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Jilly_in_VA

(12,049 posts)
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 04:15 PM Yesterday

Rep. Mary Miller Loses It Over 'A Muslim' Speaking In Congress Before Deleting Racist Post

Rep. Mary Miller ― a Republican from Illinois who once praised Adolf Hitler ― wrote, edited and ultimately deleted a social media post decrying “a Muslim” speaking in Congress.

“It’s deeply troubling that a Muslim was allowed to lead prayer in the House of Representatives this morning. This should have never been allowed to happen,” she wrote Friday. “American was founded as a Christian nation, and I believe our government should reflect that truth. May God have mercy!”

The man leading the prayer was guest chaplain Giani Singh, a follower of the Sikh faith, not Islam. Miller’s Republican colleague Rep. Jeff Van Drew (N.J.) introduced him as such on Friday.

“Day after day, year after year, he leads not just with words. but with example ― with peace, with humility, with service towards all,” Van Drew said. “These are not just Sikh values, they are American values.”

He noted that Singh was serving as guest chaplain on the 81st anniversary of D-Day, when “Sikh soldiers fought shoulder to shoulder with allied forces” on the beaches of Normandy in 1944.

Miller eventually edited her post to change “a Muslim” to “a Sikh” but left the rest of her racist post untouched. Finally, she deleted it altogether.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mary-miller-sikh-muslim-post_n_68431b3ee4b04a6fce060b06

Bigoted racist hag. This was NEVER a "Christian" nation and she is a CHRISTOFASCIST.

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Rep. Mary Miller Loses It Over 'A Muslim' Speaking In Congress Before Deleting Racist Post (Original Post) Jilly_in_VA Yesterday OP
Ugly Demovictory9 Yesterday #1
And stupid maveric Yesterday #8
Racist and stupid is no way to go through life. Ray Bruns Yesterday #12
Shall I remind Christians started wars throughout history? Mr.Bee Yesterday #18
US hatred and racism will be our downfall. Irish_Dem Yesterday #2
She is also the ... person .... who praised Hitler: CurtEastPoint Yesterday #3
Well, according to markodochartaigh Yesterday #45
That's my rep. She is in a very safe seat. People around here think she is great. Midnight Writer Yesterday #4
Because America is full of hateful voters. LuvLoogie Yesterday #10
Virginia Foxx. Just as bad. That party is full of human garbage. paleotn Yesterday #22
I saw her twitter feed crimycarny Yesterday #44
Miller is beyond ugly, but a devout christian who hates brown people and loves TSF. sinkingfeeling Yesterday #5
Hypocrisy is "Christian" nationalism WmChris Yesterday #13
Old Testament Christians. paleotn Yesterday #25
There are Sikh soldiers buried at Arlington national cemetary IronLionZion Yesterday #6
I bet they all have the same last name. BidenRocks Yesterday #19
why is this religious crap allowed at all Skittles Yesterday #7
Seriously! Brainstormy Yesterday #11
and hits all three Skittles Yesterday #14
Americans love there "my way or the highway" religions. paleotn Yesterday #26
ALL that nonsense should be kept in church Skittles Yesterday #32
Everything about this is such a Republican thing to do that it hurts. Karasu Yesterday #9
I guess I need to leave then. . .I'm Jewish. Screw you, you witch! AZLD4Candidate Yesterday #15
Please don't insult our Wiccan DU'rs. electric_blue68 Yesterday #16
Oh, for the love of God, that idea wasn't even in my mind when I wrote this. AZLD4Candidate Yesterday #34
Well, the insult is still flung around too casually, imho. electric_blue68 Yesterday #38
And in the Oxford dictionary, the word has multiple meanings. AZLD4Candidate Yesterday #39
That person has NOTHING to do with the Craft of the Wise, so please niyad Yesterday #23
I use harridan a lot wolfie001 Yesterday #28
Like many words in the English language, it has multiple meanings. According to Oxford AZLD4Candidate Yesterday #36
Got it. And will remember it. niyad Yesterday #40
And, according to Webster's American English Dictionary AZLD4Candidate Yesterday #42
Keep justifying, it is such a good look. niyad 23 hrs ago #47
IF you have a probably with the English language and the dictionary, that's on you. AZLD4Candidate 22 hrs ago #49
And if a moderate Iman led a prayer I wouldn't have a problem.... electric_blue68 Yesterday #17
No, you ignorant bigot, this country was NOT founded as a "christian" nation. niyad Yesterday #20
Maybe, maybe, Rep. Miller, that's why you shouldn't open a session in Congress tanyev Yesterday #21
Thank you. I was about to post something similar. niyad Yesterday #29
Sikhs are what Christians aspire to be. Arthur_Frain Yesterday #24
I have a good friend... a sikh... lapfog_1 Yesterday #41
The Sikhs are beautiful Arthur_Frain 22 hrs ago #48
this. AllaN01Bear Yesterday #27
Enemy within. White christo fascists Evolve Dammit Yesterday #30
and dont they know that their posts can be undeleted as well. AllaN01Bear Yesterday #31
Yep, the internet is FOREVER, Ms. Miller. n/t Jilly_in_VA 9 hrs ago #50
That vile woman is my congressional representative and I am JMCKUSICK Yesterday #33
Christianity. The religion that gave us - Aristus Yesterday #35
Well, she identified herself as a, both ethnically and religiously a racist. patphil Yesterday #37
Bigoted racist hag... debsy Yesterday #43
Doesn't speak well for the people of Illinois' 15th congressional district SpankMe Yesterday #46
So she thought she was attacking an Abrahamic religion... while gross, this is also ridiculous. David__77 8 hrs ago #51

