Outrage after Republican representative disparages Sikh prayer in the US House

[groundloop]

Source: The Guardian

A Republican congresswoman is facing widespread backlash after saying that a Sikh should not have conducted a prayer in the US House.

Mary Miller, an Illinois representative, on Friday published – then deleted – a post on X saying that Giani Singh, a Sikh Granthi from southern New Jersey, should not have delivered the House’s morning prayer.

Miller at first mistakenly identified Singh as a Muslim and said that it was “deeply troubling” someone of that faith had been allowed to lead prayer in the House and it “should never have been allowed”, Miller posted on X.

“America was founded as a Christian nation, and I believe our government should reflect that truth, not drift further from it,” Miller continued. “May God have mercy.”

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/06/us-house-prayer-republican-mary-miller

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ANY member of Congress should understand the basics of the Constitution and Bill of Rights.

[vapor2]

1. Why cant repugs freakin stop being racists?

[hibbing]

16. It would offend their "base" n/t

[HighFired49]

25. Same reason that they can't read or understand our Constitution

Ignorant, stupid, or or don't care, or as one post says, RACIST.

[IbogaProject]

35. Republican has become a synonym for Racist.

Long way from Lincoln.

[Walleye]

2. Establishment clause in the constitution is not that difficult to read

[CurtEastPoint]

3. Ah! The SAME Mary Miller who praised HITLER:

On January 5, 2021, two days into her House term, Miller issued a prepared speech to the conservative group Moms for America. 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.'"

Isn't she so sweet?

[Norrrm]

5. Praised Hitler

https://crooksandliars.com/2021/01/new-congresswoman-mary-miller-praises

New Congresswoman Mary Miller Praises Hitler In Trump Rally Speech
Rep. Miller of Illinois states that "Hitler was right on one thing," when speaking to Trump supporters in Washington, D.C.
By Aliza Worthington
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Rep Miller left a few sentences out of that quote

Whoever has the youth has the future. My teaching will be hard. Weakness will be knocked out of them. A violently active, dominating, brutal youth - that is what I am after."

[IronLionZion]

10. She couldn't think of anyone else to quote regarding children and the future

No one else at all.

[travelingthrulife]

22. She is an attractive psychopath

Where is her cross necklace? It is sad to see relatively young people behave this way. This is why we need civics tests before they are allowed to run for office.

[Nigrum Cattus]

4. More RWRE repug fake "christian" BS

The genius of the founding fathers is they understood that Christianity could not only stand on its own but would thrive without being written into the laws and founding documents of the country. In fact, it was likely their own “faith” that led them to this conclusion. Many of the founding fathers—Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, Madison and Monroe—practiced a faith called Deism. Deism is a philosophical belief in human reason as a reliable means of solving social and political problems. Deists believe in a supreme being who created the universe to operate solely by natural laws—and after creation, is absent from the world. This belief in reason over dogma helped guide the founders toward a system of government that respected faiths like Christianity, while purposely isolating both from encroaching on one another so as not to dilute the overall purpose and objectives of either.
Read Em & Weep !

[electric_blue68]

6. STFU, Bigot! You get enough of your Christian praying done in Congress, don't you?

[Beowulf42]

7. More Mistaken Silliness

The United States of America was not founded as a Christian nation. Even a precursory reading of our early history establishes that fact. If we keep electing uninformed and history-ignorant people to positions in our government we will never make any progress.

[travelingthrulife]

23. They should have to pass civics testing before they can apply to run for a federal

office. They should have a basic understanding of this country's history and Constitutional principles.
These Republicans simply do not understand at all how our government operates.

[johnnyfins]

30. Yes they do. They just hate it.

[multigraincracker]

8. Sat Sri Akal'

[A Badger]

9. The same Rep. Mary Miller

... https://www.collinsvilledailynews.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/letter-to-the-editor-mary-miller-and-climate-change/article_0c3e0b69-06d8-417f-9112-05d719311cda.html, who sits on the House Education Committee, who says “climate change is a sham” because “God controls the climate because he controls the sun and the sun controls the weather primarily”.

[travelingthrulife]

24. Oh lordy. She is on the education committee? sheesh.

[Prairie Gates]

11. Reminder that George W. Bush insisted that a Muslim give a prayer at the 9/11 ceremony

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This is how far we've fallen. Dubya would be considered a far left / liberal by these MAGA morons.

