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What did Obama swear on?

When Obama was sworn in for office did he swear in on the Bible or on the Koran? Please, no nasty replies, I mean no disrespect to anyone or any religion. I am just curious.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    If you ask a stupid question, you have to be ready for nasty replies. And this question is reeeealllyyy stupid.

    And for an answer, he swore in on Lincoln's Bible.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    the first time in public he used the lincoln Bible

    but for the second swearing in which was behind closed doors he did not place his hand on the bible to swear in he didnt swear in using the koran either he just repeated the words the second time

    tons of articles about this........ just google obama second swearing in no bible

    fortunately a christian charity hearing that he did not have a family bible handy(most presidents use their family bibles) has mailed him a bible

  • 1 decade ago

    Obama swore on Lincoln's bible the first time and nothing the 2nd time.

    It was said the day before the inauguration on the news. Most presidents have sworn in on their family bible. When he took the second oath, you could see that no bible was used at all.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    He's a Christian, so he would never swear on the Koran. He used Abraham Lincoln's personal Bible.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    First swearing: same Bible that Abraham Lincoln used in 1861. On a dare, Chief Justice Roberts tricked Obama into reciting wrong oath, so legally USA had no President from noon 1/20 until late 1/21.

    Second swearing: no Bible. Obama sworn into office with hand on a pack of cigarettes.

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes you do mean disrespect, and it's directed toward Obama. You know very well that if he'd used a Koran, it'd been in the headlines by now.

  • Anna P
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Implying the Quran IS disrespectful as he is not Muslim. He used the Lincoln Bible, which is brought out of the archive for events like this.

  • ajeem
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    particular there is video yet i won't discover the link. No it became not the Koran it became the Bible. Kieth Ellison became the Senator who became sworn in on the Koran, not Barak Obama (and no, i'm not an Obama fan). I merely like the actuality.

  • Stripe
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Lincoln's 1861 Inaugural Bible. He's not Muslim for your information

  • 1 decade ago

    He swore on the Bible.

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