Muslims Outraged: Oakland A’s To Host First Jewish Night At The Ballpark
Apr 11, 2011 7 Comments ›› Angelia
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The words “Muslim” and “outraged” just go together, don’t they? It’s just as natural as “peaches and cream” or “mom and apple pie” or “suicide and bomber.”
The Oakland A’s baseball team is staging Jewish Heritage Night at the ballpark and CAIR, the overly-sensitive Muslim organization that gets outraged at damn near everything, is outraged at this, too.
USA Today has the outrageous story:
But a national Muslim advocacy group doesn’t think it’s appropriate for teams to mix religion and sports. If sports teams are going do it, then the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) wants equal time for other religions.
“The ultimate test of this kind of policy would be to have a Muslim Family Day — and gauge the public reaction to it,” says CAIR spokesman Ibrahim Hooper. “Given the heightened state of anti-Muslim sentiment in our society, I have a feeling there would be some objections to that.”
The Oakland A’s, for example, will hold their first Jewish Heritage Night against the Los Angels May 17. Attendees get an A’s yarmulke and a seat in the plaza infield section for $26.
Steve Fanelli of the A’s says pro sports teams are offering religious-themed nights to move group ticket sales and because religious groups in their community approach them.
Of course, if the A’s held Muslim Family Day, CAIR would insist that the team serve pork-free hot dogs and that the ball girls wear burqas.
