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If you read this weblog back far enough, you might read the bad things that I have to say about Tom Tancredo, a congressman from Colorado. It's no secret that I don't like the man, but, trying to keep an open mind, I actually have to say that I'm pretty proud of his stance on a certain issue that's come to light recently.

During the previous election, a Keith Ellison from Minnesota was elected to serve in the United States Congress. The reason why his election is an issue is because Ellison is a Muslim. As a Muslim, he has decided to administer his oath of office on a copy of the Qur'an rather than on a Bible. Me, an Evangelical Ex-protestant, I do not endorse the teachings of the Qur'an. Of course, I don't expect Muslims to do the same when it comes to the Bible. However, whatever my feelings on Islam are, that doesn't change the fact that Ellison is a Muslim. We live in a democracy, and Ellison was democratically elected by the people. Whatever book he uses won't bother me.

Some people claim that since Ellison is using a Qur'an to administer his oath, he is stating that he believes that the Qur'an is above all other legal documents… including the United States Constitution. Okay, but wouldn't that mean that if a person were to use a Bible instead that that person is stating that the Bible is above all other legal documents? Hmm, you know, that's actually the way that I feel. In fact (surprise, surprise), I think that the constitution is garbage. I know that saying that will get a lot of people angry at me, but I don't really care. I know that Americans look at the authors of the constitution as demi-gods, but get a grip! They were ordinary people like you and me.

What really set me off were the comments of Virgil Goode, a congressman from Virginia.

The Muslim Representative from Minnesota was elected by the voters of that district and if American citizens don't wake up and adopt the Virgil Goode position on immigration there will likely be many more Muslims elected to office and demanding the use of the Koran.

We need to stop illegal immigration totally and reduce legal immigration and end the diversity visas policy pushed hard by President Clinton and allowing many persons from the Middle East to come to this country.

Hmm, if I didn't know better, I would say that that's something that Tancredo would say, but, according to my source,¹ Tancredo has supported Ellison's decision. Besides, would it really be so horrible if more people from the Middle East moved to the United States? It seems to me that people from the Middle East are people too. What's ironic to note is that Ellison is not from the Middle East at all; he was born in Detroit.

It pains me that there is still a feeling that one group of people can be considered better than another group of people.

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1. Which happens to be the most peer-reviewed publication on the planet.