Social Justice Groups Join Together to Condemn Oklahoma Lawmaker’s Anti-Muslim Comments
However, state Rep. John Bennett, R-Sallisaw, said he has no intention of resigning.
“I stand behind what I said, and I’m sure not going to resign,” Bennett said Wednesday in a phone interview with The Oklahoman.
Last week, the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations criticized Bennett and asked him to apologize for his Facebook post saying people should be wary of those who say they are “Muslim American.”
“Be especially wary if you’re a Christian,” he said in the post, which links to a story about atrocities committed by the Islamic State group known as ISIS. “The Quran clearly states that non-Muslims should be killed.”
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