From the Deccan Herald:
Tulsi Gabbard from Hawaii has created history by not only becoming the first Hindu ever to be sworn in as a member of the US House of Representatives, but also being the first ever US lawmaker to have taken oath of office on the sacred Bhagavad Gita.
This is all sorts of awesome. Christianity has had a monopoly on American politics for far too long. Not that there is anything wrong with being Christian–within reasonable boundaries, of course, since there IS something wrong with being a fundamentalist Christian–but it’s great that we’re getting some different representation in our most powerful institutions.
Was reading about her and how her father a current senator who is adamant about being against gay marriage. She herself was against it as well earlier in her career but has since softened that stance.
According to this article, he switched from being a Republican to a Democrat.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Gabbard
Interesting he’s a social conservative who is also a Democrat.