[groundloop]

13. Damn it's sad to think that we'd prefer Shrub over anyone.

[Prairie Gates]

14. They have a new Osama bin Laden doc on Netflix - Dubya seems Presidential next to this lot

It made me queasy!

[Ray Bruns]

12. To stupid to even be a good bigot.

[tornado34jh]

15. As I understand it, Sikhism is relatively new compared to other religions

It's mostly found in Punjab, in the northwest part of India near the border of Pakistan. While it is monotheistic, it's not the same as the one in the Abrahamic religions. However, it rejects that one religious tradition has a monopoly on absolute truth and they don't proselytize. In other words, exactly the opposite of what the Christian nationalists do. The fact that Sikhism doesn't do that is abhorrent to them, especially with the former point that rejects that one religious tradition has a a monopoly on absolute truth. Now that is not to say there are extremist/terrorist Sikh groups, there are. However, compared to Abrahamic religions, you don't hear them as often. Like jihadists, these Christian nationalists believe their way is the one way and will do anything, even violence, to keep it that.

[Skittles]

17. there should be no religious garbage in government

WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE

[JMCKUSICK]

18. Does the fact that they swore an oath to the constitution mean anything to these people?

I don't have any idea how they can justify all the bullshit they espouse when that BS violates the very oath they've sworn to uphold.

[YoshidaYui]

19. America was NOT FOUNDED AS A CHRISTIAN NATION

Liar! The only NATION that is relevant is Raider Nation 😜

[johnnyfins]

26. Go Birds!

Fly Eagles Fly

[riversedge]

20. .....Miller later edited her post on X to replace "Muslim" with "Sikh" before deleting the post altogether.

Link to tweet

Illinois Republican mistakes Sikh for Muslim, calls him delivering prayer in House ‘deeply troubling’
by Emily Brooks - 06/06/25 1:21 PM ET


https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5337130-illinois-republican-mary-miller-sikh-muslim-prayer/


..........Miller later edited her post on X to replace “Muslim” with “Sikh” before deleting the post altogether. Her office did not respond to a request for comment about the incident.

The House has long welcomed guest chaplains from many types of faiths — including Muslims, with a Muslim guest chaplain notably reading from the Quran in November 2001 following the 9/11 terror attacks.

[johnnyfins]

27. She looks like a real social xray

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

21. She must be from south Illinois.

No one from the Chicago area would be that stupid,

[johnnyfins]

28. This whole "founded as a christian nation"

Where do they get this horseshit from? Is it because it was the most popular faith in the colonies and the newly formed U.S.? That doesnt mean shit in our founding documents. In fact, a case can be made that "endowed by their Creator", ( the capital c was added in the final draft by a "politician". ) simply means a person's parents. Because you are a human being, you have certain rights that cannot be denied by any government or any other human being.

Simply put: I am not hurting anyone else or infringing on their basic human rights so fuck off and worry about your own shit.

I guess when you say you are a Christian but you don't follow and live by the teachings of Jesus Christ, anything is possible.

[johnnyfins]

29. Sorry to keep rambling, but the ironic thing

here is that the "left" seems to be living the teachings of Jesus more than the "Religious" right.

[Ilsa]

31. I hope the Sikh Granthi wore a kirpan!

Really get her hysterically clutching her cross.

[Grins]

32. Oh, FFS! STOP the stupid of opening sessions with prayer!

There is no need for it, it serves no purpose, has no proven track record of success, never aided the members in deliberation (in fact, the opposite), and - a slap at the 1st Amendment.

We don’t say it in schools, (anymore; thank you Ba’al) I never said it when I was in the Army, I never had prayer sessionsat ANY company at which I was ever employed.

Stop it!

[BurnDoubt]

34. It DOES serve a purpose: to demonstrate Christofascist Dominance and Fake Piety. They would make Jesus PUKE.

[BurnDoubt]

33. NO PRAYER SHOULD BE ALLOWED IN CONGRESS.

Government is NOT Religion--- Religion is NOT Government.--- Business is NOT Government.--- Government is NOT Business--- Religion is NOT Business--- Business is NOT Religion.
All these are mutually non-inclusive, and any attempt to combine them is Abomination!
This is why we are in this mess right now.

[DavidDvorkin]

36. Exactly!

That's the far bigger problem, not which religious prayers are given.