[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

I wonder if these 8 judges are still using the Bible for people to be sworn in, so help them, God?

[Windcatcher]

I can't help but wonder what kind of backlash this will bring (make no mistake, it *will* bring one). A complete GOP takeover in Alabama? An amendment to the AL Constitution? Any reaction in other states?

Thoughts?

[Timesink]

I wonder if these 8 judges are still using the Bible for people to be sworn in, so help them, God?

I'm sure they are, but it's just tradition. You can refuse to be sworn in on a Bible, or in the name of any sort of God, and they will accommodate you, by having you affirm your testimony instead.

I agree this makes them look like hypocrites; I'm just pointing out that putting your hand on a Christian Bible and swearing to God is not a requirement to testify in any American court.