So, apparently Obama did a redo of his inaugural vote without a bible. Gasp! Double gasp! Everyone is expecting the American people to freak out!Actually, it's not really like how it sounds. From what I've been able to gather from different reports on the internet, they redid the oath only because it was mangled the first time, and they didn't have a bible because they only forgot it.
It reminds me of what we were talking about in class - how none of these politicians are actually as religious as they put on. And really, I don't care about a politician's religion, though maybe that's because I'm not super religious myself.
I didn't come here to talk about my own belief system, though. What I'm trying to say is that it's ridiculous for people to get so hyped up about religion and politics when, oh yeah, there's supposed to be that separation!
After 8 years of Bush, I can't even begin to explain how much better I feel that we don't have someone so likely to enforce laws based on religion, Christianity in particular. It's refreshing. Also, I have yet to hear of anyone freaking out about this, though maybe those people who believe Obama is the anti-Christ might have something to say about it. Guess we'll see!
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