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Related: About this forumN.C. House lawmaker links Islamic prayer to terrorism
Submitted by John_Frank on 2013-04-09 09:35
A N.C. House lawmaker is equating any prayer to the Islamic God with terrorism.
In an email exchange with a constituent, Republican state Rep. Michele Presnell was asked if she was comfortable with a prayer to Allah before a legislative meeting. Presnell responded: "No, I do not condone terrorism."
The first-year lawmaker from a western North Carolina mountains district is a co-sponsor of House resolution 494, a measure asserting that North Carolina can establish a state religion. She did not return a call for comment Monday about the string of emails obtained by Dome.
"The famed ACLU is telling Rowan County they may not pray before commissioners meetings," Presnell wrote to Britt Kaufmann, a constituent. "We pray in Raleigh before our legislative meetings, U.S. Congress prays in Washington DC, why can they not pray?"
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