Today's unschooling

[kiwitayro]

Math
started a new textbook, i made a list of some ideas/concepts to cover

Inauguration"What if we had a Buddhist president? That's what bothers me with all these political things. Why do they always say 'God?' Would they say, 'So help me, Buddha

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[tanaise]

You should know this--if the person taking the oath is non-christian, they use the 'affirm' version of the oath.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oath_of_office_of_the_President_of_the_United_States
(the so help me god part is optional, though used by most of them, it appears.)

Of course, the only president to affirm was not one of the quaker presidents: http://inaugural.senate.gov/history/chronology/fpierce1853.cfm Damn you, Herbert Hoover!

[kiwitayro]

Hey, thanks for the links!

"We'd like to thank you Herbert Hoo-ver! Thanks for showing us the wayyyy"