12-27-2006, 10:20 AM
In the name of God - Father Son Holy Spirit.
Quote:Personally, I'd rather have a person swear on something they hold sacred and thus fear reprisal if they fail in their duties. I prefer to have a Jewish man swear on the Torah than on the Qur'an. I'd rather have an atheist swear on the lives of their children or whatever they hold dear, rather than the Qur'an.
Good point, Dan!
As a Christian, I can totally understand why the law would require someone to swear an oath with their hand on the written Word of God, but when a non-Christian does it, to me it's... dare I say... a form of sacrilege :o
Quote:The whole purpose of swearing in is to show before the public how serious you take your new leadership role.
Perhaps one day, when you're the president, Insha'Allah, you can change the procedure ;)
Quote:Really, isn't the U.S. supposed to be secular?
It sure ain't Christian! (to be fair, I should say... not 100% Christian).
Peace :peace: