MOST BAMA FANS STAND TALL FOR AMERICAN VALUES...
Thank each of you so much for the message you spread ...
Earlier one of our posters poised this question - Alabama is recruiting a Muslim, your thoughts? My answer is I sure hope he can shoot and rebound. My second thought was how sad someone has to take personal prejudice to a sports forum. I was so proud that almost everyone who replied to the question didn't take the bait. The last time I looked at the post I didn't see anyone who said we should not recruit him. Personally, I have several Muslim friends, one of whom saw his son give the ultimate sacrifice to the cause of freedom.
We've had several Muslim players in other sports here at the Capstone. We'll have many more as the Muslim population continues to grow.Remember the old story about Sam Cunningham doing more to integrate Alabama colleges than anything or anyone else could. Whether that's true or not I don't know. But I want to tell our posters how very proud I am to those who took the higher ground. It's hard to be open minded and have a big heart. Hatred is so easy. I will say this to all my Crimson brothers and sisters. The road to heaven isn't paved with hatred but is covered with love and understanding. I don't care if you are a Democrat, a Republican, or an Independent. Be whatever you want to be but don't spread your racial bigotry in the area of sports. And I might add anywhere else, but I know that is not possible. Haters have to hate. It's what they do. I know this is not a typical Crimson Hoops post. But the post to which I write about is not typical either. My faith requires me to answer.
When I told all of you guys that I was taking a coaching job, and you replied, I almost cried with your wishes of support. My beautiful wife, my anchor, said that it meant that the hundreds of posts I wrote meant something. I've paid for an expensive grammar program to help me with my shortcomings and my dyslexia. The program can help me with grammar. The dyslexia is here to stay. LOL. More than anything except my family, my faith, and my nation, I love Crimson Tide basketball. But all of those loves momentarily took a back seat to the response of my brothers in Crimson to that post which was nothing more than racism. You made me so proud to be a 'Bama fan. Some of us are misguided. Some of us understand.
I have to admit that I am a bigot toward racial bigots. It is a weakness I fight daily to overcome. It is a hard to beat that feeling. But I try. I don't believe that Christ would support hatred toward any group or any race. Nor would the Buddha, who would tell us to find the Middle Way in such situation. And after long studies of Islam neither would the God of all Muslims support those feelings. By the way, the God of Abraham and God of Allah are the same God. Thank each and every one of you for making this a week of celebration and not of anger on my part. In love for our program, we will find unity. In unity, we will find success, and with the success, we can spread the message God wishes. Thank you for allowing me a departure from what I usually write.
Thank each of you so much for the message you spread ...
We've had several Muslim players in other sports here at the Capstone. We'll have many more as the Muslim population continues to grow.Remember the old story about Sam Cunningham doing more to integrate Alabama colleges than anything or anyone else could. Whether that's true or not I don't know. But I want to tell our posters how very proud I am to those who took the higher ground. It's hard to be open minded and have a big heart. Hatred is so easy. I will say this to all my Crimson brothers and sisters. The road to heaven isn't paved with hatred but is covered with love and understanding. I don't care if you are a Democrat, a Republican, or an Independent. Be whatever you want to be but don't spread your racial bigotry in the area of sports. And I might add anywhere else, but I know that is not possible. Haters have to hate. It's what they do. I know this is not a typical Crimson Hoops post. But the post to which I write about is not typical either. My faith requires me to answer.
When I told all of you guys that I was taking a coaching job, and you replied, I almost cried with your wishes of support. My beautiful wife, my anchor, said that it meant that the hundreds of posts I wrote meant something. I've paid for an expensive grammar program to help me with my shortcomings and my dyslexia. The program can help me with grammar. The dyslexia is here to stay. LOL. More than anything except my family, my faith, and my nation, I love Crimson Tide basketball. But all of those loves momentarily took a back seat to the response of my brothers in Crimson to that post which was nothing more than racism. You made me so proud to be a 'Bama fan. Some of us are misguided. Some of us understand.
I have to admit that I am a bigot toward racial bigots. It is a weakness I fight daily to overcome. It is a hard to beat that feeling. But I try. I don't believe that Christ would support hatred toward any group or any race. Nor would the Buddha, who would tell us to find the Middle Way in such situation. And after long studies of Islam neither would the God of all Muslims support those feelings. By the way, the God of Abraham and God of Allah are the same God. Thank each and every one of you for making this a week of celebration and not of anger on my part. In love for our program, we will find unity. In unity, we will find success, and with the success, we can spread the message God wishes. Thank you for allowing me a departure from what I usually write.
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