Super Bowl, commercial-free, at Islamic Center

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OP - January 29, 2009, 07:42 PM

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Some 250 teenage boys will pile onto the carpet of the Islamic Center of Passaic County on Sunday to catch the Super Bowl on a big screen. But when the much-buzzed-about commercials come on, they won't be watching. A youth leader manning the projector slaps a piece of paper over the lens, blocking out images the center considers inappropriate, such as beers and bikinis.

"The purpose is to keep them away from bad influences," said Emad Hamdeh, the youth committee director. "The beer commercials show people happy while drinking; that's not reality."

During the self-imposed blackouts, the boy fans don't heckle in protest, said Hamdeh. He uses the breaks to talk about the purpose of life. As in "entertainment is OK, but shouldn't be the purpose of life," he said.

Not much of a football fan himself, Hamdeh said the boys have never had to stop in the middle of an exciting play to perform their obligatory daily prayers. If it did happen, however, Hamdeh is sure the imam would say "it's OK to pray by yourself later."

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Reply #1 - January 29, 2009, 07:55 PM

Im a prude, but that's just funny. lol

I could imagine that, talking about the meaning of life inbetween UFC.
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Reply #2 - January 29, 2009, 07:56 PM

Quote from: Anti-Jihadist on January 29, 2009, 07:42 PM
Super Bowl, commercial-free, at Islamic Center
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Some 250 teenage boys will pile onto the carpet of the Islamic Center of Passaic County on Sunday to catch the Super Bowl on a big screen. But when the much-buzzed-about commercials come on, they won't be watching. A youth leader manning the projector slaps a piece of paper over the lens, blocking out images the center considers inappropriate, such as beers and bikinis.

"The purpose is to keep them away from bad influences," said Emad Hamdeh, the youth committee director. "The beer commercials show people happy while drinking; that's not reality."

During the self-imposed blackouts, the boy fans don't heckle in protest, said Hamdeh. He uses the breaks to talk about the purpose of life. As in "entertainment is OK, but shouldn't be the purpose of life," he said.

Not much of a football fan himself, Hamdeh said the boys have never had to stop in the middle of an exciting play to perform their obligatory daily prayers. If it did happen, however, Hamdeh is sure the imam would say "it's OK to pray by yourself later."

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People aren't happy while drinking beer? Is he out of his frickin' mind? Why does he think people drink it?
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Reply #3 - January 29, 2009, 08:07 PM

To drown in their own sorrow

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Reply #4 - January 29, 2009, 09:18 PM

What he means is that he doesn't want the class realising that beer can be fun in moderation.

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Reply #5 - January 29, 2009, 09:21 PM

I know some people who would like this idea.

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Reply #6 - January 29, 2009, 09:25 PM

I know people who're probably doing/ have done it.

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Reply #7 - January 29, 2009, 09:44 PM

Speaking of super bowl and advertisements, NBC has declined to air the Peta ad, apparently for being too sexy for TV

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Reply #8 - February 02, 2009, 12:43 AM

Great idea. Make the kids grow up to hate you and think you are a loon.

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Re: Super Bowl, commercial-free, at Islamic Center
Reply #9 - February 02, 2009, 02:34 AM

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Some 250 teenage boys will pile onto the carpet of the Islamic Center of Passaic County on Sunday to catch the Super Bowl on a big screen. But when the much-buzzed-about commercials come on, they won't be watching. A youth leader manning the projector slaps a piece of paper over the lens, blocking out images the center considers inappropriate, such as beers and bikinis.

Typical Muslim Brotherhood nonsense. Also the lack of logic, as if those boys don't see the same commercials at home.

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Reply #10 - February 03, 2009, 08:54 PM

what's remarkable and SAD is that that's actually more tolerant and progressive than the wahabbis in saudi arabia who banned playing SOCCER!!! their reasoning was that soccer is only good if it prepares your body for jihad... but there is no need to have soccer rules or to make it a game... because that would be mimicking the west. instead, just play with the ball for the sake of becoming fit for jihad.

i'd like to drop a bick cement brick on his head as he's in sajda.

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