Holy crap, did they just have a Muslim Imam open the session?

[auntpurl]

Wingers heads exploding everywhere!

I like the inclusiveness of the opening prayers.

[democrattotheend]

1. Good for them!

Their willingness to be inclusive despite (and probably to take a stand against) all the fear-mongering against Muslims reminds me why I am proud to be a Democrat.

[livetohike]

2. Watching on CSPAN. This is amazing. n/t

[st17011864200074656]

9. to be fair....

....the GOP had a Zoroastrian deliver their invocation last Tuesday.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/zoroastrian/ataglance/glance.shtml

[scscholar]

11. But that was pandering, and this...

wasn't.

[oswaldactedalone]

4. Did he do any

terrorists fist bumps when leaving the stage? Did he mention radical islamic terrorism?

[leftynyc]

5. I think it's every night

another religion does the prayer.

[auntpurl]

6. What a wonderful idea. I'm so glad they're doing that.

[leftynyc]

7. Believe it or not

The RNC had a Muslim do the closing prayer last Tuesday:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/07/19/meet-the-muslim-with-an-unusual-record-praying-in-arabic-at-the-rnc-tonight/

[auntpurl]

8. I don't believe it.

Did he make it out of there alive? Has anyone checked on him?

[apcalc]

10. And they had flags, and veterans, and the Star Spangled Banner too!

Please alert the Republican ' talkasphere '....who spent the day yakking up about lack of same.