To: conservative in nyc
Its tradition one takes an oath on The Bible. It means you're swearing before God to the truth of your pledge to uphold your office.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus
18 posted on
11/27/2006 10:16:38 PM PST by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: goldstategop
Its tradition one takes an oath on The Bible. It means you're swearing before God to the truth of your pledge to uphold your office.
Tradition? Yes. Is the tradition always followed? No. Like I said, Teddy Roosevelt didn't swear on the Bible in 1903, and I'd be shocked if every Congressman has sworn on the Bible when the Constitution allows those who object to swearing an oath to give an affirmation instead.
To: goldstategop
Its tradition one takes an oath on The Bible. It means you're swearing before God to the truth of your pledge to uphold your office. I haven't read the whole article of Prager's, but doesn't the Koran allow a lie if it leads to the destruction of an enemy?
47 posted on
11/27/2006 11:21:49 PM PST by
Loud Mime
(Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. - Voltaire)
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