tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post116335819690762589..comments2024-03-28T01:33:17.573-04:00Comments on History Is Elementary: So Help Me God this 'So Help Me God' Thing Won't Go AwayEHThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17964668210604436937noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-2187845762948728792008-04-03T16:06:00.000-04:002008-04-03T16:06:00.000-04:00King Cas I most certainly would hope that he at le...King Cas I most certainly would hope that he at least did pray in his heart.....we just don't have sufficient proof that he uttered those words as portrayed in movies and even mentioned in textbooks.<BR/><BR/>Video tape sure would solve the problem.EHThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964668210604436937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-44113924529430494382008-04-03T15:26:00.000-04:002008-04-03T15:26:00.000-04:00The intent of the words as a form of prayer would ...The intent of the words as a form of prayer would be calling God as witness, not a prayer of petition. <BR/>The one taking the oath is vowing before God to fulfill the oath just taken and asking God to be witness. <BR/>A prayer of petition would be asking God to do everything just pledged in the vow. <BR/>It can be argued that in a prayer of “witness” that the supplicant is asking God to "make up for what ever is lacking", but this is invalidated when the words were used as the final phrase for a person about to give legal testimony. <BR/>Did George Washington hope and pray for the assistance of God in his presidency? There seems to be sufficient evidence to say that he did. So whether he uttered the words at the oath or not, he most likely "prayed in his heart" that divine providence would guide him.Richard https://www.blogger.com/profile/06862229435143243170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-1163369267551896002006-11-12T17:07:00.000-05:002006-11-12T17:07:00.000-05:00Did God really help some of the presidents who sai...Did God <I>really</I> help some of the presidents who said "so help me God" at their inauguration? If so, then I must confess that I'm more than a little disappointed in the Almighty!CaliforniaTeacherGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03765655907043136511noreply@blogger.com