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Rep. Andr Carsons appointment to the House intelligence panel has prompted a shocking amount of comments attacking his religion, House Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Joe Crowley writes.

By Lauren French

1/15/15 5:32 PM EST

Updated 1/15/15 5:39 PM EST

A top House Democrat is urging his colleagues to defend Rep. Andr Carson against faith-based attacks following this weeks announcement that the Indiana Democrat would be the first Muslim to serve on the Houses Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

Rep. Joe Crowley of New York, the vice chairman of the Democratic Caucus, wrote to Republican and Democratic lawmakers Thursday expressing his disgust at the slurs that online commenters are levying against Carson because of his Islamic faith.

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It has come to my attention that there have been a shocking amount of comments made in conservative publications and on social media to the effect that Rep. Carsons integrity is somehow in question as a result of his religion, Crowley wrote. These comments deeply offend me, as Im sure they offend all of you, which is why I hope all of us will take every opportunity to renounce these kinds of comments and discourage this kind of harmful talk.

Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced Carsons appointment to the intelligence panel on Tuesday. He is also the second Muslim to be elected to Congress.

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