Origins: The history of oath ceremonies and why they matter when taking office
With the swearing of oaths part of the process which US Supreme Court nominees must go through once approved, JOANNE M PIERCE, professor of religious studies at the College of the Holy Cross, looks at the origins of oaths…
OPEN BOOK: PROVERBS FOR A NEW COVENANT – SAY IT!
Context counts, says BRUCE C WEARNE in his examination of a verse in the Epistle of James which addresses the issue of swearing oaths…