Swear An Oath

At next week's swearing in ceremony, President-elect Barack Obama will use the Bible that Abraham Lincoln used in 1861 at his inauguration. See this Wall Street Journal piece on which Bibles, and for some, what verses other U.S. presidents chose.

George Washington apparently used a random page, FDR used 1 Corinthians 13:11 ("When I was a child..."), JFK kept the family bible closed. Be sure to read the comments, too. I particularly like the guy who suggested Obama should go off in a new direction -- use a downloaded version on a Kindle. (!)