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Quote by: ghost_stalker  I don't think swearing on a religiously significant item should be a requirement (?) for swearing into office. But my question was if an atheist were to be elected to office would he have to swear on a religious book? |
It is completely at the preference of the person doing the swearing, any book can be used or no book at all. It's like being in court, they used to use a Bible, but now do not, simply because it's a worthless relic of a bygone era. Today, swearing on a Bible is just a tradition, it means nothing.