Muslim Girl Back on Basketball Court After Being Benched for Wearing Headscarf

Uhm... don't our laws allow American Citizens to practice their religion freely and without consequence?

I agree - this is America - we are supposed to be the land of equality, no one should have special treatment - wanna play ball - dress in the uniform that all others are dressed. Don't like that go on back wherever you came from.

The hijab is NOT a religious garment, it's a cultural thing. Her religious freedoms were not infringed.

America is the most diverse country in the world. You have no Idea what your talking about when you say "act American" Please don't tell me that you assumed that being diverse only includes color? Before you start to tell people to abide by our laws or go back to your country.Why don't you read the constitution first. Your post alone lets me know you don't even understand what our laws are. For goodness sake the very first amendment in the bill of rights consist of free exercise of religion.

it'ss not a religion ...stupid it's a cilt

Well now, how much is the law suit?

That ref obviously had something against her is it wasn't until a PLAY OFF game that someone mentioned her head dress was a "danger". I hope he gets one of those sports ones just to shut idiots like that guy up.

KENNETH DECKER: wow, before calling somebody stupide you may want to learn how to spell. Were you trying to say it's a cult or a clit? LMAO

You are right, she probably just uses it for a sweatband and/or a place to store an IED.

There are a few things wrong with your logic and thinking here:

*Last time I checked Hagerstown, MD was in America and since that is where she is from she is already in her "home" country.

*Also, last time I checked, "Muslim" isn't a country either so you really can't refer to the religious pardons or laws "there".

* Just because another country isn't friendly to "Americans" (which by the way would include the US, Canada and all of the countries in Central and South America) doesn't mean that we should execute the same small mindedness here.

I am a Christian and I don't happen to agree with the Islamic religion but it just slays me when people make idiotic - poorly thought out comments that make us "Americans" look like the uneducated bigots that, sadly, alot of us are.

It's called seperation of church and state.

Yes we are the land of religious freedom. And we do respect it. But what made us great was the level of conformity that each person rose to. Each individual came together as a nation to stand strong. Not wacky seperatism of waiving my own flag thinking it is the superior way.
Someoneelse said the other countries would not tolerate us is so true. But we are talking about here in our USA.
These people can do what ever they want in their Mosques,Temples or wherever they wish to worship. But don't push it in my face opr try to defy me or The USA.
She is on a team... there is no ME in a team.
Aren't we sick of this same old theme. Wake up!

Why is it that here in America we are continually having to bow to the muslim tradition? They have come into our country in droves with all their demands that we allow these things because of so called "religious freedom". We have never had this problem until now and I am really angry and upset that we have to give in to them all the time. Wake up America!!

Some people are so ignorant it's ridiculous! Hijab or headscarf is not a cultural thing at all, it is purely religious and if you think otherwise then you obviously do not know what you are talking about and are better off not saying something which makes you look more stupid than you probably are. With some of the things you are saying I am ashamed to be an american!

AMEN!

It was a issue of safety . Why should she be allowed to play if it is unsafe? Why should we make special arrangement for her ? Oh, I forgot she is a Muslim they get to do what ever they want in this country. PC at its best.

AMEN Deb!

The only danger her head scarf posed was to herself. If she wants to risk head and neck trauma, I say let her. Morons will be morons.

Hey, she IS in her own country, fool! Remember when catholic women had to wear 'hijabs' in church? Get some education.