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Anti-Islam speakers set Capitol forum

Two anti-Islam speakers have reserved the Idaho Capitol auditorium and invited every Idaho legislator to a talk on refugee resettlement during the opening week of Idaho’s legislative session. Legislative leaders say any group can do this, within certain guidelines, though the Senate president pro-tem says he initially thought the presentation was from pro-refugee resettlement groups. The two speakers are Shahram Hadian, a Christian pastor from Chattaroy, Wash., and Christopher Holton, vice president of the Center for Security Policy and an anti-Sharia law activist. Last year, Hadian addressed a dozen Idaho lawmakers at a lunch meeting in a House meeting room, where he warned of Muslims spreading into conservative communities in the West and seeking to change the culture, and declared, “We must curb and limit Islamic immigration and stop the refugee dumps”/Betsy Russell, Eye on Boise. More here.

Question: Would you want your legislators to attend this forum?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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