Way to pick fly shit out of pepper... ;-)
On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 11:18 AM, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Several presidents probably were not christian - I don't think that > the first Adams was sworn into office with a bible. Jefferson or > Washington, I forget which, was sworn into office with a law book. > Look at how many were Deists or unaffiliated. > > On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 2:00 PM, William Bowen <william.bo...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> Jesus, I guess Christianity really is in danger of being expunged from >> America... I mean only 44 of our last 44 Presidents have been >> Christian... >> >> >> >> On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 10:45 AM, zaphod <zaph0d.b33bl3b...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> and actually, I was referring to the 3 as relevant, the rest of the >>> commands are not relevant to our government regardless of whether there is >>> a law relating to them or not. >>> >>> On Feb 12, 2013, at 12:44 PM, zaphod <zaph0d.b33bl3b...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Relevant, but still not the basis for our laws. At least not 70% of the >>>> commands. >>>> >>>> As for the issue with the jury, it's all just a game of chess. It's >>>> anything you can do to win your case. You play to whatever jury you get. >>>> If that means you have to swear to a bible because that's what's expected, >>>> I think you're going to do it. I would be curious as to how many jurors, >>>> who would be suspicious of someone who doesn't swear on the bible, have >>>> actually read the bible. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Feb 12, 2013, at 10:52 AM, Jerry Barnes <critic...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> "not irrellevant" >>>>> >>>>> That's all we need. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> "Swearing on the bible isn't required. Not all of our President's have >>>>> done it. The biggest reason for swearing on it for a jury is to keep of >>>>> modicum of trust with the jury." >>>>> >>>>> And I say keeping trust with the jury and the people of the nation is >>>>> pretty important. That those people and jury must hold high regard for >>>>> the >>>>> document being used, making in very relevant. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> J >>>>> >>>>> - >>>>> >>>>> Ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. >>>>> - Henry Kissinger >>>>> >>>>> Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, >>>>> go out and buy some more tunnel. - John Quinton >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:360913 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
