In response to inquiries from constituents, Virginia Congressman William Good sent out a letter criticizing the plan of Rep.-elect Keith Ellison, D-Minn., the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Congress, to use a Koran for the ceremonial swearing-in of members next year.
"I fear that in the next century we will have many more Muslims in the United States if we do not adopt the strict immigration policies that I believe are necessary to preserve the values and beliefs traditional to the United States of America," Goode wrote.
UPI article here (click).

truthout.org columnist William Fisher published an article titled Where Are the Christians, asking why mainstream Christians haven't spoken out against Goode. The implication from Fisher is that since Goode is "one of their own," Christians have a responsibility to condemn him.

I'm sorry, but these right-wing yahoos like Goode have nothing to do with the kind of Christianity I profess. I have no more connection to Goode or responsibility for him than any American atheist has.

What right does Fisher have to blame Goode's actions on all Christians and to demand that Christians take a stand against this idiot? Why dignify Goode or Falwell or any of these other bigots by taking a stand against them?

-Joe Offer-