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I remember when the boxer...

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Second Sunday in Lent - B
Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16
I remember when the boxer, Cassius Clay, converted to Islam and changed his name to Muhammad Ali. The basketball player, Lew Alcindor, also changed his to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar after he converted to Islam. What I most remember is that many white males were angered. These men didn't seem to mind that their wives' names changed when they married. The offense that I remember about Ali and Abdul-Jabbar and the nonchalance of women's last names changing at marriage signifies the heavy emotional meanings that we place upon names.
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