thinkprogress.org — The source of the controversy has finally happened -- Muslim Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) has taken his ceremonial swearing-in photo with his hand (and Nancy Pelosi's hand) on the Koran. ThinkProgress has photos.
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nanobugJan 5, 2007
Shouldn't these people be taking swearing-in photographs with the Declaration of Independence and US Constitution instead?
Closed AccountJan 5, 2007
Let's look at this. Would a Muslim nation allow a Christan to hold an office and swear in with his hand on a bible? I don't think so. This just shoes me that the voters in Minn are way off the mainstream base and didn't have too many folks killed the terrorist attack of 9/11.....
admiraladamaJan 5, 2007
Yes it's the fundamentalist Muslims that are bombing innocents in India, Thailand, Russia, London, Madrid, Jerusalem, Indonesia, Turkey, Jordan, Argentina, etc etc, they are just as bad as the fundie Christians who are bombing people...err...well...nowhere?
vincep1974Jan 6, 2007
Amazing how someone can swear an oath of office on a religious text which permits one to lie in the service of jihad.
derprofiJan 6, 2007
@Dimensio "In some, yes. Iran allows such."Source?
Closed AccountJan 6, 2007
Why hasn't it been mentioned that there is something wrong with this being an ENGLISH version of the Koran? From what I understand, it is stated in the Koran that the Koran must be in its original Arabic as the Arabic Koran is thought of as the word of God. Jefferson wasn't a Muslim and merely had this book so he could learn more about Islam.
stereomanJan 6, 2007
Perhaps it hasn't been mentioned because it's not up to anybody but Mr. Ellison to decide whether the book he is using is the "right" book or the "wrong" book.
mtshastaJan 7, 2007
The essence of this is that Ellison made the issue of using a Koran for staged publicity photos! Then it ends up that he apparently doesn't know enough about his own professed religion to avoid desecrating the Koran in public. On top of all this the irony is that a woman made Ellison use his left hand in the photo op--a double insult to an Islamic man and in public!