A Book by any other name... — OZONE Asylum, home of the Mad Scientists

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Your Text: Insert Slimies » Insert UBB Code » Close Last Tag \| All Tags UBB Help	Basically taking an oath with a hand placed on a Bible suggests that the official is going to uphold the duties of the oath in the scrutiny of that Bible? So if that is true I can understand why officials would be edgy about letting someone use another book, if they want the official to be held accountable to the laws in the first book. However, I can also understand why a Muslim would rather use a Quran than a Bible to be sworn in. And hey, if you elect someone with a different cultural upbringing than your other officials, wouldn't something like this be expected? (Personally, I think this is more about the tradition of things and politicians trying to get more votes...but that's just my thoughts.) "For reason is a property of God's...moreover, there is nothing He does not wish to be investigated and understood by reason." ~Tertullian [i]de paenitentia[/i] Carthaginian Historian 2nd century AD Loading...
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