Pres. Obama To Use Stepfather's Favorite Koran As Part Of Second Inauguration SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2013
Obama family heirloom will make its appearance at inauguration -- and could cause controversy.
Even as the final touches were being put to the bunting and the ballrooms for Monday’s inauguration festivities, the Obama family was preparing a favorite family artifact for the swearing in.
“This second time around we are going to include a family heirloom,” said First Lady Michelle Obama. “Barack’s stepfather Lolo Soetoro gave him his cherished prayer book before he passed, and Barack wants to include that [in the ceremony].”
The “prayer book” may stir controversy because it is a nineteenth century Koran. Ms. Obama said that the Obamas' 14-year-old daughter Malia Obama will hold the Koran for the president while he is sworn in on two bibles held by the First Lady. These two bibles are the bibles used by President Lincoln at his first Inauguration, which Obama used in 2009, and a Bible used by the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.
“The country has become more diverse, and this includes religious diversity,” said Sachedina Abdulaziz, Muslim Studies professor at Columbia University in New York. “No one should be surprised that Islam finally has a small place in the political sphere.”
Remember during the George Stephanopoulos Obama said
"Let’s not play games. What I was suggesting — you’re absolutely right that John McCain has not talked about my Muslim faith. And you’re absolutely right that that has not come…"
OBAMA’S CONGRESS OPENS WITH MUSLIM IMAM’S PRAYER TO ALLAH NTEB News Desk | August 6, 2013 ONE NATION UNDER ALLAH
“The sweetest sound I know is the Muslim call to prayer” – Barack Hussein Obama
On July 31, 2013, Imam Talib Shareef of Masjid Muhammad in Washington, D.C., opened a session of the United States Congress with a prayer on Capitol Hill. This is the America that Obama has been working so hard to create.
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