Biden’s Bible puts him in line with inaugural tradition
Washington DC, US AP Joe Biden and Kamala Harris took their oaths of office on Wednesday using Bibles that are laden with personal meaning, writing new chapters in a long-running American tradition – and one that appears nowhere in the law. The Constitution does not require the use of a specific text for swearing-in ceremonies […]
ESSAY: IN THE US, A FIGHT OVER ‘SO HELP ME GOD’? GOD HELP US
Writing from the US, Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, posits a way forward in the fight over whether “so help me God” should be dropped from oaths made before legislative committees…