Are you pleased to learn that Thomas Jefferson's Qu'ran will be used to swear in the first Muslim congressman?

Question

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070103/ap_on_go_co/ellison_quran

What would the great advocate of religious tolerance, pluralism and atheist Jefferson make of R&S, do you think? I bet he'd be ticked off with all the losers asking why atheists come here.

(Oh, btw, I am, but I'm even more pleased that Jefferson owned a Qu'ran, and actually applied his considerable brainpower to matters of religion and spirituality.)

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Diamond in the rough... Serving Lord Jesus... could you just slow down long enough to read the question properly? No wonder you believe the bible if you read everything that superficially. The rest of us spotted what a vile pig god was when we read it!
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Answer 1

I hadn't read that, but I believe in religious freedom and think Congressman-elect Ellison should be free to take his oath with his hand on whatever book he considers holy. Good idea choosing the Jefferson Qur'an. I'm surprised the Library of Congress is willing to let the book be used.

Remember people, the oath is what's important. Representative-elect Ellison is taking the same oath as everyone else. The Constitution requires that. It doesn't require that he do so with his hand on anything. It's the oath that matters--and that he follow through and "support and defend the Constitution" and "faithfully discharge the duties of the office" by representing ALL his constituents (of various faiths and moral philosophies) to the best of his ability.

Answer 2

Sure, why not. He will be taking an oath to serve this country. Of course he should use the Qu'ran. Using the Bible would be meaningless to him. And using Jefferson's Qu'ran, although a bit dramatic, would allow the public to more readily accept it. Just remember, our country was founded based on the principles of religious tolerance. Peace.

Answer 3

Thomas jefferson wasnt an atheist. He was a deist and unitarian. Meaning he rejected the idea of the trinity and that Jesus was divine. He also edited the gospels to only include Jesus's statements and left out the four evanglelists.

To answer the question, yeah it is ok if thats what he believes in.

Answer 4

No, it non secular ideals that any you could obtain, undergo in ideas the rights? in any case, Islam grew to become into extremely extensive unfold throughout colonial American. you're able to now and lower back see rates of the Qu'ran throughout (an extremely tough estimate) around the 1700s to early 1800s in some American publishing or inner maximum components (like diaries) and surely Qu'rans themselves. i would not burn any books if I have been you. Any reference of ideas, no longer rely how insignificant, can and could be efficient. each and every element builds the vast photograph for sure and correctly. Why? i'm a introduction individual of historic past. you will discover many "e book burnings" extremely took a chew of what we are in a position to understand, because of the fact the Spaniards burned many close by meso-American scripts as they nonetheless it grew to become into the paintings of the devil, all of us understand extremely little to what we would desire to have properly-known pertaining to to the Mayans and etc. in any case, if I refer it to a extra political experience. Hitler burned many books. He have been given human beings collect and burn piles and lumps of books, something that threaten his capability and ideology. there have been many human beings at night merely throwing books after books into the infernal as they yell and cheer to the lost of awareness and ideas. All yet Hitler's. So, burning of any books or ideas or reference? No, i do no longer comply with.

Answer 5

It is always wise to know your adversaries
The koran is evil. I'm sure Tom made a note of it
I have no way to correct the foolishness of that state, but they were fooled.
He will take an oath on a book that advocates to kill most Americans and lie about doing it.
Keith Ellison must have fooled many democraps but I am not surprised, with the hatred democraps have for us Americans.
I would put more confidence in a politician who took an oath on Hussler Magazine.
We will see!
I bet he'll be worse than Ted Kennedy with his vile mouth.

Answer 6

'Yes I am more than pleased. Though I confess I didn't know Thomas Jefferson had a Quran. I am pleased the congressman will be sworn in on a book of his own religion.

Answer 7

It is not a law that a Bible has to be used. I wish I had kept the newspaper article that stated what presidents have not used any book, what one used a Law book, etc.,. If there is a book that has meaning to the person being sworn in, he should use it. Otherwise, he need not use any.

Answer 8

Yes God bless America.

Answer 9

I thought he was a deist, but it is really cool to hear that people kept his Quran. I'm actually proud that we,as Americans, were open minded enough to keep it around. So many artifacts from Jeffersons time have been lost.

Answer 10

LOL.. I think it is great..Good thing to know the founding fathers had some religious tolerance and imagine that other religions actually existed and were studied during the time of our country's creation.