others and to my country," said Gabbard, after the swearing-in. "My Gita has been a tremendous source of inner peace and strength through many tough challenges in life, including being in the midst of death and turmoil while serving our country in the Middle East."

The Senate now has their first Buddhist member. Former Rep. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) was elected to the Senate in the 113th Congress. In 2006, Hirono and Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) became the first Buddhists to be elected to the House. Four years later, they were joined by a third Buddhist member, Colleen Hanabusa (D-Hawaii). Johnson and Hanabusa were re-elected to serve in the 113th Congress.

However, when the religious backgrounds are broken down among political affiliation, 69.1 percent of Republicans are Protestant, 25.2 percent areLast updated on .From the section Football

Brown had to be withdrawn after 74 minutes at Ibrox

Celtic skipper Scott Brown will be sidelined for up to two weeks after aggravating an ankle complaint during Sunday's 4-2 loss to Rangers.

The midfielder had to be withdrawn on 74 minutes and manager Neil Lennon said he would need to be "shut down".

"Scott was forced to come off during Sunday's derby game at Ibrox through injury," said a club statement.

"We are hopeful that the captain will be out of action for no more than a week or two."

Having missed the previous two matches with the same problem, Brown returned for the first Old Firm game of the season and set up Gary Hooper and Badr El-Kaddouri for their goals after Steven Naismith had