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[[Democratic Party|Democrat]] '''Keith Ellison''' is the first [[Muslim]] to serve in the [[United States Congress]]. He represents the 5th Congressional District of [[Minnesota]]. Born in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], he converted to [[Islam]] while in college. Ellison is quite controversial due to his past ties with the radical [[Nation of Islam]]; he has also been accused of having had "involvement" in anti-Semitism.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/10/AR2006091000951.html</ref> In 2007, Mr. Ellison compared the [[Bush Administration]] to [[Nazi]] [[Germany]]. <ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,289157,00.html</ref>
[[Democratic Party|Democrat]] '''Keith Ellison''' is the first [[Muslim]] to serve in the [[United States Congress]]. He represents the 5th Congressional District of [[Minnesota]]. Born in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], he converted to [[Islam]] while in college. Ellison is quite controversial due to his past ties with the radical [[Nation of Islam]]; he has also been accused of having had "involvement" in anti-Semitism.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/10/AR2006091000951.html</ref> In 2007, Mr. Ellison compared the [[Bush Administration]] to [[Nazi]] [[Germany]]. <ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,289157,00.html</ref>
It is traditional for newly-sworn members of the [[House_of_Representatives|House of Representatives]] to repeat their oaths with their hand on a [[Bible]] for photographers<ref>http://www.beliefnet.com/story/206/story_20604_1.html</ref>. When Ellison was ceremonially "sworn-in," he used a [[Quran]] that once belonged to [[Thomas Jefferson]].<ref>http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8MEPKIG0&show_article=1</ref>
It is traditional for newly-sworn members of the [[House_of_Representatives|House of Representatives]] to repeat their oaths with their hand on a [[Bible]] for photographers<ref>http://www.beliefnet.com/story/206/story_20604_1.html</ref>. When Ellison was ceremonially "sworn-in," he used a [[Quran]] that once belonged to [[Thomas Jefferson]].<ref>http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8MEPKIG0&show_article=1</ref>, as a nod to the founding father's beliefs in the freedom of religion, as well as the Constitution's no religious test clause, found in Article VI, section 3.
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