Indiana Muslim running for Congress wants to combat ignorance about his faith

Associated Press ^ | February 15,2008 | KEN KUSMER

[jan in Colorado]

A convert to Islam stands an election victory away from becoming the second Muslim elected to Congress and a role model for a faith community seeking to make its mark in national politics.

Political newcomer Andre Carson is the Democratic nominee in a March 11 special election to succeed his late grandmother, Julia Carson, representing Indiana's 7th District. She died in December of lung cancer, and her grandson is seeking to fill out the rest of her sixth term, which expires at year's end.

If Andre Carson wins the Democratic-leaning Indianapolis district over a freshman Republican legislator and a long shot Libertarian candidate, he would join Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., as the only Muslims elected to Congress.

[jan in Colorado]

And if Barack Hussein Obama wins...

[Brad from Tennessee]

There goes the neighborhood.

[Darkwolf377]

wants to combat ignorance about his faith

So he'll advocate running 9-11 footage 24/7 on C-SPAN?

[jan in Colorado]

After Julia Carson died Dec. 15, Louis Farrakhan delivered a eulogy at her funeral, leading some local political bloggers to question Andre Carson's ties to the controversial Nation of Islam leader.

[DakotaRed]

Perhaps he would do better by explaining where he and others of his faith have been opposing and combating those who belong to their religion and engage in beheading, suicide attacks, hijackings, female mutilation and the rest of the oppressive actions of Al Qaeda, Taliban, Hamas and such.

That is the only “explanation” I’d be receptive to.

[RepublitarianRoger2]

His faith is ignorance.

[weegee]

Where is the ACLU as Islamic Lawmakers bring Islamic Law to America?

[papasmurf]

Indiana Muslim running for Congress wants to combat ignorance about his faith.

I would suggest he start in Iran, then Syria, and perhaps next, Saudi Arabia. Just for starters, you know.

[Fiddlstix]

A democrat and a muslim convert to boot
Why am I not surprised.....

[the808bass]

Indiana Muslim running for Congress wants to combat ignorance about his faith

Well, we have one thing in common. I want to combat ignorance about his faith, too.

[Stoat]

wants to combat ignorance about his faith

So he'll advocate running 9-11 footage 24/7 on C-SPAN?

AND PBS

That would allow them to truly live up to their title as a Public Broadcasting Service for a change.

wants to combat ignorance about his faith

So he'll advocate running 9-11 footage 24/7 on C-SPAN?

[the808bass]

Where is the ACLU as Islamic Lawmakers bring Islamic Law to America?

If it's anti-Christian, it's a good thing. Until it kills them, of course. But useful idiots are never quite 20/20 sighted.

[george76]

Sons and daughters of Muslims who arrived in the U.S. from Asia and Africa are energized politically and working on campaigns...

[Fred Nerks]

He converted to Islam more than a decade ago and began attending prayers at Nur-Allah Islamic Center, a predominantly African-American Sunni mosque.

"For me, what appealed to me about Islam was the universal aspect of Islam," Carson said. "All faiths teach universality. But with Islam, I saw it regularly in the (mosques), the praying, the different races."

After Julia Carson died Dec. 15, Louis Farrakhan delivered a eulogy at her funeral, leading some local political bloggers to question Andre Carson's ties to the controversial Nation of Islam leader.

idiot. islam sees the black races as nothing but slaves and cannon fodder.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

All he has to do is condemn Muslim violence and make it convincing. IMO, he can’t/won’t do it.

[the invisib1e hand]

they're closing in.

what other faith, of all the faiths we tolerate in America, has come at America in quite this way?

[jan in Colorado]

"Islam isn't in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become dominant. The Qur'an should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on earth" --Omar Ahmed, Chairman of the Board of CAIR (Council of American Islamic Relations), San Ramon Valley Herald, July 1998

[Darkwolf377]

I hope I am just being paranoid and reactionary, but this is the kind of story that makes me fear for this country’s future. I know every generation has folks like me, but...I dunno, it just seems different.

[airborne]

Want to prove me wrong about what I think of Islam, Mr. Carson?

Draw me a picture of Mohammad kissing a Jew.

[johnthebaptistmoore]

Watch this situation repeat itself often if the Democrats do win big on November 4! The U.S. will truly lose its identity just like what’s still happening throughout Europe. A “mess” is truly coming to the U.S.!