Now that Democrats control the
House of Representatives, they have moved to eliminate reference to God from the
oath administered to witnesses testifying before the House Committee
on Natural Resources, Fox News reports. Instead of asking witnesses: “Do you
swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help
you, God,” amended draft rules would have them asked, “Do you solemnly swear or
affirm, under penalty of law, that the testimony that you are about to give is
the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?” Not only is the new
oath 58% longer, I swear it just doesn’t flow as well or have the same impact.
So help me.
Other
potential changes in the new rules package, slated to be voted on this week, would
include changing the phrase “his or her” (throughout the document) to “their,”
the word “Chairman” to “Chair,” and expanding the committee’s authority over
natural gas in Alaska and over fossil-fuel resources in general. Naturally. The
rule changes are expected to pass—and would take effect immediately if adopted.
Modern-day
Democrats have a tenuous relationship with God, indeed many are seemingly
embarrassed by any acknowledgment of a supreme being at all. This first became
clear at the 2012 Democratic National Convention. There was no reference to God
in the original Democratic Party platform. Republicans mocked the omission and the
Democratic powers-that-were decided to conduct an oral floor-vote of delegates
to determine if God should make the cut. The convention chairman called for a
vote…and then another…and then a third… before declaring that the “ayes” had it
and God passed muster, despite the fact that “no” was the loudest response
heard on each occasion. When the decision was announced, “boos” resounded
throughout Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina.
More recently, the aptly-named Kirsten
Sinema refused to place her hand on a Bible at her swearing-in ceremony. According
to the Pew Research Center for Religion and Public Life, the Arizonan is the
only member of the Senate who does not identify as a member of a religion.
When one
believes oneself to be flawless, God
becomes at best unnecessary-- at worst, a usurper of adulation rightfully
directed at you. Ergo, those who disagree with you become evil.
And they
think Trump is arrogant and unholy.
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