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[[Image:Ghfigkm67.jpg|right|thumb|Keith Ellison]]

[[Image:Ghfigkm67.jpg|right|thumb|Keith Ellison]]

[[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, he converted to Islam while in college. Ellison is quite controversial due to past statements made about [[Jews]] and white people, and his ties with the radical [[Nation of Islam]].

[[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 past statements made about [[Jews]] and white people, and his ties with the radical [[Nation of Islam]].

It is traditional for newly-sworn members of the 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>

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