He is using Thomas Jeffersons copy of the Koran to be sworn in.
Would you snatch this historic book and burn it?
2007-01-03 08:45:24 · 8 answers · asked by Timothy M 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
I find it exquisite. A U.S. congressman using a Founding members' copy of the Koran, a holy text of a non-Christian source. And he, along with the Koran, are vilified. The pursuit of knowledge ought never be restricted, for goodness sake. How does the man's exercise of religious freedom threaten anyone? The zeal, some Americans, have for book burning is disconcerting, to say the least. The Constitution is more than a piece of paper. America is not easy; it calls for tolerance and requires wisdom.
2007-01-03 09:15:45 · answer #1 · answered by S. B. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it religious beliefs that anyone can obtain, remember the rights?
Anyways, Islam was quite wide spread during colonial American. You would sometimes see quotes of the Qu'ran during (a very rough estimate) around the 1700s to early 1800s in some American publishing or private property (like diaries) and actual Qu'rans themselves.
I would not burn any books if I were you. Any reference of information, not matter how insignificant, can and will be valuable. Every detail builds the big picture clearly and accurately. Why? I'm a advent person of history. You can see many "book burnings" really took a chunk of what we can know, as the Spaniards burned many native meso-American scripts as they though it was the work of the devil, we know extremely little to what we could have known about the Mayans and etc.
Anyways, if I refer it to a more political sense. Hitler burned many books. He got people gather and burn piles and piles of books, anything that threaten his power and ideals. There were many people at night just throwing books after books into the infernal as they yell and cheer to the lost of knowledge and ideas. All but Hitler's.
So, burning of any books or information or reference? No, I don't agree to.
2007-01-03 09:00:12 · answer #2 · answered by Eh? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thomas Jefferson would have approved of the use of his Koran.
2007-01-03 08:53:30 · answer #3 · answered by kearneyconsulting 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
During the actual official swearing in no religious text's are used including the bible. The books are used during unofficial ceremonies and are just for the folks back home
2007-01-03 09:09:48 · answer #4 · answered by spicoli 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
beneficial, why not. he would be taking an oath to serve this u . s . a .. of direction he could use the Qu'ran. making use of the Bible could be meaningless to him. And making use of Jefferson's Qu'ran, in spite of the fact that somewhat dramatic, might enable the widespread public to greater conveniently settle for it. merely undergo in techniques, our u . s . a . replaced into based based on the innovations of non secular tolerance. Peace.
2016-10-19 10:19:46 · answer #5 · answered by lurette 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess they could use the koran all they want...in our society they are free to do so. If one of us were in an islamic state we wouldnt have that same freedom with a bible.
2007-01-03 08:52:47 · answer #6 · answered by kimo 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What do you call the many Jewish congressmen using the Talmud for years without your knowledge.
2007-01-03 08:56:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tommy used to read passages aloud as sweet slave Sally serviced him.
2007-01-03 08:48:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