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Jan 19, 2022
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BYU '80
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Huge eye roll on the second one. Does he have any evidence at all
That an lds kid converted to Islam and was kicked out? I’m sure the slobbering mob ate it up
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Really interesting (to me at least) tweet from Kamaal Ahmad. His claim is that BYU is the best place for Muslim
HarlemCoug
Free to change my mind
1/19/22 10:55am
It seems like there was a whole group of wealthy Muslim students there when I
Socrates Johnson
1/19/22 10:58am
There seemed to be a lot of Palestinian students at BYU when I was there.
SingleStrapBackpack
1/19/22 11:09am
Yup. My freshman roommate was Palestinian.
Genghis Spreads
1/20/22 7:16am
There were a bunch of Jordanians in the 90's. Their families wanted the kids to go to a US university, but,not one
CoogsWin
1/19/22 2:40pm
Those Jordanian girls (probably the guys too, I suppose) had some gorgeous eyes
SinkingQuffa
1/19/22 3:16pm
They made great study partners and good friends
teancum
1/19/22 5:39pm
Wonder if any of them are still payoffs for winter Olympic bribes?
Blue streak
1/20/22 1:49pm
Haha, Utah Twitter fans are the worst. Such dumb comments.
Pierre Delecto
1/19/22 11:10am
Todd Soccer Dad outs himself as a racist.
Ojiisan
1/19/22 11:13am
That dude is weird.
YSMACK
1/20/22 3:51am
It was nice to see Hema Heimuli Jr pushing back on one of the guys. I'm so happy he transferred in.
HarlemCoug
1/19/22 11:14am
Oh Todd
Magathis
1/19/22 11:15am
Are all Todds also marathon runners? Is there something when you run26 miles
StarMan
1/19/22 2:19pm
hey leave me out of this 😉
SingleStrapBackpack
1/19/22 2:30pm
Huge eye roll on the second one. Does he have any evidence at all
BYU '80
1/19/22 11:23am
I think what he's getting at is the the ecclesiastical endorsement for an LDS student requires him/her to keep in good
SingleStrapBackpack
1/19/22 11:28am
Why? That would also then mean a member of Islam couldn’t get an endorsement
BYU '80
1/19/22 11:35am
He was an exception and it rarely happens. Almost always, the student is gone.
byubyu
1/19/22 11:58am
I believe he is correct that, under the endorsement rules (at least as they were
Tricky
1/19/22 12:00pm
Given that it happened, evidence suggests you're wrong.
EQD2
1/19/22 12:36pm
Here's a Deseret News article that addresses the disaffiliation policy
Tricky
1/19/22 5:07pm
I'm not saying that is (was?) a good idea. I'm just explaining that my understanding was that is (or was?) the policy.
SingleStrapBackpack
1/19/22 2:17pm
you get an endorsement from a leader in your faith
fattycoug
1/19/22 2:24pm
IIRC, Ashworth claims to have left the church during his mission.
StarMan
1/19/22 2:25pm
I heard that situation was smoothed over as a favor to Bronco.
HiLife
1/19/22 6:12pm
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Cougar Jazz Fan
1/19/22 1:47pm
Ute twitter is trash. Ute fans here refuse to acknowledge it
shammy
1/19/22 11:26am
Another Utah fan named Todd makes a Yewt of himself on Twitter. Water is wet.
BYUlv
1/19/22 1:36pm
Religious bigotry, ethnocentricism and ignorance all rolled into one. Wow!
Forzaitalia
1/19/22 6:23pm
If you end your tweet with "do better" or "be better", I know you're an idiot
Manti
1/19/22 8:46pm
This could be a good recruiting strategy for BYU
runnincoug
1/19/22 11:16am
Are there alot of high quality D1 Muslim football players?
byubyu
1/19/22 11:17am
Yes.
vagabonder
1/19/22 11:19am
Don't know about football, but I would love to have the guy across town that is
Chefcurry
1/19/22 11:20am
yes i was thinking more basketball
runnincoug
1/19/22 11:46am
Several African countries are primarily Muslim so yeah, I'd say that's a fairly
Schultz is back
1/19/22 11:20am
So, no. But maybe.
byubyu
1/19/22 11:43am
There was a Muslim guy in research lab I worked in at BYU. I asked him what his motivation was for being there, since
Bob Vance
1/19/22 11:18am
I worked in the Wilk as a student & would help set up & clean the prayer room
Kolipoki
1/19/22 11:29am
What were his thoughts on Zion Williamson?
ochobeeguy
1/19/22 12:45pm
That he eats Muslim babies, and requires ID to enter Jerusalem
Bob Vance
1/19/22 1:26pm
A Muslim colleague said he would love to live in Utah County but the lack of a Halal butcher would make it impossible.
NihonCougar
1/19/22 11:45am
We’ve hosted some visitors to BYU and had to go to SLC to get good Halal food.
Soupie
1/19/22 12:41pm
The Muslim world is too strict for me, but I have lived there and go back often.
Emmett Fitz-Hume
1/19/22 1:10pm
When I was a BYU freshman, there was a Muslim from India who lived a few doors
fbguru
1/19/22 12:03pm
I met multiple middle eastern students at BYU who were there cuz of the
Mostlyaccurate
1/19/22 12:52pm
It’s my understanding that for the Church to acquire the Jerusalem Center
rainbowcosmo
1/19/22 1:48pm
That is great negotiating.
Ssebo
1/19/22 1:58pm
Well there you go. That explains why I knew a bunch of Palestinian students at BYU.
SingleStrapBackpack
1/19/22 2:19pm
My recollection is that Jamal Willis was muslim
Hang10
1/19/22 1:50pm
That's what I remember as well.
dilbert
1/19/22 3:51pm
Never heard that. He was a LV kid, right? I do recall
SinkingQuffa
1/20/22 1:28pm
Have had classmates at BYU and a student at BYUI who said the exact same thing.
RexburgCougar
1/19/22 2:36pm
I know a restaurant owner locally who caters food for the basketball team.
Big Daddy D
1/19/22 2:45pm
Makes perfect sense based on my experience. FWIW I worked for a company that
Forzaitalia
1/19/22 5:04pm
I agree and generally speaking, Latter Day Saints are quite tolerant toward
D.T. Survivor
1/19/22 5:52pm
In like 2015 (maybe 2014) Brad Wilcox set up a Symposium (I think he does every
SoBlueitHurts
1/20/22 12:09pm
Anyone know more about who this guy is? Wonder how much weight he carries
ColonelMustard
1/19/22 8:59pm
I had a Muslim roommate at BYU, was an absolutely great guy. He was from Pakistan.
jdub
1/19/22 10:53pm
Another great-fit group I wish we had more of as well — are Sikhs.
SinkingQuffa
1/20/22 7:56am
I worked with a lady from Pakistan
mncstr
1/20/22 8:14am
Yeah, there can be some big time animus between Pakistanis and Indians. More to the point, between Hindus and Muslims
SingleStrapBackpack
1/20/22 9:44pm
If it is a good fit for all involved, Welcome!
runningryan
1/20/22 11:50am
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