Mr.Bee

(777 posts)
18. Shall I remind Christians started wars throughout history?
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 06:00 PM
Yesterday

Christianity, while generally advocating for peace, has also been a driving force behind numerous wars throughout history, particularly during periods of religious upheaval and conflict.

The Crusades (11th-13th centuries):
. These military expeditions were launched by European Christians to recapture the Holy Land from Muslim rule, leading to brutal conflicts and lasting consequences in the Middle East.

The Reconquista (8th-15th centuries):
This series of wars involved Christian kingdoms in the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) gradually regaining control from Muslim rule, a process marked by religious fervor and military campaigns.

The Wars of Religion in Europe (16th-17th centuries):
Conflicts like the French Wars of Religion (1562-1598) and the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) stemmed from religious divisions, particularly between Catholics and Protestants.

Other Wars of Religion:
Numerous other wars with religious roots occurred across Europe and beyond, such as the wars surrounding the Protestant Reformation and the Anabaptist movement.

Mary, maybe better THINK before spouting off FoxNews nonsense.
This country was founded by peoples of all religions and not.
That's WHY the Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof!

We need smarter people representing the populous, instead of these FoxNews hacks.

CurtEastPoint

(19,484 posts)
3. She is also the ... person .... who praised Hitler:
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 04:18 PM
Yesterday

On January 5, 2021, two days into her House term, Miller issued a prepared speech to the conservative group Moms for America.[36][37] She quoted Adolf Hitler, saying, "Each generation has the responsibility to teach and train the next generation. You know, if we win a few elections, we're still going to be losing unless we win the hearts and minds of our children. This is the battle. Hitler was right on one thing: he said, 'Whoever has the youth has the future.'"[38][39]

Midnight Writer

(24,132 posts)
4. That's my rep. She is in a very safe seat. People around here think she is great.
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 04:32 PM
Yesterday

It's the Marjorie Talor Greenes and the Lauren Boeberts that get the attention, but the Republican Party is full of these hateful hypocrites.

crimycarny

(1,850 posts)
44. I saw her twitter feed
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 06:55 PM
Yesterday

Seems all she does it cosplay and rage post culture war issues. Everything on her feed is some sort of post like the one she finally deleted. Imagine getting a starting salary of $174,000 to rage-tweet on Twitter all day?

WmChris

(334 posts)
13. Hypocrisy is "Christian" nationalism
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 05:31 PM
Yesterday

If Jesus were to appear he'd be jailed and deported. These people can't begin to uphold the values he espoused then of course he's not lilly white.

IronLionZion

(49,031 posts)
6. There are Sikh soldiers buried at Arlington national cemetary
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 05:16 PM
Yesterday

they have a proud history in the US going back at least a century or more. But I guess Mary Miller doesn't like anyone who fought against her hero Adolf.

