Gov. Linda Lingle (R-HI) takes the oath of office upon a Jewish Torah

[Quixote1818]

So why wasn't Prager upset about this????



Gov. Linda Lingle (R-HI) takes the oath of office upon a Jewish Torah on December 2, 2002, at the Hawaii State Capitol rotunda by Hawaii State Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald Moon.

[Junkdrawer]

1. he he he...

:popcorn:

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

2. How does Hawaii elect a Republican governor? Is it like MA and CA?

What's up with this?

[madfloridian]

3. Wasserman Schultz in Florida took the oath that way as well.

So why are they just picking on the Arab guy. Let's play fair.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

4. He's not Arab, he's black.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

5. Yep

Not all Muslims are Arab. They can be black, white, Turkish, Iranian, Indian.....

[Starbucks Anarchist]

6. And vice versa -- not all Arabs are Muslims.

:hi:

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

9. Absolutely!

I have a good friend who is Palestinian--and a Roman Catholic from a Roman Catholic family.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

13. I know a Venezuelan (who looks Indian) who is Muslim.

Of course, I do live in NYC, so it's a real melting pot here, obviously. :D

[Hardrada]

18. My nephew's wife is part Lebanese Christian and part Jewish.

He is Lutheran. Therefore they married in an Episcopal church (in Pacific Palisades CA). !

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

12. He's also a convert to Islam. Was raised Catholic.

[madfloridian]

17. They are singling him out.

And that is wrong.

That is the first I have seen his picture.

[Mythsaje]

7. Perfect counter for these assholes...n/t

[Cha]

8. I don't care what she's swearing in on..

if she's a bush supporter then she's full of shit.

[eyesroll]

10. Reps don't take the oath of office on any book. Hands-on-bibles are only for photo-op.

Members of the House of Representatives traditionally raise their right hands and are sworn in together on the floor of the chamber. The ritual sometimes seen as the swearing-in is actually a ceremonial photo op with the speaker of the House that usually involves a Bible.

"They can bring in whatever they want," says Fred Beuttler, deputy historian of the House.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-12-01-muslim-lawmaker_x.htm

Edited to add a non-USA Today link:
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/politics/16143899.htm

WASHINGTON - When newly elected members of Congress raise their right hands as they take their oaths of office in January, they won't be placing their left hands on the Bible, their high school yearbooks or any religious texts.

During official swearing-in ceremonies, elected members don't place their hands on any books. It's up to individual members, however, if they want to carry sacred texts.

"Some members carry a Bible. You don't actually put your hand on a Bible. I can't see how anyone would object to carrying a Quran," Senate historian Don Ritchie said.

(Yeah, I know that you linked to a governor -- which very well may be the actual swearing-in...)

[Sapphocrat]

11. Because...

...being anti-gay cancels out her non-Christianity.

[Bluebear]

14. That's true, you know.

It all works on a point system.

[Bobbie Jo]

15. Because we all KNOW the double standard as applied here...n/t

[silverojo]

16. I guess this answers my question

About Jewish politicians taking the oath of office on a Torah. :)