Posted on 11/27/2006 9:43:24 PM PST by goldstategop
I am willing to bet that over the years numerous atheists (mostly Democrats) have placed their hand on the Bible and gone through the motion of swearing allegiance. They do so to avoid a confrontation and to help insure that they get reelected. They then turn around and call Republican's hypocrites for occassionally failing to live up to the standards established in the Bible.
I would agree.
You are swearing before God that you will uphold the constitution- making an oath as God as your witness so help you should you break that oath. Personally- I don't think people should be swearing on the Koran or on playboy or anything else- The God of this world is the judge that peopel Must face should they break their oath that they swore before Him- and whether you beleive in Him or not isn't the issue- the issue is that we as a Christian nation do take VERY seriously the fact that it is God who blesses this nations and who will judge those who break their oaths- you don't have to beleive in Him to make that oath- but the oath IS binding in God';s eyes regardless, and that is what we as Am,ericans hold sincere. Either see it our way or don't run for office. Pretty simple! The job of office is a serious business as you are elcted to represent the best interests of those who elected you- as such we Beleive it is imperative that a person swear before God & we shouldn't be allowing people who refuse to hold office-
<< It should be the Bible or nothing. Substitutions should not be allowed. >>
And were it other than a direst attack upon that to which the congressman will be pretending to swear his allegiance, he will have no difficulty nor genuine religious objection to swearing on the Holy Bible. Given that the book the islamists call the "holy" Koran states in the first person in which it all written: (it's their "god" speaking)
"This (koran) is given to prove the veracity of all that was given before (The Holy Bible) but which is "misunderstood" by "the sects;" (Jews and Christians)
So let him swear upon the Holy Bible and if he understands it and we do not? Well -- bully for him! I can handle that! (And keep on seeking understanding, too!)
They just have to swear to uphold the Constitution
What's the point? I mean, they all (Ron Paul may be the exception) fail to uphold the constitution when they vote 'Yea' in favor of passing unconstitutional laws.
The Original Meaning of the Commerce Clause
How stare decisis Subverts the Law:
...It is difficult to estimate how many unconstitutional legislative provisions are adopted each year by Congress, but a plausible number is more than 20,000, or about as many as the number of bills introduced each year. There is simply no way that the federal courts can handle all the cases that might arise under that many provisions. They are almost forced to rely on the presumption of constitutionality of statutes, but members of Congress are increasingly reluctant to restrain themselves from adopting legislation they know to be unconstitutional, but which is supported by some of their constituents, and passing the duty to the federal courts of striking legislation that should never have been passed in the first place.
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?
The logical extension of your position is that only Christians should be elected to office. I don't buy that.
After thinking this over, it seems more appropriate for someone elected to federal office to put their hand on the Constitution and swear allegiance to it. That is what they are supposed to abide by, enforce and safeguard, isn't it? Not the Bible, the Koran, the Buddhist scrolls, or the flame of Zoroaster.
I looked at this topic because the headline did not make sense. It is missing a comma and the word "decides."
I agree with Dennis. In fact, I love Dennis when he is on the subjects of faith and patriotism. His heart is in the right place.
If Keith Ellison swears on the Koran, he is swearing fidelity to jihad, ergo, he is not needed or wanted in the U.S. Congress. Buh-bye.
He's probably fearing for his life. To take the oath on the Bible will warrant him to be beheaded by his fellow Muslims.
Actually, no.
You don't need a book to take an oath. I used to administer oaths for National Guard enlistees. I did not use a bible to do so.
An oath is a pledge where you ask God to witness what you say is true. Breaking the oath is more serious since it makes your word sacred.
Quakers don't even take oaths, following Jesus' advice that if you are honest, taking an oath is not necessary, and if you aren't honest, taking an oath is ridiculous.
That POS raghead can go straight to hell. Between al Queda, the Palis and Iranians, my tolerance for Islam has grown very thin...
"To force an officeholder to swear an oath on the Bible is prohibited in the constitution, as that could be construed as a religious litmus test as to someone's eligibility for office."
Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking.
GREAT points about Jews, secular humanists and Mormons in this piece. Sad thing is, he'll get away with his anti-Christian deed.
Totally legal, right?
Finally someone asked the right question. No, you won't find a requirement to place your hand upon the bible or take a religious oath anywhere in the U.S. Constitution or in the U.S. Code. It's merely an INFORMAL traditionl.
Your post would have meaning if being a Christian actually meant that your word was automatically good. Unfortunately, Christians fall short of that lofty goal as well as non-Christians.
I was an atheist for many, many years, and my word was as good then as it is now. That had more to do with my upbringing than my faith.
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