Only in Utah
Salt Lake Tribune - Even Bible is small for Utah Dems
As they went through the motions that would be official the next day, Fox produced the largest Bible that Graham had ever seen. Graham inquired about the apparently steroid-enhanced book to be used for the oath of office. Fox explained that it wasn't just any old Bible. It was a "Quadruple." He said it included the Bible, and three LDS scriptures: the Book of Mormon, Pearl of Great Price and Doctrine and Covenants.
Graham, an Episcopalian, said she was uncomfortable swearing on the LDS Scriptures and preferred a regular Bible. Inauguration staff seemed miffed, but they let her have her Bible.
Comments
But of course, Christians have a FIT when atheists (or others) don't want to swear on the Bible. I'm sure no Christian has a problem with refusing to swear on the Book of Mormon.
Posted by: RichardMorey | January 4, 2008 11:45 AM | Reply to this comment
How about this? Not swearing on any holy book?!?!
Posted by: debaser71 | January 4, 2008 12:30 PM | Reply to this comment
I only swear at the goddamn Bible!
Posted by: will
| January 4, 2008 1:58 PM | Reply to this comment
Oh and the Book of Mormon is the most hilarious goddamn book I have ever read…and I didn't get any whiter or more delightsome. But since I am pretty fucking charming to begin with that's understandable.
Posted by: will
| January 4, 2008 2:04 PM | Reply to this comment
When I saw your Only in Utah title again, I said to myself, "Somebody has to get Norm down here to Texas and show him that it isn't only in Utah." But this time, Norm, I think your right - thankfully.
Posted by: Tim
| January 4, 2008 9:54 PM | Reply to this comment
Obviously when I post the "Only in Utah" pieces I realize that Texas and others have the same fundamentalist influences we have in Utah. The comments after the previous "Only in Utah" post gave me pause, should I change the titles? So when this article came up I chuckled knowing that this really was an "Only in Utah" occurrence, but of course that isn't true either I can see if happening in Idaho another bastion of Mormon weirdness.
Posted by: Norm
| January 5, 2008 1:34 AM | Reply to this comment
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