There goes the neighborhood
The world is spinning off its axis because newly elected congressman Keith Ellison wants to be sworn into Congress using a Koran instead of a Bible. You may be saying to yourself, “Man, what kind of statement is this guy trying to make?” The answer is simple. None. He’s a Muslim. He’s the first Muslim ever to be elected to Congress. And since I imagine he takes both being a Muslim and being a Congressman seriously, he wants to be sworn in using a Koran. Can someone explain to me what, exactly, is the big fucking deal?
He should not be allowed to do so — not because of any American hostility to the Koran, but because the act undermines American civilization… Forgive me, but America should not give a hoot what Keith Ellison’s favorite book is. Insofar as a member of Congress taking an oath to serve America and uphold its values is concerned, America is interested in only one book, the Bible. If you are incapable of taking an oath on that book, don’t serve in Congress.
That was Dennis Prager of the American Family Association, whose “ActionAlert,” has been widely quoted despite the fact that the guy has his head inserted completely into his ass. Though we have to say that we admire the tolerance being displayed by the religious right on this one. If I may paraphrase the charming Mr. Pragers point, he is saying that he respects the freedom of religion just so long as we all acknowledge Christianity as being, we guess, better than the others.
We know that we don’t have to point this out to you, as we understand that you are a highly evolved social thinker, but we’re going to go ahead and say it anyway: the Christian right is retarded.
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