Re: Not one person in WWII said"...under God"

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From: Monte
Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2002 14:10

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On Mon, 01 Jul 2002 13:22:47 GMT, Clay Colwell <eris@hagbard.io.com>
wrote:

>In austin.general Mike Smith <mws@wt.net> wrote:
>> On Sun, 30 Jun 2002 20:05:35 GMT, Hagbard Celine
>> <All_Powerful@Illuminati.org> wrote:
>> Should a zealously patriotic atheist be able to tell the rest of the
>> Nation that we MUST change our pledge because he doesn't believe in
>> God? Even though he is not being FORCED to recite the "under God"
>> part?

>
>How many oaths-of-office would be considered valid if an oathtaker
>were to omit portions of it?

Interesting side excursion.  In courts of law (the specific wording
varies) their are two oaths offered 1. ....so help me God  2. ...I do
solemnly swear.

Both are equally binding.  In fact it makes not a whit of difference
upon which you swear any oath: the important point is that the entity
for whom the oath is sworn has jurisdiction on the consequences of
breaking that oath.

So a person may swear upon a bible and invoke Gods name, or swear on a
first issue Spiderman comic and invoke Stan Lee's name.  Both oaths
are binding.

Monte
"Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books,
 and there is some evidence that they can't read them either." ---Gore Vidal

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Subject: Re: Not one person in WWII said"...under God"
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