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Republican Rep. Mary Miller is facing bipartisan criticism over a now-deleted social media post in which she called it “deeply troubling” that a Sikh delivered the morning prayer on the US House floor.

Giani Surinder Singh – a member of the Gurudwara South Jersey Sikh Society in Vineland, New Jersey – was introduced as the guest chaplain on Friday morning and delivered the House prayer.

Miller later posted on X, saying, “it’s deeply troubling that a Sikh was allowed to lead prayer” in the House. That post has now been deleted.

“This should have never been allowed to happen. America was founded as a Christian nation, and I believe our government should reflect that truth, not drift further from it,” the Illinois Republican wrote. The congresswoman had initially referred to Sin

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