Would Jabari Parker skip college?

All Out, is this one headed your way?

2 morman threads today....need two ND threads tomorrow to show no religous bias

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Originally posted 10:33 AM ET  10.09 by slimdiasy

a black mormon makes Joe Smith do a flip in his grave.

Rare but becoming more common. What is really rare is a gay Mormon... let me re-phrase. What is really rare in an out-of-the closet gay Mormon!

In many cases like this, the Mormon Church allows the kid to forgo the 2-year mission commitment because he can bring a lot of attention to the church by playing (Jimmer Fredette). And lets not forget the tithing... the church is in line to collect at least 10%, right off the top of his big pro contract. A year at BYU and off to the $$ of the NBA!

Parker is going to Michigan State or Duke - my guess being Michigan State and will probably forfeit his two year mission abroad in favor of the NBA. Most Mormon men embark on their mission at 19 - which would give parker a year at a University if he were to go. I'd love to see him take a year - perform his mission - and then come back to that school for a year before going pro. That being said, I see him jumping straight to the NBA after a year at MSU and using his status as "the next Lebron James" (thanks SI for that premature comparison) to try and raise awareness for the Mormon faith here in America.

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Originally posted 10:33 AM ET  10.09 by slimdiasy

a black mormon makes Joe Smith do a flip in his grave.

Don't be a moron (not to be confused with Mormon). Mormons were driven from Missouri in large part due to their anti slavery stance. The Union was evenly divided between slave and free states. The growing Mormon population in Missouri threatened to make Missouri a free state and unbalance the stalemate. Mobs came from all over the south to murder and drive them out under Govenor Linburn Boggs Extermination Order (legally authorized killing Mormons). There were black Mormons then, and there are many more now.

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Originally posted 08:54 PM ET  10.09 by slimdiasy

American History is pretty rough stuff.Lots of violence and killings all over the place.

but if it was legally authorized it was okay. I am fine with that

So therefore slimdiasy you are ok with the murder of 6 million Jews and 5 million others during the 30s and 40s? Because I remind you the holocaust was not only legally authorized but government sponsored. Or perhaps the American sponsored treatment of human beings as work animals during 1600s to 1860s?

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Originally posted 01:27 PM ET  10.09 by slimdiasy

wonder if Parker has 4 girlfriends?? Jabari seems like a good solid Mormon name.

Last I checked the fastest way to get kicked out of Mormonism is to practice Polygamy.