Conservatives Attack Use of Koran for Oath
Sacred and Secular Books Have Subbed for Bible
By Omar Sacirbey
Religion News Service
Saturday, December 9, 2006

When Keith Ellison, the Minnesota Democrat whose election last month will make him the first Muslim in Congress, announced he would take his oath of office on Islam's holy book, the Koran, he provoked sharp criticism from conservatives and some heated discussion on the blogosphere.
The discussion has revived the debate about whether the nation's values and legal system are shaped only by Judeo-Christian heritage or if there is room for Islamic and other traditions.

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