Swearing
My agent forwarded this to me and I thought it was interesting. Thought-provoking for sure. It seems like fundamentalists at times want to blur the line between church and state, or at the very least attempt to use religion when their interpretation of it supports their argument. It's odd that higher levels of goodness, love, and compassion can often be found outside of religion.
Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 9:26 PM
Subject: Getting it straight
On Wednesday, March 1, 2006, in Annapolis at a hearing on the proposed Constitutional Amendment to prohibit gay marriage, Jamie Raskin, professor of law at AU, was requested to testify.
At the end of his testimony, Republican Senator Nancy Jacobs said: "Mr. Raskin, my Bible says marriage is only between a man and a woman. What do you have to say about that?"
Raskin replied: "Senator, when you took your oath of office, you placed your hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution. You did not place your hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible."
The room erupted with applause.
Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 9:26 PM
Subject: Getting it straight
On Wednesday, March 1, 2006, in Annapolis at a hearing on the proposed Constitutional Amendment to prohibit gay marriage, Jamie Raskin, professor of law at AU, was requested to testify.
At the end of his testimony, Republican Senator Nancy Jacobs said: "Mr. Raskin, my Bible says marriage is only between a man and a woman. What do you have to say about that?"
Raskin replied: "Senator, when you took your oath of office, you placed your hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution. You did not place your hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible."
The room erupted with applause.
posted by Jen Austin at 6:32 PM
2 Comments:
wow!! that gave me chills!
It made me laugh out loud.
Oh, and chills too! Thanks for sharing, Jen!
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