I was referring to the guy that refused the job because he had to say "so help me God". If you don't believe, it's just a harmless phrase. You are not affirming, just pleasing those that do believe.
. On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 11:46 AM, Zaphod Beeblebrox < [email protected]> wrote: > > The affirmation of a god in those laws is akin to a degree being a job > qualification. If I don't believe in the value of a degree, I could lie > and say I have one. Likewise with the affirmation. > > Later when it's found out that I don't have a degree or that I don't > recognize a higher power, I could be removed for either. > > > > > On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 10:42 AM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > You're not swearing you believe, you're just agreeing that if a fictional > > character did exist he would strike you down. No sweat to a non-believer. > > Unless of course an acknowledgement of any kind is as bad as a > denouncement > > from a believer. > > > > . > > > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 11:35 AM, Zaphod Beeblebrox < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > yes, but you made it sound like a legal protection. "it's not lying if > > you > > > don't believe". Would that be protection from perjury charges? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 10:30 AM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > It's a human thing. Just because you swear to tell the truth doesn't > > make > > > > it so. > > > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 11:25 AM, Zaphod Beeblebrox < > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > therein lies the problem with our political system ;) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:366638 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
