• Ech@lemmy.ca
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    6 days ago

    Invoking religion is a ridiculous thing to have for a public office anyway, regardless of which one it is. If public officials in the US need to swear on anything, make it the US Constitution or whatever equivalent state/city charter they have.

    • WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world
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      6 days ago

      Most of the people who’ve sworn an oath to defend the constitution from domestic enemies — literally tens of millions of Americans — have completely ignored their oath.

      They’re a meaningless virtue signal at this point.

    • Clot@lemmy.zip
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      5 days ago

      Exactly. Complete separation of church and state is the need