Obama thinks that “the use of this historic Bible will provide a powerful connection to our common past and common heritage.” Unfortunately, it appears that Obama has more confidence in the owner of the Bible rather than its content or Author.
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Barack Obama will take the oath as US president on the same Bible used to swear in president Abraham Lincoln, the committee planning his inauguration said in a statement Tuesday.
The presidential inaugural committee said the Lincoln Bible would be borrowed from the collections at the Library of Congress.
“President-elect Obama is deeply honored that the Library of Congress has made the Lincoln Bible available for use during his swearing-in,” said Presidential Inaugural Committee Executive Director Emmett Beliveau in a statement. …
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Yep. Every other term I’ve heard Obama refer to the Bible he has either mocked it or seriously misunderstood it.
Yep. I’d have more respect for him if he just said he wasn’t going to use it at all.