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Why does the president have to use a bible to take oath?
He's swearing to god that he will do his best as president.
When do you start using Bible in court?
If you are a Christian or a Jew, you may be asked to swear an oath on the Bible before giving evidence, saying that the evidence you give will be wholly truthful. Usually, if there is a court recess during your evidence, you would not be asked to swear a new oath on the Bible, but you may be informed that the oath you have already given continues to apply. If you are not a Christian you do not need to use the Bible, but may ask to give an affirmation instead of a religious oath. Muslims may swear by the Koran in some jurisdictions.
Did Barack Obama use a Bible at his second Oath of office?
I assume you are referring to when Chief Justice Roberts read the oath incorrectly the first time, during the president's January 2009 inauguration. Just to be on the safe side, the oath was re-administered the next day; it was done in the Map Room at the White House, and no Bible was used, since it was not necessary. (The president had used a Bible the previous day, and the oath was considered valid, even if the wording was slightly out of order.)
Who was the second president to affirm rather than swear his oath?
Franklin Pierce was the first. I'm not aware that there has been a second person. Although Theodore Roosevelt didn't use a bible when taking his oath.
What Bible passage did Obama choose from the Bible to be open at for taking his oath?
For his first inauguration in 2009, President Obama chose the passage of Abraham Lincoln's Inaugural Bible to be open at for taking his oath. The passage was from the book of Isaiah, chapter 40, verse 31: "They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."
What was Michelle Obama holding during inaugartaion?
She was holding the Lincoln Bible that her husband would use to swear his oath of office upon.
Why didn't Obama use a Bible the second time he took the oath?
When President Obama took the oath of office for his second term, he did not use a Bible because the Constitution does not require the use of one. President Obama chose to use a family Bible during his first inauguration in 2009, but for his second inauguration in 2013, he chose to use two Bibles - one owned by Abraham Lincoln and another belonging to Martin Luther King Jr.
What has the author Joseph Francis Thrupp written?
Joseph Francis Thrupp has written: 'An introduction to the study and use of the Psalms' -- subject(s): Bible
How do you use the words heed and oath in a sentence?
I heed to an oath.
Which president was sworn in on a catholic mass book and not a bible?
This question has the flavor of Urban Myth... Although, after a little searching and thinking, no book at all is a requirement for administering the oath. So, why not? Maybe LBJ did use a Missal. It doesn't invalidate his oath.
What Bible did Barack Obama use for his oath?
Rumor has it the Lincoln Bible (the Bible on which Lincoln swore his oath) but there have been a number of last minute changes, so this could be or may already have been changed. He did use an old Bible known as the Lincoln Bible.
Was obama sworn in as president on the Koran or the Bible?
Barack Obama will be using the same bible Abraham Lincoln used when he was sworn in as President.
