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Thu Apr 11, 2013, 03:40 PM Apr 2013

N.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?"

http://projects.newsobserver.com/node/27309

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N.C. House lawmaker links Islamic prayer to terrorism (Original Post) rug Apr 2013 OP
All religions can be linked to terrorism. nt bowens43 Apr 2013 #1
Congratulate her. rug Apr 2013 #2
It must truly be painful to be that goddamn stupid. CurtEastPoint Apr 2013 #3
Are you directing that at anyone in particular? rug Apr 2013 #4
the lovely rep. presnell CurtEastPoint Apr 2013 #5
I wonder if she'll get a second term. rug Apr 2013 #6
Prolly. She's from around where Virginia Fuxx is from. CurtEastPoint Apr 2013 #7
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