Re: POLITICS: Re: Pledge of Allegiance unconstitutional

From: Damien Broderick (d.broderick@english.unimelb.edu.au)
Date: Thu Jun 27 2002 - 21:03:56 MDT


At 01:54 PM 6/27/02 -0700, Brian D Williams wrote:

>I got in a bit of a mess a few years ago when I was being sworn in
>at court and pointed out to the presiding judge that I was
>agnostic...

Interesting. In Oz, I gather, an atheist or agnostic, or an oddball
Christian who pig-headedly accepts Jesus Christ's assertion that it's
sinful to swear, simply makes an `Affirmation' instead.

Damien Broderick
[so far managing to avoid the court room]



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