Swearing on the Bible

[J-P]

Matthew 5: 33-37

For what it's worth:

Matthew 5 Commentary - Oaths Are a Poor Substitute for Integrity - BibleGateway.com

 

[sjt18]

Does anyone think this tradition should continue?

It is an emblem of the sober implications of the pledge... but since the USC has been largely discarded making a mockery of the oath to start with.... AND since Bill Clinton and perhaps Barack Obama have taught us that rule of law does not matter anymore... MAYBE, we should just do away with the oath altogether and acknowledge that we are now a nation ruled by fallible men rather than objective law?

 

[therealUT]

It is an emblem of the sober implications of the pledge... but since the USC has been largely discarded making a mockery of the oath to start with.... AND since Bill Clinton and perhaps Barack Obama have taught us that rule of law does not matter anymore... MAYBE, we should just do away with the oath altogether and acknowledge that we are now a nation ruled by fallible men rather than objective law?

And, with regard to the Gospel of Matthew? Since, you seem to intent on quoting the Bible...

"Let your yes mean yes and your no mean no. Anything more than that is from the evil one."

So, the emblem of the sober implications is, in Jesus' words, from the evil one.

 

[sjt18]

And, with regard to the Gospel of Matthew? Since, you seem to intent on quoting the Bible...

"Let your yes mean yes and your no mean no. Anything more than that is from the evil one."

So, the emblem of the sober implications is, in Jesus' words, from the evil one.

I would not say that but the oath is no better than the man who gives it regardless of what he lays his hand on.

It would have no bearing on my testimony... of course I've never had sex with "that woman... Miss Lewinski" either. You see somehow perjury ceases to be a crime if a President does it regarding his own adultery.

But in my humble, hillbilly, obsolete, old fashioned, out dated opinion... if a man cannot keep his marital oath then there is zero chance he will keep his oath to uphold the Constitution consistently.