A good letter to the editor published in the Press Enterprise:
Quran poses no threat
Press Enterprise, Dec. 7, 2006
Please tell me radio talk-show host Dennis Prager was joking when he said it would damage the unity of Americans if Keith Ellison were allowed to use the Quran to be sworn into office.
As a registered Republican and conservative for more than 40 years, I was so deeply offended by Prager's remarks that I considered changing parties.
The very foundation of this country hinges on the freedom to choose one's religion, and one of the foundations of conservatives is the right of people to do what their conscience and beliefs tell them without government intrusion.
Prager gives conservatives a bad name with his right-wing rant. It's no wonder people think conservatives are nuts. Rest assured, most of us are not.
If Ellison were forced to swear an oath on a book he doesn't believe in, that oath would not be valid.
JEFF SEITZ
Corona
2 comments:
I also have no objection to the use of the Qur'an to swear in a Muslim congressman. It would be ludicrous to have him swear on a book - the Bible - he doesn't believe in.
You are wrong. I have visited many Muslims countries and in all of them, except Saudi Arabia, there were very active churches, Bibles, Christians, Christian schools, and most importantly, good relations between Christians and Muslims.
I suggest that you take a visit to some of the 57 majority-Muslim coutnries and learn something. People can get along, only if they reject extremism.
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