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Joe Republic
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« on: July 31, 2014, 03:39:40 AM »
Quote from: TheHawk on July 31, 2014, 03:26:44 AM
What if an atheist won the presidency and refused to swear in on a Bible? How big of an uproar would there be?

The uproar would emerge from an atheist being elected in the first place, or hell, even being a frontrunner for the nomination.  Nobody would therefore be surprised when he/she swears in on something other than a Bible.

(Granted, Obama is one, but of course he can't admit it lest he add another reason for the rubes to hate him.)
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« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2014, 11:42:18 PM »
Quote from: True Federalist on July 31, 2014, 09:27:16 AM
While it is possible that BHO isn't the Christian he claims to be, it's still a stretch to go from that to inferring that he's an atheist.

Apatheist, secular, whatever you want to call it.  It doesn't matter.
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