Ali SON &EX Fight Trump Muslim Ban In Congress,Ex’s Comment Stung Christians

Posted On : March 11, 2017
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 09: Khalilah Camacho-Ali, former wife of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, participates <a href=
in a forum titled ‘Ali v. Trump: The Fight for American Values’ about immigration enforcement with Democratic members of the House of Representatives in the House Visitors Center at the U.S. Capitol March 9, 2017 in Washington, DC. Ali’s son Muhammad Ali Jr. was held for nearly two hours by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials and questioned about his Muslim faith after returning to the United States from a trip to Jamaica. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)” width=”396″ height=”594″ /> Khalilah Camacho-Ali participates in a forum titled ‘Ali v. Trump: The Fight for American Values’ (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Ali’s Ex-Wife Speaks Truth To Congress Members About Ban & Christianity vs. Other Religions

Khalilah was also briefly questioned in that Florida airport incident where her son was detained. However, the officers allowed her to go because she proved that she was the ex of Ali, by showing them a photo of herself with Ali. When speaking to Congress, she recalled her fears during the incident as she paced the Fl. airport during Ali Jr.’s detention, with no info as to where the officers had taken him:

“I thought my son has been kidnapped,” Khalilah stated as her voice began to shake with emotion. “I have never felt so uncomfortable in my own country.”


Muhammad Ali Jr. with his mother, Khalilah Camacho-Ali (via Facebook)
Muhammad Ali Jr. with his mother, Khalilah Camacho-Ali (via Facebook)

She stirred up some discomfort for some (not all) Christians, with her potent statement in which she was urging Congress to see to it that ALL people are treated equally and voicing her disdain for Trump and others unfairly stereotyping Muslims as terrorists:

“I didn’t call them Christians when they put us into slavery,” she stated, in reference to the slave era and slave masters. “These terrorists are simply criminals. Please don’t call them Muslims.”

Christians who are aware of the historical truth did not get offended by Khalilah’s statements at all. But some Christians who may, or may not, be aware of that part of history, didn’t really take too well to her comment…

Slave Era Fact Check:

circa 1910: Three Abyssinian slaves in iron collars and chains. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
circa 1910: Three Abyssinian African descent slaves in iron collars and chains. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Khalilah’s comment was in reference to the fact that when Africans were captured from Africa during the slave era, their religion was not Christianity. In fact, they’d never even heard of it until being brought to America. Slave masters were known for proudly labeling themselves as Christians. In turn, the masters forced their slaves to learn Christianity and the teachings of the Bible, in an effort to get them to cooperate with their enslavement for the rest of their lives.

It’s been well documented that slave masters forced African slaves to accept the viewpoint that if they suffered here (in America) in life, by being their slaves, that their rewards would be far more greater in death when they go to heaven.

PHOENIX - MARCH 27: Boxing legend Muhammad Ali arrives at "Celebrity Fight Night X", a charity event to raise money for the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Research Center at Barrow Neurological Institute March 27, 2004 in Phoenix, Arizona. The institute is located in Phoenix and the "Muhammad Ali Awards" are a way to acknowledge leaders in the sports, entertainment and business communities who best represent the qualities associated with Ali's fight to find a cure. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Getty Images)
(Photo by Carlo Allegri/Getty Images)

Much like the late Muhammad Ali always did, the point his ex-wife and her son were making to Congress is that there is good, bad, and ugly in all walks, forms, and religions of life, but that no one person should be discriminated against simply based on religion alone, but rather based on their character as a human being.

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