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@thestressdoc “His book says something different than my book.” At a campaign event, a man in a red cross shirt stood up and told Abdul El-Sayed, the Muslim Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, that his book (the Quran) says something different than his own (the Bible). El-Sayed didn’t argue scripture. He pointed to the one book every senator swears an oath to support: the U.S. Constitution. Because of it, you have the right to live by your faith. And because of it, you don’t get to enforce your faith on anyone else. “You pray as you choose to pray, I pray as I choose to pray. Some folks may not pray at all.” The Constitution says it plainly: “no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.” (Article VI) And their books are closer than he thinks. Mary is the only woman named in the Quran, a whole chapter carries her name, and it tells the story of Jesus’ virgin birth. Send this to someone who needs to hear it. ℹ️ Sources: U.S. Constitution, Article VI and First Amendment (National Archives); Prof. Amir Hussain, “Our Lady of the Qur’an,” LMU Magazine (2021); EWTN, “Mary in the Qur’an”; MPR News (2007) on Keith Ellison’s ceremonial oath on Thomas Jefferson’s Quran. 🎥 Original video: @americaweneedtotalk_ 📷 Images: U.S. Senate HELP Committee hearing, July 11, 2024 (public domain); Michaela McNichol, Library of Congress (CC BY 2.0); Mark Anderson, St Mary’s Church, Stainburn (CC BY-SA 2.0); Virginia Gunawan (public domain); Maurycy Gottlieb, 1878 (public domain); Walters Art Museum (public domain); National Archives (public domain); 1983 Code of Canon Law cover (public domain). 🎵 Music: “Sanctuary” by Scott Buckley (scottbuckley.com.au), CC BY 4.0
