Keith Ellison, D-Minn is a Muslim so you knew this was coming. Ellison is setting yet another precedent in January when he takes the oath of office i
November 29, 2006

Keith Ellison, D-Minn is a Muslim so you knew this was coming.

Ellison is setting yet another precedent in January when he takes the oath of office in the Koran, Islam’s holiest book—an event that evoked conservatives to accuse him of deviating his allegiance from the Constitution to Allah.

On Tuesday, conservative radio talk show host and columnist Dennis Prager wrote: “America is interested in only one book, the Bible.” Directly addressing Ellison, he added “If you are incapable of taking an oath on that book, don’t serve in Congress.”..read on

Am I missing something---don't we use the Constitution? Taylor Marsh has more. Think Progress has a round up. There is nothing that surprises me anymore from thugs like Prager and that's pretty sad.

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