rowantheexplorer:

holzmantweed:

thingsthatlaughinthenight:

thunder-the-great:

thingsthatlaughinthenight:

skypig357:

rafi-dangelo:

Roy Moore Spokesman Ted Crockett: Muslims can’t serve because you have to swear in on a Bible.
Jake Tapper: There’s no law that says you have to swear in on a Bible.
Crockett: *shitshitshitshitshitTHINKMANTHINK*
Tapper: You do know that right?
Crockett: *justfinishstrongmanyoucandothis* WELL DONALD TRUMP

I saw this live. I was stunned

Is that true !?! You can swear on the quran for the inauguration to become the president of the United States ?! Guess I have some homework

Yes, because America is not a Christian nation. It was never supposed to have a state religion. As long as you’re a United States citizen and you meet the age and service requirements for President of the United States, you have every right to run.

UPDATE on HOMEWORK:

This what I found( cut and pasted ):

“Theodore Roosevelt did not use a Bible when taking the oath in 1901. Both John Quincy Adams and Franklin Pierce swore on a book of law, with the intention that they were swearingon the constitution. Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in on a Roman Catholic missal on Air Force One”

I had no idea, I like the swearing on the book of law. Like @thunder-the-great said, we aren’t supposed to have a state religion.

The Constitution specifically forbids any religious test to hold office.  You can swear on anything or nothing at all.  You don’t even have to swear, the Constitution specifically says you can affirm.

Lan Diep of the San Jose city council swore on Captain America’s shield. You can literally swear on anything or nothing.