Posted: Dec. 2, 2021
Conservative Christian and Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert is continuing to smear Rep. Ilhan Omar for Omar's Muslim faith. It's a disgusting pattern of dangerous religious bigotry that cannot be allowed to continue.
Boebert was recently caught on tape telling a made-up story about riding a Capitol elevator with Omar in order to call her a terrorist: "I said, well, lookey there, it's the Jihad Squad... She doesn't have a backpack... so we're good."
Boebert also said Omar and Muslim Rep. Rashida Tlaib are "blackhearted, evil women." It was not the first time she's said such things about Islam. As a result, Omar is now receiving anonymous death threats.
Muslim and Jewish civil-rights groups are now calling on House leaders to seek accountability for Boebert, who has previously suggested that only Christians should serve in Congress. Let's join them.
House Republicans stood by the violent antics of Paul Gosar and Marjorie Taylor Greene, and now they're refusing to hold Boebert accountable. We need show Congress that American Christians stand in solidarity with American Muslims, and tell Republican Leader McCarthy and Speaker Pelosi to formally censure Boebert.
Sign the petition:
Love thy neighbor.