Congressman Finds the Presence of ‘God’ in Congressional Oaths Absurd, a ‘Sporadic Standard’

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9/4/2019|Updated: 9/5/2019

A congressional Democrat from California said on a show hosted by the Freedom from Religion Foundation on Sept. 1 that he finds it absurd that witnesses continue to be instructed to say “so help me God” in their oaths while testifying before Congress.

Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) was talking to hosts Annie Laurie Gaylor and Dan Barker on the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s show, “Free Thought Matters,” on Sunday when he said that “unfortunately, it’s been kind of a sporadic standard.”

Venus Upadhayaya

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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.

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