Congressman Faulted for Quran at Oath

New Minnesota congressman Keith Ellison drawing heat for taking ceremonial oath with Quran
"Keith Ellison, who will become the first Muslim member of Congress next month, has offended some conservatives with his plan to use the Quran during his ceremonial swearing-in. The decision by Ellison, D-Minn., to use the Muslim holy book for the ceremony instead of the Bible triggered an angry column by Dennis Prager on the Web site Townhall.com this week.

"Asked if it would be a problem for a Jewish lawmaker to take the oath on a Bible that included only the Old Testament, (Dennis) Prager responded, "Yes, it would," because he said the point is to honor the "Bible of this country.""

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- Vox