Keith Ellison Wants To Swear Oath On The Koran

Dennis Prager wrote an article on Townhall.com stating that Keith Ellison, D-Minn the first Muslim elected to the United State Congress will not take his oath of office on the bible but the Koran. Prager argues in his piece that he should not be allowed to do so.

I can not see why it is a problem I think that there should be a religious exception if a person from another faith is elected. Many mainline and Evangelical christian groups may not like that because they feel that American is a Christian nation only, but the facts clearly show the nation is both a secular and Christian nation.

Why anyone would some one swear on something he or she doesn't believe in; having him swear on a Koran makes more sense than a Bible.

Also, the Constitution says nobody should be required to pass a "religious test" to get into office being forced to swear on a Bible would likely fall under that.