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As long as American currency continues to say 'In God We Trust', the bible should be used for swearing-in ceremonies and for pledging oath to bringing forth an honest testimonial.

Why trust in God under the idea of money, of which the concept itself is fundamentally based on greed (a negative connotation) and not trust in that same God that a person being sworn in would do an admirable job to the best of their ability. Once more, why not trust in that same Got that a person swearing an oath to a pious entity will be honest and true in testimony.

There is perhaps a larger element here when using the bible or religiously motivated tools and phrases in these applications, and that comes in the form of tradition. These are practices that have been occurring since America was in its infancy.

There is bound to be long term collateral damage by removing significant aspects of America's foundation and I become concerned when all the elements that we were born and raised to believe in start to become chipped away. Couple that with the overused word 'resolve' and we have confusion. Patriotism is fueled by many aspects, one of which is the country's traditions, and when you begin to remove them one by one, patriotism loses it's luster along the lines.

I was offended when people started criticizing 'Merry Christmas' and life became 'Happy Holidays' at Christmas time. It became a desecration or corruption of a tradition and one I resented any tampering with. I am just biding my time in waiting until the time comes that Christmas itself becomes a day under a different name.

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