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Rep. Ilhan Omar Questions Christian Worshipers Singing On Plane, Gets Blowback From GOP

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) penned a tweet over Easter weekend responding to a video of passengers singing a Christian song on a plane.

“I think my family and I should have a prayer session next time I am on a plane. How do you think that will end?” Omar, who is Muslim, asked.

Omar’s comments sparked backlash.

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“What’s worse: a mass shooting or singing on a plane? Ilhan Omar only felt a need to comment on one of these,” wrote conservative political commentator Steven Crowder.

“Why do you hate Christians, Ilhan?” asked Vernon Jones, a GOP House candidate from Georgia.

“If the freedom of religion we enjoy here in America disturbs you, feel free to pack your bags and head back to Somalia, Sudan, or wherever you’re from,” he added.

Jose Castillo, who is running for the U.S. House in Florida, responded to Omar’s original tweet.

“In America, Muslims can & do pray in public. If she wants a country where Christians aren’t allowed to do the same @IlhanMN should go back to her own country,” he said.

Others agreed with Omar and pointed out that she did not say Christians should not be allowed to worship in public, but rather pointed out the double standards she sees in society’s attitude toward Christians versus Muslims.

“And the original snowflakes had a complete and glorious meltdown,” she tweeted.

Rose Carter

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