07-12-2007, 11:29 PM
<b>First Hindu prayer in US Senate disrupted; 3 held</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Capitol Police Sgt Kimberly Schneider stated that two women and one man were arrested in the Senate visitorsâ gallery for disruption of Congress, a misdemeanor. <b>The three were shouting slogans such as ''This is an abomination''</b>.
<b>"At this time, we donât know their religion,"</b> Schneider was quoted as saying by agencies.
Meanwhile, all throughout the week<b>, a Mississippi-based organisation called the American Family Association has been running a criticism campaign on their website for allowing a Hindu clergyman to deliver prayers</b>.
The organisation urged supporters to call Senators to ask the event be cancelled. However, as of now, there is no word of a connection between <b>the disruption caused by the three people at the Senate and the American Family Association</b>.
One of the protesters told reporters as he was arrested: <b>"We are Christians and Patriots".</b>
Police identified the protesters as<b> Ante Nedlko Pavkovic, Katherine Lynn Pavkovic and Christan Renee Sugar</b>. Their ages and hometowns were not available.
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<b>"At this time, we donât know their religion,"</b> Schneider was quoted as saying by agencies.
Meanwhile, all throughout the week<b>, a Mississippi-based organisation called the American Family Association has been running a criticism campaign on their website for allowing a Hindu clergyman to deliver prayers</b>.
The organisation urged supporters to call Senators to ask the event be cancelled. However, as of now, there is no word of a connection between <b>the disruption caused by the three people at the Senate and the American Family Association</b>.
One of the protesters told reporters as he was arrested: <b>"We are Christians and Patriots".</b>
Police identified the protesters as<b> Ante Nedlko Pavkovic, Katherine Lynn Pavkovic and Christan Renee Sugar</b>. Their ages and hometowns were not available.
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