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Thomas Jefferson's Koran
Jan. 9th, 2007 07:49 pm♠
The ever droll and brilliant Christopher Hitchens affords us the opportunity to mark the Keith Ellison controversy, who I gather is the first Muslim elected to Congress, and who immediately made his big splash in national politics by insisting on swearing his oath for office on the Koran instead of the Bible, and who then had the flash of genius in using the venerable Thomas Jefferson's Koran for the ceremony. Mr. Hitchens recently wrote a biography on Jefferson, and he gives us some interesting historical background.
( Hitchens column )
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The ever droll and brilliant Christopher Hitchens affords us the opportunity to mark the Keith Ellison controversy, who I gather is the first Muslim elected to Congress, and who immediately made his big splash in national politics by insisting on swearing his oath for office on the Koran instead of the Bible, and who then had the flash of genius in using the venerable Thomas Jefferson's Koran for the ceremony. Mr. Hitchens recently wrote a biography on Jefferson, and he gives us some interesting historical background.
( Hitchens column )
