A Moderate Muslim Mayor in Macon
Monday, February 5, 2007
Alliteration comes to Georgia! The White House may not be ready for a Muslim mayor, but Macon, GA, better be. Here's the unlikeliest story of the week, from my old backyard:
Wonder if he'll be sworn in on the Koran!Mayor Jack Ellis has converted to Islam and is working to change his legal name to Hakim Mansour Ellis.
Ellis, 61, a Macon native who was raised Christian, said he became a Sunni Muslim during a December ceremony in the west African nation of Senegal.
Ellis said he has studied the Quran for years and that his new religion was practiced by his ancestors before they were brought to North America as slaves.
``Why does one become a Christian?'' Ellis said Thursday. ``You do it because it feels right. ... To me it's no big deal. But people like to know what you believe in.''
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