On Thu, 18 Jul 2002, Doug wrote: > Marvin Long, Jr. wrote: > > > > >There's an alternative oath that can be used by people not willing to > >swear on a Bible. Soils fewer Bibles, IMO. > > > Geeze, Marvin, was this humor??
Sort of. I think I could have said "Soils fewer oaths," and meant the same thing. Swearing on the Bible in court is a quaint ritual, probably harmless, that nevertheless manages to offend my sense of liberal secular propriety on the one hand while smacking of superstitious idolatry on the other. YMMV. Marvin Long Austin, Texas There ain't no Devil; there's just God when he's drunk. -- Tom Waits