BidenRocks

(1,579 posts)
19. I bet they all have the same last name.
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 06:17 PM
Yesterday

Singh.
Great warriors and really nice people.

Idiot politician! So much hate!

electric_blue68

(21,647 posts)
38. Well, the insult is still flung around too casually, imho.
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 06:40 PM
Yesterday

No, I'm not Wiccan, but I've known people waaay before DU.

AZLD4Candidate

(6,654 posts)
39. And in the Oxford dictionary, the word has multiple meanings.
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 06:49 PM
Yesterday

2.
derogatory
an ugly or unpleasant woman.

Not everything is a slur if we agree to use the language we are typing. Miller is an unpleasant woman.

Even in Webster's Dictionary, my usage is definition #3

3
: a mean or ugly old woman : hag, crone

Words have multiple meanings. If people don't like it, petition the next American English convention to remove the definition. And then go to Oxford and do the same.

niyad

(124,153 posts)
23. That person has NOTHING to do with the Craft of the Wise, so please
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 06:20 PM
Yesterday

remove the insult.

AZLD4Candidate

(6,654 posts)
36. Like many words in the English language, it has multiple meanings. According to Oxford
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 06:37 PM
Yesterday
2.
derogatory
an ugly or unpleasant woman.


Miller is an unpleasant woman.

AZLD4Candidate

(6,654 posts)
42. And, according to Webster's American English Dictionary
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 06:54 PM
Yesterday

3
: a mean or ugly old woman : hag, crone

Miller is a mean woman!

AZLD4Candidate

(6,654 posts)
49. IF you have a probably with the English language and the dictionary, that's on you.
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 09:25 PM
22 hrs ago

Until definitions of words are changed, there is a reason they are defined that way.

tanyev

(46,626 posts)
21. Maybe, maybe, Rep. Miller, that's why you shouldn't open a session in Congress
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 06:17 PM
Yesterday

with prayers or readings from ANY religion. If you simply cannot start your duties without some sort of expression of cultic devotion, then confine it to the Pledge of Allegiance or the preamble to the Constitution.

Arthur_Frain

(2,233 posts)
24. Sikhs are what Christians aspire to be.
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 06:21 PM
Yesterday

You can go to any Sikh temple for a meal if you’re in need. The MAGAs must really hate them for that simple grace.

lapfog_1

(30,925 posts)
41. I have a good friend... a sikh...
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 06:53 PM
Yesterday

and I have been to a number of parties where everyone ( but me ) is a sikh ( mostly from Punjab ), and I have been to a couple of Gurdwaras ( sikh temples ). They are the most welcoming people I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. Anyone that shows up to the Gurdwaras is welcome to eat ( vegetarian - as most practicing sikhs are vegetarian ). The food is great, the people are friendly and do many acts of charity and love being in the US.

JMCKUSICK

(2,602 posts)
33. That vile woman is my congressional representative and I am
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 06:30 PM
Yesterday

repulsed by everything she professes to stand for.

Aristus

(70,093 posts)
35. Christianity. The religion that gave us -
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 06:36 PM
Yesterday

The Crusades.

The Inquisition.

And The Holocaust.

And she has a problem with a Sikh gentleman...

patphil

(7,910 posts)
37. Well, she identified herself as a, both ethnically and religiously a racist.
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 06:38 PM
Yesterday

This country isn't a "Christian nation". It was founded as a place where people of all races, colors, ethnicities, and religions could find refuge from persecution.
I'd have to think she see the world as white christian, even though Jesus was brown.

SpankMe

(3,486 posts)
46. Doesn't speak well for the people of Illinois' 15th congressional district
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 07:20 PM
Yesterday

She was elected in 2020 and is in her third term. They're re-electing a bigot.

It's tradition in congress to have all manner of faith leaders give prayers. They've had them all before, including Muslims on many occasions. I'm not sure why Miller picked this time to expose herself in such a bigoted manner.

I would like mail a pair of my underwear to her with a request that she consume them.

David__77

(24,188 posts)
51. So she thought she was attacking an Abrahamic religion... while gross, this is also ridiculous.
Sat Jun 7, 2025, 11:52 AM
8 hrs ago

Such stupidity, and then hesitation to backtrack. I’m certain she’s not even consistent in her stated position.

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