Mr. Garrett Socling recently wrote a letter entitled “Abusing religion, history” in which he “abused religion and history.” The religious history of the United States is very well documented. Every president since Washington has sworn an oath to God using a Christian Bible (except LBJ, who used a Catholic Missal).

The framers may not have mentioned Christianity in the Constitution but they clearly intended that charter of liberty to govern a society of fervent faith, freely encouraged by government for the benefit of all.

Their noble and unprecedented experiment never involved a religion-free or faithless state but did indeed presuppose America’s unequivocal identity as a Christian nation.

Robert Herrick

South Williamsport

My response:

Re: Abuse posted November 4, 2009 by Robert Herrick

Robert Herrick claims “The religious history of the United States is very well documented. Every president since Washington has sworn an oath to God using a Christian Bible (except LBJ, who used a Catholic Missal).” Unfortuntaely, he is another perfect example of someone who doesn’t know much at all about the history of the country in which he resides. If he’d like a quick overview, I’d highly recommend examining the wikipedia page found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oath_of_office_of_the_President_of_the_United_States

As the above reference likely won’t be published, here are the items besides the bible which have been sworn or affirmed on: nothing, a book of law, and a Catholic missal. Feel free to research it on your own at length.

As I stated in my original letter to the editor, it is very easy to believe whatever you wish to be true when you are ignorant regarding fact.