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[Editor’s Note: Paul is on vacation and will return to the site on March 9. Today’s content is by assistant editor Alex Hider.] By Alex Hider Nike announced yesterday that it will begin selling Muslim headscarves for female athletes. The “Pro Hijab” will reportedly be made of light, stretchy polyester. Tiny holes in . . . → Read More: Nike’s Hijab: Empowerment Or Cash Grab? Courtesy of the Tennessee Athletics Dept.; click to enlarge When I wrote last week about Arknsas State modifying a cross-shaped memorial decal due to Constitutional issues, several readers noted that the Tennessee had worn black crosses in 1965 after three coaches died in a car crash. Unfortunately, none of those . . . → Read More: A Black Cross for the Vols  193 comments - (Comments are closed)  College Football, Helmets, History, Memorials, NFL Superhero Project, Religious issuesIf you read the Ticker closely and have a good memory, you may recall that about two weeks ago Arkansas State added a new memorial helmet decal for player Markel Owens and equipment manager Barry Weyer, both of whom recently died. At the time, I wrote, “I wonder if there are any non-Christians on . . . → Read More: Do Not Cross: Arkansas State Memorial to Be Modified 179 comments - (Comments are closed) College Football, Decals, Memorials, NFL Superhero Project, Religious issuesThe boy shown at right is Yossi Lipskier, a nine-year-old who plays on a Little League team in Arizona. As you can see, he’s wearing tzitzit — the knotted fringes attached to the corners of the prayer shawl worn by observant Jewish males. Yossi, the only Jew on his team (and, according to his . . . → Read More: Religious Garb on the Field of Play: Kosher or Not? |      |
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