The first Hindu elected to the House of
Representatives, Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, will take the oath of office in a few
weeks — and she has chosen to place her hand on the Bhagavad Gita, a sacred
text of her tradition.
Meanwhile, the woman she replaces in Congress, Mazie
Hirono, will be sworn in as the first Buddhist elected to the U.S. Senate.
Welcome to the new religious America.