FinalNemesis

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FinalNemesis liked this • 20 Jan 07

The Qur'an (Koran) in Congress?

FinalNemesis @FinalNemesis (23) • United States 20 Jan 07

"Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, will use a Koran once owned by Thomas Jefferson, during his ceremonial swearing-in" How does everyone feel about using the Qur'an for swearing in a public official? Should...

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solstice_imaging Honestly speaking, I am a very tolerant person. But I think this country has lost sight of a major element that was set in place to protect and maintain the running of this country, and that is the "separation of church and state." Remember that one, from way...

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FinalNemesis liked this • 20 Jan 07

Oath of Office and the Koran....they don't mix

juls2me2 @juls2me2 (2150) • United States 6 Jan 07

Nothing in the Constitution or our state laws mandate a person to swear on the Christian Bible, the legal alternative is to "affirm." This is a promise to tell the truth under pain of perjury, available to those who either do not...

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misskatonic But he wouldn't be swearing a religious oath to uphold the laws of the Koran. he'd be swearing on his own holy text to uphold the laws of America. The whole point of using the Bible to take an oath is that it's religiously binding. Allowing only the Bible...

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