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2012/08/12 19:00:02
Subject: curious: what book would Romney use?
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So if Romney wins will he take the oath of office with his hand on the Book of Mormon? First President ever not to take the oath of office with a bible (perhaps a few of the righteous earlier atheistic founding fathers didn't--I'm not sure)?
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2012/08/12 19:06:16
Subject: curious: what book would Romney use?
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They still class themselves as Christians, I'm sure the mad fether would use a bible just to stop a gak storm.
feth me, he's a politician! He would swear on a gay porn mag if it meant he would get less gak.. so obviously he wouldn't use the book of Mormon anyway! 
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2012/08/12 19:08:01
Subject: curious: what book would Romney use?
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olympia wrote:So if Romney wins will he take the oath of office with his hand on the Book of Mormon? First President ever not to take the oath of office with a bible (perhaps a few of the righteous earlier atheistic founding fathers didn't--I'm not sure)?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oath_of_office_of_the_President_of_the_United_States
Looks like Teddy didn't use a bible, nor did John Quincy Addams.
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2012/08/12 20:00:32
Subject: Re:curious: what book would Romney use?
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5th God of Chaos! (Ho-hum)
Curb stomping in the Eye of Terror!
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Why do we care?
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2012/08/12 20:07:56
Subject: Re:curious: what book would Romney use?
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You may personally not, but I'm pretty certain a very large amount of people will care, and I see no reason to stop/dismiss discussion of it.
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2012/08/12 20:13:16
Subject: Re:curious: what book would Romney use?
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Is not the Book of Mormons a religous book in itself 
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2012/08/12 20:59:28
Subject: Re:curious: what book would Romney use?
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Jihadin wrote:Is not the Book of Mormons a religous book in itself
So is the Koran and many other books, it would still cause a *edit* of extreme magnitudes with a small but extremely vocal minority of hard right Christians, and a minor one with conservatives.
Found a word the filter doesn't know! 
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Amidst the mists and coldest frosts he thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.
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2012/08/12 21:10:02
Subject: curious: what book would Romney use?
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
Mesopotamia. The Kingdom Where we Secretly Reign.
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If I was to swear an oath of office on a book other than the bible, I think it would have to be The Hitchhikers Guide.
What did Romney use to swear in as Governor?
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2012/08/12 21:13:01
Subject: Re:curious: what book would Romney use?
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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What did Romney use to swear in as Governor?
Hitchhiker Guide  lol
Probaly stuck with tradition and swore on the bible
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2012/08/12 21:23:29
Subject: Re:curious: what book would Romney use?
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5th God of Chaos! (Ho-hum)
Curb stomping in the Eye of Terror!
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Jihadin wrote:What did Romney use to swear in as Governor?
Hitchhiker Guide lol
Probaly stuck with tradition and swore on the bible
I never understood the practice on "swearing on the bible"...
It doesn't stop perjury...
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2012/08/12 22:40:17
Subject: Re:curious: what book would Romney use?
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whembly wrote:Why do we care?
Why did so man conservative rags try to claim that Obama used a Qur'an then, and rage for years (they're still raging) about it?
He didn't, by the way.
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2012/08/12 22:41:20
Subject: curious: what book would Romney use?
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
Mesopotamia. The Kingdom Where we Secretly Reign.
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That didn't take long.
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2012/08/12 22:52:05
Subject: curious: what book would Romney use?
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Monster Rain wrote:That didn't take long.
It lasted 12 posts. Surely that's some sort of record 
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2012/08/12 22:56:44
Subject: Re:curious: what book would Romney use?
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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I hope he insist on the "Book of Mormons". Wonder how many people will forget the "Freedom of Religion" bit and scream bloody murder.
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2012/08/12 23:02:07
Subject: curious: what book would Romney use?
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Consigned to the Grim Darkness
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Many people forget about freedom of religion unless they think THEY are the ones being oppressed.
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2012/08/12 23:04:43
Subject: curious: what book would Romney use?
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The Origin of Species
Nah, it'll be the bible. But if he promised to swear on Darwin I'd vote for him.
