{"id":546,"date":"2008-03-12T17:48:05","date_gmt":"2008-03-12T17:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/2008\/03\/indiana-voters-send-second-mus.php"},"modified":"2008-03-12T17:48:05","modified_gmt":"2008-03-12T17:48:05","slug":"indiana-voters-send-second-mus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2008\/03\/indiana-voters-send-second-mus","title":{"rendered":"Indiana Voters Send Second Muslim to Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Daniel Burke<br \/>\nReligion News Service<\/strong><br \/>\nWASHINGTON (RNS) Indianapolis voters on Tuesday (March 11) choose Andre Carson to fill a seat vacated by his late grandmother, making him the second Muslim ever elected to serve in Congress.<br \/>\nLike Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., who in 2006 became the first Muslim elected to Congress, Carson is a black convert to the faith.<br \/>\nThe 33-year-old Indiana Democrat was raised Baptist and attended Catholic schools but converted to Islam more than 10 years ago.<br \/>\nCarson called himself a &#8220;a proud Hoosier &#8230; I just happen to be a Hoosier of the Muslim faith,&#8221; according to The Associated Press.<br \/>\nHe said his legislative priorities include ending the &#8220;useless war&#8221; in Iraq, and that he plans to run for a full term in May during his party&#8217;s primaries.<br \/>\nCarson&#8217;s election &#8220;demonstrates the strength of our political system and the growing positive role of American Muslims in our society,&#8221; said Corey Saylor, legislative director of the Washington, D.C.-based Council on American-Islamic Relations.<br \/>\nBefore his election, Carson worked in Indiana law enforcement and with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.<br \/>\n<em>Copyright 2008 Religion News Service.  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