Talisman

[Lanya]

 (December 05, 2006 -- 04:11 PM EST // link)

Follow-up from Dennis Prager: I've never even hinted there should be a religious test for federal office, only that a Christian bible should be present whenever anyone takes the oath of office.

More Prager: Ellison can bring the Koran to his sweaing in too, as long as he also brings a Christian bible.

Even More Prager: I'm a victim of a secularist witchhunt.

Still More Prager: I have one of the most pretentious and pompous sounding voices in America.

(ed.note: Okay, I made up the last one. But one, two and three are all in his new column.)

Late Update: As Thinkprogress points out, Prager's one of President Bush's appointees to the Holocaust Memorial Museum board.
-- Josh Marshall

My Comment: So the Bible is sort of a talisman?  Or something that sanctifies proceedings just by being in the same room?? 
 Well, if he wants to make SURE it's holy, I know a preacher here who will give something to you, written in a tiny folded up paper, that you stick up in the ceiling or over the door.  It protects your whole house.
And no, I'm not kidding.   

[BT]

And here i thought the dems were the oh so tolerant type.

Guess it just doesn't extend to those who believe differently than you.

[Plane]

(December 05, 2006 -- 04:11 PM EST // link)

 Well, if he wants to make SURE it's holy, I know a preacher here who will give something to you, written in a tiny folded up paper, that you stick up in the ceiling or over the door.
 
 It protects your whole house.

And no, I'm not kidding.   
 

http://www.beingjewish.com/mitzvos/mezuzah.html

[Xavier_Onassis]

Well, if he wants to make SURE it's holy, I know a preacher here who will give something to you, written in a tiny folded up paper, that you stick up in the ceiling or over the door.  It protects your whole house.

The Jewish Mezuzah is exactly that.

You can also put a tiny scroll in a box and strap it to your head, and wind more stuff around your arm.

I have no objection to people having a Bible in the room when sworn in. It is silly, perhaps, but it's harmless.