B, C, and R.)
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
Perhaps they should transfer to and play (infidelitous) varsity football at Al-Ahzar University -- the main Islamo college, in Cairo!
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posted on
08/28/2006 9:48:06 PM PDT
by
dodger
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
Hmmmm, ACLU + Muslims.
Can you say.....setup?
Knew you could!
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posted on
08/28/2006 9:49:50 PM PDT
by
bordergal
(John)
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
Problems began when Coach Mumme called for the bomb play and the three Muslim players lined up with suicide vests on...
To: over3Owithabrain
They also objected to the "Hail Mary" pass or run crossing patterns.
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posted on
08/28/2006 9:59:25 PM PDT
by
Apercu
("Res ipsa loquitur")
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
Let's setup a legal defense fund for Mumme and stick those Moslems good.
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posted on
08/28/2006 10:01:51 PM PDT
by
BlackjackPershing
("The great object is that every man be armed." Patrick Henry)
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
Wait a minute! Why would Muslims want to play a game where the main idea is moving pigskin up and down a field??
I thought devout Muslims were appalled by anything swine?
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posted on
08/28/2006 10:19:59 PM PDT
by
technomage
(NEVER underestimate the depths to which liberals will stoop for power.)
To: over3Owithabrain
LOL.........
I laughed at that almost as much as I laughed at this:
"Universities are supposed to be places of evolved thinking and reason, not of base intolerance and bigotry" said Peter Simonson, executive director of ACLU New Mexico. "
*snort*
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08/28/2006 10:22:55 PM PDT
by
Howlin
To: Apercu
They also objected to the "Hail Mary" pass or run crossing patterns. But they loved clotheslining receivers and throwing the bomb.
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
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08/28/2006 10:40:17 PM PDT
by
ladyinred
(Leftists, the enemy within.)
To: over3Owithabrain
FR "Post of the Year" nominee.
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
Ali and the Thompsons said that practice made them feel like outcasts and caused them to pray separately from the other players.It really wasn't like this in Iran, they were heard to say.
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08/28/2006 11:21:45 PM PDT
by
taxesareforever
(Never forget Matt Maupin)
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
Again... the ACLU steps in with treason to America.
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
Last year, the ACLU filed a grievance against Mumme, alleging he repeatedly questioned Ali about al-Qaida, "Ali, don't you think al-Qaida is a bunch of idiots?"
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