Bible or Qu'ran: Which Book Will Swear in Keith Ellison, America's First Muslim Congressman?

Keith Ellison, America's first Muslim elected to Congress will be sworn into office by placing his right hand on the Qu'ran, the Muslim Holy Book. The thought of someone of another faith being sworn in on their holy book is not sitting well with some Americans. Dennis Prager a radio talk show host has blasted Ellison for wanting to be sworn in on the Holy Qu'ran instead of the Christian Holy Bible. "He should not be allowed to do so," Prager stated, "not because of any American hostility to the Qu'ran, but because the act undermines American culture." Prager went overboard on his talk show as well as on Townhall.com where he wrote the column to undermine the Minnesota Democrat's preferences.

Being a Muslim American, I know if Ellison did choose to place his hand on the Holy Bible it would not have any significance for him, nor any other Muslim. The reason being is because the Holy Bible has been changed so many times throughout history that the number of translations and interpretations can not be counted. There is proof that part of the Bible was burned and other parts added to it. So by the Islamic faith, Muslims believe that part of the Bible was written by the One True God, Allah, (the Torah (first five books) and the Injeel.) Muslims have to believe in all of God's holy books, including the Bible as part of the Islamic faith. However, since man changed it, it holds no real divine religious significance anymore. You can visit web article "Has the Bible Been Changed."

Muslims also believe that since the Bible was changed, God sent down the Holy Qu'ran to clarify what was misplaced in the Bible. Muslims also believe that God promised to protect the Qu'ran by not letting a single word be changed from the book until it is taken off of the earth. This belief has proved true, since the Qu'ran has not been changed at all from it's original Arabic text for over 1400 years during the time it was revealed to God's last Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).

I actually had a chance to speak with Dennis Prager last week (the last week of November 2006), because I felt the need to call his show after hearing him blast Ellison about being sworn in and other Muslims for jihad and other related topics. Prager asked me how I felt about the killing of the Infidels and the non-Muslims. I simply told him that all humans the right to live and that Islam does not teach the killing and massacring of non-Muslims for no reason. I also stated that if Muslims killed all non-Muslims, there could not be any more converts into the religion. I too am a convert to the Islamic faith from Christianity and I know even before I was Muslim, I was treated fairly and lovingly by those who were.

I was a little upset because Prager did not give me an opportunity to answer the question as to why Ellison should be allowed to be sworn in on the Holy Qu'ran. So now I wanted to make my point clear for others to understand. For Ellison to be sworn in on the Bible would be like him being sworn in on a copy of Moby Dick, it no longer holds any true divinity to the Muslims, because man has changed it. For Ellison to be sworn in on the Qu'ran means more and his oath will be solid if he truly believes in the words of God.

Prager's blasted comments have not only caused controversy but has sparked over 800 comments on the columnist's page. Ellison's office has received several racists e-mails and threats and has started up an entire campaign against the elected official. People have gone as far to say that the Democrat should resign if he is not willing to be sworn in on the Bible. This to me is a form of terrorism on Prager's part. He is acting like the bully on the playground who doesn't like the kid with glasses so he turns everyone against him. He is literally trying to start a verbal war against or to manipulate any peace between Muslims and non-Muslims.

Americans have freedom of religion whether Prager likes it or not. It is not fair to criticize someone because they do not hold the same beliefs as you or they are doing things differently than you would like them too. Prager is a bigot, whether he wants to admit it or not. I just feel as if the media is doing a great job pulling people into their web of lies. They feed the American public with words like "Islamic Jihadists" "Islamic Terrorists" and people start to believe them. I am positive that every person that is agreeing with Prager has never once picked up a Qu'ran and read it. I am so tired of people not thinking for themselves and going by what the masses say. So to all of those people that do agree with this bigot I challenge you to read the Qu'ran or maybe a few versus from the holy book, you may even want to check out the web address stated in this article. Then you can make your own decisions about the matter.