Idaho state Senator Sheryl Nuxoll is standing by her comments that Hinduism has false gods and says she wont apologize for what she said.
After boycotting a Hindu prayer which opened the Tuesday morning Idaho Senate session, Sheryl Nuxoll commented to reporters that “I said it was a religion with false gods. I’m not going to give an apology.”
Religious leaders including a United Church of Christ pastor, a Nevada Buddhist leader, the Episcopal Bishop of Nevada, an official with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Reno, a rabbi and Jewish leader in Nevada are requesting a public apology.
Dan Black, of the Boise Institute for Buddhist Studies said “Being a public official, it was highly inappropriate and insensitive for Ms. Nuxoll to call a major religion ‘false’. To show responsibility, respect and understanding that her words were hurtful to the Hindu community, Ms. Nuxoll should apologize.”
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Nuxoll did not attend the prayer that morning, because she believes the United States is a Christian nation. She said “Prayer isn’t a show. Prayer is a relationship with God – that’s what prayer is. So how can I join in a prayer where it’s a false god?”