Pastor Sewell Warns El-Sayed's Senate Bid Could Bring Sharia Law, Citing 2009 Loan
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 29
Pastor Sewell Warns El-Sayed's Senate Bid Could Bring Sharia Law, Citing 2009 Loan
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 29
Summary
Detroit pastor Lorenzo Sewell said Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed should not reach the Senate, arguing a seat would let him influence federal judicial picks and push the country toward Sharia law.
A 2009 New York Times interview underpins that attack: El-Sayed said he chose a Sharia-compliant mortgage for an Ann Arbor condo because he did not want to take the "easy way" instead of the faith-compliant one.
El-Sayed's spokeswoman Roxie Richner called Sewell's remarks hateful rhetoric from an ally of Republican Mike Rogers, saying El-Sayed follows his faith personally but opposes writing any religion's laws into U.S. law.
Sewell also labeled El-Sayed a "fake doctor" over his M.D. without a completed residency or Michigan or New York license, and faulted him for campaigning with streamer Hasan Piker.
The warning extends Sewell's broader campaign against Muslim political influence in southeast Michigan, days after his viral Dearborn city council speech claiming the city was already under Sharia law.