Quran oath controversy of the 110th United States Congress

In mid-November 2006 it was reported that Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to the United States Congress (for Minnesota's 5th congressional district), "will take his oath of office with his hand upon the Qur'an, the Islamic holy book". In reaction to the news, conservative media pundit Dennis Prager criticized the decision in his November 28, 2006, column entitled "America, not Keith Ellison, decides what book a Congressman takes his oath on". Ellison went on to use the English translation of the Qur'an owned by Thomas Jefferson for the swearing-in ceremony.

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