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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank

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To: Solon who wrote (73378)8/27/2003 9:44:07 AM
From: Bill  Read Replies (2) of 82486
 
Is it true that court rooms have Bibles, upon which witnesses place their left hand while raising their right hand to swear to "God" to tell the truth?

While I believe the Commandments monument should probably not have been placed at the court house, I have trouble reconciling removing it while other more pervasive signs of our judeo-christian legal heritage survive.
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