Oklahoma lawmaker asks Muslim constituents, "Do you beat your wife?"
TULSA, Okla. -- An Oklahoma lawmaker who once likened Islam to a cancer has handed out a form asking Muslims to answer questions that include, “Do you beat your wife?”
Republican state Rep. John Bennett’s office distributed the questionnaire this past week as the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations organized its annual Muslim Day at the Capitol. Bennett told Muslims who wanted to see him at the Capitol to fill out the form.
Among other things, the form asked Muslims whether they would denounce terror groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah. It also asked whether they believe former Muslims should be punished for leaving Islam.
Adam Soltani, the executive director of the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, posted a video to Facebook showing the questionnaire.
Bennett previously stirred controversy in November when he posted a photo of Hillary Clinton to Facebook with the caption “2 words... firing squad.” He told CBS affiliate KOTV in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at the time that he would “be happy to see her behind bars in an orange jumpsuit.”