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May 16, 2000
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Congressman calls for Hindu invocation to open House sessionC K Arora in Washington Democratic United States Congressman Sherrod Brown has requested the House chaplain to set aside a day for a Hindu priest to deliver an invocation opening a daily session of Congress. He also asked for an opportunity to nominate a priest once time has been reserved. "Freedom of religion is the hallmark of the United States. By inviting clergy of various faiths to deliver the invocation opening the House of Representatives, we honour our diverse religious heritage," he added. The congressman said, "The House chaplain can allow clergy of any religion to offer the opening invocation of the House. Historically, the House has hosted members of various Christian denominations and Jewish sects, but has never invited a representative of Hinduism." "There are hundreds of thousands of practising Hindus in this country [the US]. We should fulfil our responsibility to represent the religious diversity of the country by including a Hindu priest as a guest chaplain," he added. UNI |
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