Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "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\".The column attracted national attention from both Ellison and Prager supporters. Presented with the fact that all members of the House swear in (or affirm) en masse without the use of any religious text, and that such works are only used in ceremonial reenactments afterwards, Prager stated \"that’s the whole point: it’s exactly because it’s ceremonial that it matters\". In response to a wave of criticism, Prager released another column on the topic on December 5, 2006, entitled \"A response to my many critics—and a solution\". In that column, Prager repeated the inaccurate claim that no, or hardly any, officeholder in U.S. history had ever refused to take his oath on the Bible.The controversy became more heated when Rep. Virgil Goode (R–VA) issued a letter to his constituents stating his view that Ellison's decision to use the Qur'an is a threat to \"the values and beliefs traditional to the United States of America...[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\". Goode's foray into the controversy caused many other members of Congress to weigh in.Ellison went on to use the English translation of the Qur'an owned by Thomas Jefferson for the swearing-in ceremony."@en }
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- Quran_oath_controversy_of_the_110th_United_States_Congress abstract "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\".The column attracted national attention from both Ellison and Prager supporters. Presented with the fact that all members of the House swear in (or affirm) en masse without the use of any religious text, and that such works are only used in ceremonial reenactments afterwards, Prager stated \"that’s the whole point: it’s exactly because it’s ceremonial that it matters\". In response to a wave of criticism, Prager released another column on the topic on December 5, 2006, entitled \"A response to my many critics—and a solution\". In that column, Prager repeated the inaccurate claim that no, or hardly any, officeholder in U.S. history had ever refused to take his oath on the Bible.The controversy became more heated when Rep. Virgil Goode (R–VA) issued a letter to his constituents stating his view that Ellison's decision to use the Qur'an is a threat to \"the values and beliefs traditional to the United States of America...[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\". Goode's foray into the controversy caused many other members of Congress to weigh in.Ellison went on to use the English translation of the Qur'an owned by Thomas Jefferson for the swearing-in ceremony.".