CHRISTIAN POST/ Ian M. Giatti-
“The Republican party is not a church.”
Attorney and conservative political activist Harmeet Dhillon isn’t mincing words over criticism of her Sikh prayer at the conclusion of the first night of last week’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
She says feedback was “100 percent positive” at the convention despite backlash from public figures and others on social media.
Dhillon’s prayer, which included the statement, “Dear Waheguru, our one true God,” came on the heels of an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
“I come from a family of Sikh immigrants and I’m honored to share with you, my fellow Republicans and guests tonight, a prayer from my faith and tradition practiced by over 25 million worldwide,” she told the crowd before covering her head with a traditional religious covering.
Dhillon, 55, rose to national prominence after she filed a series of lawsuits against California’s stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus emergency, and later ran unsuccessfully for chairperson of the Republican National Committee. She now serves as RNC National Committeewoman for California and Western Region Vice Chairwoman of the RNC.
When asked about her Sikh prayer, Dhillon told CP she “has sat through thousands of prayers of other denominations over the years” and believes her prayer was part of a key effort to “get as many votes as possible from Jews, from Sikhs, from different kinds of Christians, Hindus, Muslims” ahead of the November election.
“I think it is important that I communicate to my community that we are welcome in this party and our votes are welcome and our support is welcome. Our candidacies are welcome and we are welcome,” she said Thursday via Zoom. “And how do you make that clear? And I think one of these ways to do that is to show that there are people of our faith on the stage and that we are welcome.” Continue reading…
