| Well, I guess the Christians now know the pain us agnostics, and Atheists feel when they proceed to swear the oath on their book of choice.
I understand how the tradition came to be, but I have never liked the association, or the thought of dragging your particular religion out of the closet for this occasion. Who knows, if your beliefs aren't in the mainstream, they might drag it out of the closet only to find it makes you a target for ridicule.
My first thought on this subject is always the same though. If you believe in that book enough to use it to swear an oath upon, you probably shouldn't be in politics in the first place. I thought that part of the message was clear, and unambiguous. Politics is not for the righteous. |