House Republican posts then deletes that Sikh should not be allowed to deliver Congress prayer

House Republican posts then deletes that Sikh should not be allowed to deliver Congress prayer


Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL) is under fire for a since-deleted post saying a Sikh or Muslim should not be allowed to lead prayer in the House.

It is a long-standing tradition in the House to introduce legislative sessions with prayer, with Congress members regularly inviting guest chaplains from their districts. Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) asked Giani Surinder Singh, a Sikh cleric from New Jersey, to lead lawmakers in prayer Friday morning.

The decision upset Miller, who posted and then deleted a social media post that said allowing a non-Christian to deliver the prayer “never should have been allowed to happen.” Miller initially mistakenly identified Singh as a Muslim before editing the post to say “Sikh,” which refers to an Indian religion. She then deleted the

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