tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32538379.post248669056359926565..comments2024-03-27T01:58:17.583+13:00Comments on Tongue Tied 3: jonjayrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363092874281160320noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32538379.post-21278873442321931722014-09-23T18:12:48.715+12:002014-09-23T18:12:48.715+12:00What a backward country. Australian service person...What a backward country. Australian service personnel have been able take an affirmation rather than an oath for over thirty years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32538379.post-19145736974590997582014-09-23T18:08:41.364+12:002014-09-23T18:08:41.364+12:00Agree completely Anon 2:04
While the words 'so...Agree completely Anon 2:04<br />While the words 'so help me god' may be meaningless to an atheist I would hope that his oath would be highly meaningful to a serviceman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32538379.post-47094723640239113812014-09-23T11:06:48.288+12:002014-09-23T11:06:48.288+12:00Respectfully disagree, JJR: Non-believers should n...Respectfully disagree, JJR: Non-believers should not be required to affirm to God. To what purpose? They can skip that part (and just skip a beat during anthems etc).<br /><br />stinkynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32538379.post-79626268249629537032014-09-23T02:34:50.724+12:002014-09-23T02:34:50.724+12:00"If the words are meaningless for an atheist,..."If the words are meaningless for an atheist, why be bothered by them?" <br />For the same reason I wouldn't publically make an oath in the name of a Muslim deity if asked to do so just because I thought the words of the oath to be meaningless to me. <br />There is no honor in fake oaths, either making them or asking others to make them, especially for soldiers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com