US EditionIllinois Republican mistakes Sikh for Muslim, calls him delivering prayer in House ‘deeply troubling’
- Illinois Republican Representative Mary Miller posted a social media message wrongly identifying Sikh cleric Giani Singh as a Muslim leading prayer in the House on Friday.
- Miller initially claimed it was "deeply troubling" that a Muslim led prayer and later edited her post to replace Muslim with Sikh before deleting it altogether.
- Miller faced widespread condemnation for her post, including from Republicans like Rep. David Valadao and Democrats like Rep. Veronica Escobar, who called the remarks discriminatory and racist.
- Sikh Coalition and lawmakers highlighted the ignorance and intolerance in Miller's statements, noting Sikhism is distinct from Islam and emphasizing America's foundations of religious freedom.
- The incident underscores ongoing challenges around religious tolerance in Congress and calls for Miller to apologize to Sikh and Muslim communities for her mistaken and offensive remarks.
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Both Parties Attack Miller Over Post on Guest Chaplain
Rep. Mary Miller's objection to a Sikh man delivering the morning prayer in the House on Friday, which she called "deeply troubling" and something "that should have never been allowed to happen," has united Republicans and Democrats in outrage. Among the facts the Illinois Republican got wrong in her post...
St Louis Post-Dispatch
Rep. Mary Miller condemned for saying it was 'troubling' for Sikh man to lead House prayer
The three-term Republican's comments were quickly condemned by several of her House colleagues and outside organizations as bigoted and xenophobic. She represents parts of the Metro East.
GOP Lawmaker Who Quoted Hitler Sparks Outrage for Attacking Sikh Man in Prayer Blunder
Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL) is once again under fire—this time for attacking a Sikh man who delivered a prayer before Congress, wrongly calling him a Muslim and saying it should have never been allowed. “It’s deeply troubling that a Muslim was allowed to lead prayer in the House of Representatives this morning,” Miller posted Friday on X. “This should have never been allowed to happen.” She doubled down, writing: “America was founded as a Christian …
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