"Shortly after the vote, however, Tancredo issued a press release in which he argued that the resolution shows how political correctness is ruining public discourse." Actually, Tom Tancredo shows how mindless bigotry is ruining America!

Go Tom. The PC police are being overthrown. Free speech returns. libs have had their day. Islam is dangerous. I

Tancredo will likely make no apology for operating Congress and the stock markets on Christmas.

Is it correct, politically, to force stock markets to close. Why do all the banks close? Should they not suffer a penalty for such torpur?

This same man will profit from and accept money from blind investors who absolutely depend on the economics of war and slavery unto others so that his religious family can feast and enrich themnselves in the name of Jesus for Christmas and then disrupt entire cities, pollute air with fireworks, and generally waste fuel during a war.

Wasting fuel during a war seems like a treasonous act to me. I am a native born Christian and I don't even like Christmas much less Tancredo.

Who cares about any of this. It's just another good example of Congress pretending to do something while selling the American people down the river. They all need to be fired!!!

i deeply support ramadan and i think all fair minded people should support ramadan thank you

First of all, Tom didn't have the guts to oppose the resolution. Secondly, he's the typical white Christian in this country who pretends to be angry about the supposed PC culture, the Mexican invasion, the Arab/Muslim threat, blacks, etc.

This country is changing. Islam is the fasting growing religion in the U.S. Nothing wrong with that. A Congressional resolution saying "Happy Ramadan" is fine. It's as American as you Congressmen getting together and singing Christmas songs. You think Lieberman likes that?

America is a mix of many races and cultures, making it an interesting nation. Recognition of American Muslims is a correct thing to do considering its growing influence.

Yet again, these republican don't have a clue about winning hearts and minds.
It is time they accepted the fact that this country is not christian only, and show the world that most religions are respected here. No wonder they want to attack us; we have shown disdain and ignorance to other religions. We have to act the civilized nation, and that we take the high road.

Keep it up Repubs. You are just digging yourself a deeper hole.

Remember 1993-1994 when Dems started to quit Congress one after another. Remember what happened in 1994 (Repubs took over). See a similar pattern here now?
The Republican Party is too white, too male, too southern, too hateful, too religious, too war mongering, too greedy, too anti environment, too into our personal lives, too anti gay and way out of touch with the American people.

The Republicans ignore the will of the American people at their own demise.

I say good riddance!

Tom is nothing but a loonie has been. He knows he barely holds his own vote for president so he chooses to be the Howard Stern of the politics: Blabbering his mouth!

Can anyone tell me IF the "Christmas or Easter" Celebrations for Christians has had a similar resolution passed?

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Mr. Tancredo has a right to express his opinions simply because of our constitution and first amendment.

It's unfortunate though, that a man of his intelligence fails to understand the basics of any society which is that societies consist of liberal, fanatics and the bulk is moderates. This has been true of the jewish, christians, muslims, hindus, buddists, communists, and all others groups. One cannot judge or condemn the whole community based on the action of a few.

There are over 1.5 Billion muslims and there are less than 30,000 ~ 50,000 that are extremists. It's approx. 0.003% of the world muslim population ie in others words it's 8300 americans in all of america. Does America not have 8300 extremists? Do we remeber Oklahoma City bombing? Does that make ALL AMERICAN ANARCHIST?

Yes, the problem of the islamic extremists needs and must be resolved, but not recognizing Islam as a major religion is foolish. Afterall, approx 30% of the world's population believe in this faith.

With refernce to his comments that ... "The problem is that any attempt to do so for Jews or Christians is immediately condemned as ‘breaching’ the non-existent line between Church and State by the same elite," ... is not true. Both religions are well established and recognized in school holidays, and government holidays.

Mr. Tancredo, America is great country and as a muslim american I fully support it's values. It's important that America supports the moderate muslims by these simple gestures.

Americans who have truly assimilated have always thought of themselves as “Americans” - of a particular decent, maybe, but not hyphenated Americans.

Familiarity with the Koran, will inform any inquiring person that the term "moderate muslim" is an oxymoron.Islam is not a religion. It is a political system.

Unfortunately our congress and our President,and most Americans act and think from a profound position of ignorance and fear, about this question. Following the "American Congress for Truth" website could set them straight.

Congress Crosses the Line. Where is the Outrage?

Congressional Resolution HRES 635 EH:
"House of Representatives ... acknowledges the onset of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting and spiritual renewal"

First Amendment to the United States Constitution:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion"

I think the US congress should stay away from commenting on any religion or its holidays. In that regard I salute the 42 that did not vote for it.