I Do Solemnly Swear

Right now I’m swearing at the NewsHour on PBS. One of the news stories they reported on tonight was the do over of the Presidential Oath of Office because of John Roberts incompetence. It’s only thirty-five words. The incompetence of George W. Bush (who nominated Roberts as Chief Justice) was at the inauguration in spirit it seems.

The reason I’m swearing at the NewsHour is because they used the phrase “the exact words in the Constitution" while the sound clip playing in the background had the words “so help me God.”

Perhaps none of our presidents have been properly sworn in. Obama still hasn't been.

They should do it over again until they get it right.

God On Trial

Tonight, as part of their Masterpiece Contemporary series, PBS is broadcasting God on Trial. Here are descriptions from the PBS website:

Faced with the terrors of Auschwitz, prisoners put God on trial for abandoning His chosen people. Antony Sher, Dominic Cooper, and Stellan Skårsgard star in this moving drama.

Why is there so much suffering in the world and what kind of God would allow it to happen? Universal questions about faith and philosophy are at the heart of God on Trial, which was inspired by the legend that a group of concentration camp prisoners conducted a mock trial against the Almighty God. From all walks of life, a physicist, a glove maker, rabbis, a law professor and at least one criminal weigh the evidence and offer thoughtful arguments taken from history, science, theology and personal experience.