Grrr. Coworker G wanted me to reassure her that Obama had in fact used a Bible when making his oath. Oy. (In the first place, he did. In the second, so what if he hadn't?)
Is it just cause I'm in Illinois? I THOUGHT there was some "to do" about it being the Bible Lincoln used.
A (Humanist) friend of mine and I were talking once. In court if you're an Atheist you don't need to swear on a Bible, but if you're a Christian you swear on a Bible. Does that mean that an Atheist's word is "good enough" but a Christian's isn't unless the Christian swears on a symbol of their G-d??
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Date: 2009-01-21 12:13 am (UTC)A (Humanist) friend of mine and I were talking once. In court if you're an Atheist you don't need to swear on a Bible, but if you're a Christian you swear on a Bible. Does that mean that an Atheist's word is "good enough" but a Christian's isn't unless the Christian swears on a symbol of their G-d??