Insulting America

Koran

The newly elected Minnesotan Muslim U.S. Representative should not be permitted to take the oath of office using the Koran. Keith Ellison is a convert from Catholicism. America is a Christian nation, mostly, and as radio host and townhall.com writer Dennis Prager in an article wrote, “America, Not Keith Ellison, decides what book a congressman takes his oath on”. Prager said that the attempt to use the Koran is an “act that undermines American civilization.”

Prager continues, “If you are incapable of taking an oath on that book (the Bible), don’t serve in Congress”. That pretty well sums up my feelings as well. He wisely adds, “When all elected officials take their oaths of office with their hands on the very same book, they all affirm that some unifying value system underlies American civilization.

In a poll of readers of AOL/USAToday, 55% of the readers who took the poll, including me, were offended by Ellison’s decision to take the oath of office on the Koran. Nearly the same percentage voted that lawmakers should, regardless of their faith, have to swear on the Bible.

I have requested that my current representatives in Congress pass a law requiring all U.S. Senators and all U.S. Representatives to take any oath of office using the Judeo-‘Christian Bible only. Se recent American Family Association ActionAltert . It is a shame that it has come down to having to consider passing a law in order to enforce the right thing to be done. America was founded as a Christian nation and remains as such to a large degree.

I read this evening a CNSNews.com article that quoted a spokesman of Ellison as saying, “When he is sworn in as a member of the 110th U.S. Congress on January 4, 2007, Congressman-elect Keith Ellison *D-Minn.) will not take the oath of office with his hand on a copy of the Koran – or any other book, according to a spokesman for Ellison, the first Muslim ever elected to the House of Representatives.” What Ellison’s and Pelosi’s spokesmen say in the article contradicts Prager.

If, in fact, there is an oath made that is sworn on the Bible, as there is for the President, then the Bible should be used. If not, then I guess there is nothing to discuss, except to see a further illustration of the many factions that want to rip the Bible and Judeo-Christian principles and morality from the very framework and foundation of this great nation.