Sali: Hindu prayer threatens U.S.

Wyoming has been known to send some oddballs to Congress. Witness some of the antics of Rep. Barbara Cubin, now serving her seventh term as our lone U.S. Rep. But Idaho has sent some doozies to D.C. Remember the late Rep. Helen Chenoweth? She supported the armed militia groups in northern Idaho and even saw those legendary black helicopters that, in the 1990s, right wingers were convinced were spying on us. Considering what's happened since 9/11, maybe she wasn't so crazy after all. But anyway, Idaho has sent some pills to Congress. The one there now, Bill Sali, may take the cake. This was reported on the ultra-conservative American Family News Network:

Last month, the U.S. Senate was opened for the first time ever with a Hindu prayer. Although the event generated little outrage on Capitol Hill, Representative Bill Sali (R-Idaho) is one member of Congress who believes the prayer should have never been allowed.

"We have not only a Hindu prayer being offered in the Senate, we have a Muslim member of the House of Representatives now, Keith Ellison from Minnesota. Those are changes -- and they are not what was envisioned by the Founding Fathers," asserts Sali.

Sali says America was built on Christian principles that were derived from scripture. He also says the only way the United States has been allowed to exist in a world that is so hostile to Christian principles is through "the protective hand of God."

"You know, the Lord can cause the rain to fall on the just and the unjust alike," says the Idaho Republican.

According to Congressman Sali, the only way the U.S. can continue to survive is under that protective hand of God. He states when a Hindu prayer is offered, "that's a different god" and that it "creates problems for the longevity of this country."