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« on: September 19, 2009, 10:30:06 PM »
What am I doing in the sports forum?   Shocked  Smiley

I was surfing and found this name, Raghib Ismail.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raghib_Ismail

What struck me is that he is a retired football player, and he has converted from Sunni Islam to Christianity.  Since then, he has invested in inspirational (?Christian-theme) movies and has started the record label COZ, which produced inspirational hip hop music. 

The sad thing: he is now bankrupt. http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Why-do-so-many-NFL-players-go-bankrupt-?urn=nfl,190555

Has God cursed him, or is Ismail being tested in his newfound Christian faith?

Only God knows, but I feel bad that a man who has (hopefully) found Christ, is not yet being rewarded for his efforts to live for Him.  But I know nothing at all about his life so far, and my only prayer is that everything will be for good in his life with Christ.



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« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2009, 05:05:45 AM »
I think he made a series of risky business decisions.  Movies?  Music?  Very risky.  Not a criticism of him but of the arena that he ventured into.
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« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2009, 07:06:32 AM »
becoming a christian doesn't automatically give one financial wisdom.  he's cursed only insofar as he's living in the world God created, where decisions have consequences, both good and bad.

I just hope some charismatic 'preacher' didn't get rich from Ismail's bad choices with his money.
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« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2009, 03:32:31 PM »
He invested in a calligraphy.  He might not be cursed, but he's definitely cursive.
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