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Rep.-elect Keith Ellison, D-Minn., decided to use Thomas Jefferson's copy of the Koran during his ceremonial swearing-in on Thursday ...
Jefferson, the nation's third president and a collector of books in all topics and languages, sold the book to Congress in 1815 as part of a collection.
"It demonstrates that from the very beginning of our country, we had people who were visionary, who were religiously tolerant, who believed that knowledge and wisdom could be gleaned from any number of sources, including the Koran.
A visionary like Thomas Jefferson was not afraid of a different belief system."
"This just shows that religious tolerance is the bedrock of our country, and religious differences are nothing to be afraid of."
Ellison is a new Congressman for Minnesota. (Democrat)
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