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Date Posted: 10:28:18 12/04/06 Mon
Author: article posted by Joshobel
Subject: A first for America...The Koran replaces the Bible @ swearing-in

[I had received this through an email, and don't get to listen to the news much of late; any replies? - Joshobel]


From: AFA ActionAlert

Date: 11/30/06 20:33:40

To: Michelle Twiggs

Subject: A first for America...The Koran replaces the Bible at swearing-in
oath







Donald E. Wildmon

Founder and Chairman









November 29, 2006

Please help us get this information into the hands of as many people as
possible by forwarding it to your entire email list of family and friends.

A first for America...The Koran replaces the Bible at swearing-in oath

What book will America base it's values on, the Bible or the Koran?

Dear Michelle,

Please take a moment to read the following TownHall.com column by Dennis
Prager, who is a Jew. After reading the column, take the suggest action at
the bottom of this email. After you have read it, please forward it to your
friends and family.



America, Not Keith Ellison, decides what book a congressman takes his oath
on

By Dennis Prager - Tuesday, November 28, 2006



Keith Ellison, D-Minn., the first Muslim elected to the United States
Congress, has announced that he will not take his oath of office on the
Bible, but on the bible of Islam, the Koran.



He should not be allowed to do so -- not because of any American hostility
to the Koran, but because the act undermines American civilization.



First, it is an act of hubris that perfectly exemplifies multiculturalist
activism -- my culture trumps America's culture. What Ellison and his Muslim
and leftist supporters are saying is that it is of no consequence what
America holds as its holiest book; all that matters is what any individual
holds to be his holiest book.



Forgive me, but America should not give a hoot what Keith Ellison's favorite
book is. Insofar as a member of Congress taking an oath to serve America and
uphold its values is concerned, America is interested in only one book, the
Bible. If you are incapable of taking an oath on that book, don't serve in
Congress. In your personal life, we will fight for your right to prefer any
other book. We will even fight for your right to publish cartoons mocking
our Bible. But, Mr. Ellison, America, not you, decides on what book its
public servants take their oath.



Devotees of multiculturalism and political correctness who do not see how
damaging to the fabric of American civilization it is to allow Ellison to
choose his own book need only imagine a racist elected to Congress. Would
they allow him to choose Hitler's "Mein Kampf," the Nazis' bible, for his
oath? And if not, why not? On what grounds will those defending Ellison's
right to choose his favorite book deny that same right to a racist who is
elected to public office?



Of course, Ellison's defenders argue that Ellison is merely being honest;
since he believes in the Koran and not in the Bible, he should be allowed,
even encouraged, to put his hand on the book he believes in. But for all of
American history, Jews elected to public office have taken their oath on the
Bible, even though they do not believe in the New Testament, and the many
secular elected officials have not believed in the Old Testament either. Yet
those secular officials did not demand to take their oaths of office on, say
the collected works of Voltaire or on a volume of New York Times editorials
writings far more significant to some liberal members of Congress than the
Bible. Nor has one Mormon official demanded to put his hand on the Book of
Mormon. And it is hard to imagine a scientologist being allowed to take his
oath of office on a copy of "Dianetics" by L. Ron Hubbard.



So why are we allowing Keith Ellison to do what no other member of Congress
has ever done -- choose his own most revered book for his oath?



The answer is obvious -- Ellison is a Muslim. And whoever decides these
matters, not to mention virtually every editorial page in America, is not
going to offend a Muslim. In fact, many of these people argue it will be a
good thing because Muslims around the world will see what an open society
America is and how much Americans honor Muslims and the Koran.



This argument appeals to all those who believe that one of the greatest
goals of America is to be loved by the world, and especially by Muslims
because then fewer Muslims will hate us (and therefore fewer will bomb us).



But these naive people do not appreciate that America will not change the
attitude of a single American-hating Muslim by allowing Ellison to
substitute the Koran for the Bible. In fact, the opposite is more likely:
Ellison's doing so will embolden Islamic extremists and make new ones, as
Islamists, rightly or wrongly, see the first sign of the realization of
their greatest goal -- the Islamicization of America.



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. If Keith Ellison is allowed to change that,
he will be doing more damage to the unity of America and to the value system
that has formed this country than the terrorists of 9-11. It is hard to
believe that this is the legacy most Muslim Americans want to bequeath to
America. But if it is, it is not only Europe that is in trouble. (End
Commentary)



Take Action

1. Send an email asking your U.S. Representative and Senators to pass a law
making the Bible the book used in the swearing-in ceremony of
Representatives and Senators.



2. Forward this email to your friends and family today!



Write your Representative and Senators Now!



If you think our efforts are worthy, would you please support us with a
small gift? Thank you for caring enough to get involved.

Sincerely,



Donald E. Wildmon, Founder and Chairman

American Family Association

P.S. Please forward this e-mail message to your family and friends!

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