Macon, Ga., mayor converts to Islam, wants to change his name

The Macon Telegraph ^ | Feb 02, 2007 | Matt Barnwell

[deaconjim]

Jack Ellis has been a loon as long as he's been alive. This doesn't surprise me at all.

[Non-Sequitur]

I imagine this might put a crimp in his re-election bid.

[Vaquero]

Jack SEZ: "...no more Macon Bacon.."

[deaconjim]

Don't bet on it. If his first term in office didn't get him thrown into prison, there's no reason to believe he couldn't win a third. I don't believe he's planning to run again, but I do suspect that he has other political delusions ambitions.

[SIDENET]

Not surprised.

[knarf]

Charlie Daniels musta' made a mistake ... Johnny lost that contest.

[southernerwithanattitude]

Hes going to keep his last name, I bet he thinks this will allow him to run for some other office.

Stick a fork in him, hes done!

[Dudoight]

I didn't know that the various tribes in Africa, 250 years ago, were Muslim. If that it so, then fellow muslims sold his ancestors to the white slavers.

Historically, don't we know where most of the slaves came from in Africa? Were they truly muslims?

[Nathan Zachary]

"Ellis said he has been studying the Quran for years and that his new religion was originally practiced by his ancestors before they were brought to North America as slaves."

What an idiot. His ancestors were slaves captured by muslims, then sold and brought to America. I'm sure they were ever so happy to convert to Islam, the cult of their captors, as they were beaten and broken so they could be sold for a better price as a "tame" domesticated slave.

They had "Islam class" in the cold dark belly of a slave ship to pass the time.

What posseses anyone, especially a black person, to convert to Islam amazes me. Must be the 3 wives thing, plus being able to own as many female slaves as you want that you can pimp out because allah is so forgiving.

[haywoodwebb]

"Why does one become a Christian?" Ellis said. "You do it because it feels right. It's the right thing for you to do. ..."

Geez, and all this time I thought it was by the leading of the Holy Spirit.

[bmwcyle]

OK and Islam is the current slave trade group.

[sgtbono2002]

"If anybody wants to know about Islam, I can hold an intelligent conversation," Ellis said. "What I've found is how little we know about the religion."

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Why do I doubt he can hold an inteligent conversation.

[sten]

its the only reason he kept his last name.. to keep the name recognition

[doodad]

How he got elected in the first is a real mystery to me.

[BuffaloJack]

I am astounded that anyone with slaves in their family tree would voluntarily accept a religion that condones and promotes slavery. Is Jack Ellis mentally ill?

[RaceBannon]

Dhimmi Ellis?

[doodad]

his new religion was originally practiced by his ancestors before they were brought to North America as slaves

How does he know this? They could have worshipped volcanoes. But, the slave captors being Arabs, he is probably right. It was either that or death for the infidel.

[deaconjim]

How he got elected in the first is a real mystery to me.

Because he's one of the smartest people in Macon Ga. (just ask him).

[Nathan Zachary]

beats me, especially when he admits he knows so little of the "religion".

They better keep an eye on this guy, many of these American "converts" seem to turn into terrorists for some reason.
Must have something to do with the "peacefull" nature of the religion.

[Vaquero]

..well if you check out the demographics...you should see why..