Maybe.
Probably not.
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2012/08/12 23:07:47
Subject: curious: what book would Romney use?
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Consigned to the Grim Darkness
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If he was sworn in on the Origin of Species, I would vote for him just out of sheer schadenfreude.
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2012/08/13 02:35:14
Subject: curious: what book would Romney use?
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Posts with Authority
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I'd swear on my dvd box set of Gargoyles.
Then I'd hire Keith David as my presidential narrator.
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2012/08/13 02:36:14
Subject: curious: what book would Romney use?
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Secret Force Behind the Rise of the Tau
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Bromsy wrote:I'd swear on my dvd box set of Gargoyles.
Why aren't you running for president? A friend of Goliath's is a man I'd vote fore 
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2012/08/13 02:51:08
Subject: Re:curious: what book would Romney use?
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Last Remaining Whole C'Tan
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If's he's religious, he should use whatever book of worship has the most meaning to that religion. I don't see why people who would vote for him would have an issue with this, surely they know he's a Mormon by now.
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2012/08/13 02:53:31
Subject: curious: what book would Romney use?
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Monster Rain wrote:If I was to swear an oath of office on a book other than the bible, I think it would have to be The Hitchhikers Guide.
What did Romney use to swear in as Governor?
I just looked it up. He used the same Bible his father used when being sworn in as Governor. Which is pretty cool, but at the same time totally boring compared to the question asked in the OP, which really would have been something.
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Adam Smith, who must have been some kind of leftie or something. |
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2012/08/13 02:57:47
Subject: Re:curious: what book would Romney use?
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Ouze wrote:If's he's religious, he should use whatever book of worship has the most meaning to that religion. I don't see why people who would vote for him would have an issue with this, surely they know he's a Mormon by now.
I have a feeling that many people will be voting against Obama, not for Romney. It's a subtle distinction.
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2012/08/13 03:28:25
Subject: Re:curious: what book would Romney use?
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Fully-charged Electropriest
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2012/08/13 03:37:19
Subject: Re:curious: what book would Romney use?
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Codex: Daemons
Rogue Trader
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Proud Member of the Infidels of OIF/OEF
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2012/08/13 03:40:20
Subject: Re:curious: what book would Romney use?
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Last Remaining Whole C'Tan
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DIDM wrote:Codex: Daemons
Ok, I laughed. Well done.
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lord_blackfang wrote:Respect to the guy who subscribed just to post a massive ASCII dong in the chat and immediately get banned.
Flinty wrote:The benefit of slate is that its.actually a.rock with rock like properties. The downside is that it's a rock
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2012/08/13 05:12:00
Subject: Re:curious: what book would Romney use?
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Hangin' with Gork & Mork
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Ouze wrote:If's he's religious, he should use whatever book of worship has the most meaning
So a stack of dollar bills?
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2012/08/13 05:41:38
Subject: curious: what book would Romney use?
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Well, I think they'd at least have to be sewn at one end to count as a book. So they wouldn't really be a "stack".
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2012/08/13 05:46:55
Subject: curious: what book would Romney use?
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
Mesopotamia. The Kingdom Where we Secretly Reign.
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Could one swear in on a book of matches?
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2012/08/13 05:48:42
Subject: Re:curious: what book would Romney use?
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Fixture of Dakka
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Why not have him swear on the bill of rights or the constitution? I'd rather not have him use the Bible or any religious book.
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2012/08/13 05:57:45
Subject: Re:curious: what book would Romney use?
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Mormons still believe in the Bible, so he will use the Bible. They believe the Book of Mormon is a companion book to the Bible, not a replacement for it. They still teach out of the Bible in their churches.
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"Khorne is a noble warrior who respects strength and bravery, who takes no joy in destroying the weak, and considers the helpless unworthy of his wrath. It is said that fate will spare any brave warrior who calls upon Khorne's name and pledges his soul to the blood god. It is also said that Khorne's daemons will hunt down and destroy any warrior who betrays his honour by killing a helpless innocent or murdering in cold blood..."
from the Renegades supplement for Epic Space Marine, page 54-55
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