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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