Cammmpbell
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- Sep 13, 2011
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They both used their religious belief to avoid military service...Romney four times.
Hey shit stain, Cassius Clay converted to Islam to avoid the draft, Romney was born a Mormon.
Bull Shit and Horse Kock!
"http://www.biography.com/people/muhammad-ali-9181165"
"This bold public persona belied what was happening in Ali's personal life, however. He was doing some spiritual searching and decided to join the black Muslim group, the Nation of Islam, in 1964. Two years later, Ali started a different kind of fight when he refused to acknowledge his military service after being drafted. He said that he was a practicing Muslim minister, and that his religious beliefs prevented him from fighting in the Vietnam War.
In 1967, Ali put his personal values ahead of his career. The U.S. Department of Justice pursued a legal case against Ali, denying his claim for conscientious objector status. He was found guilty of refusing to be inducted into the military, but Ali later cleared his name after a lengthy court battle. Professionally, however, Ali did not fare as well. The boxing association took away his title and suspended him from the sport for three and a half years."