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Rep. Virgil Goode, R-Va. says a Muslum should not use Qur'an during swearing in

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12-21-2006 6:51 PM

Rep. Virgil Goode, R-Va. sent a letter to one of his constituents criticizing the plan of Rep.-elect Keith Ellison, D-Minn., the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Congress, to use a Koran for the ceremonial swearing-in of members next year.
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He said: "I do not subscribe to using the Koran in any way."
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Representative Ellison is Islamic and so wants to use the Quar'an instead of a Bible during his swearing in ceremony.
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So should we force Muslims to use the Bible instead or the Qur'an, a Jew to use the Bible instead of the Torah (although I imagine a Jew would prefer nothing)?
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12-21-2006 8:22 PM

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