Despite social media attention, the Constitution protects freedom of religion. So putting a hand on a Bible, or even using ...

The White House, Washington, D.C. 1804. Thomas Jefferson was frustrated. It was not the burdens of office that bothered him. It was his Bible. Jefferson was convinced that the authentic words of ...

When President Donald Trump took the oath of office, he didn't have his hand on the Bible. Does this matter and why do ...

A select number of presidents have not sworn on the Bible, which was more common in earlier chapters of American history when ...

Although it's done so often it seems like rule, is there a requirement to use a Bible during a swearing-in ceremony?

Thomas Jefferson had strong views on the separation of church and state, and, based on his writings, it’s likely that he ...

Thomas Jefferson did not use a Bible. Theodore Roosevelt did not use any book during his first swearing-in following William McKinley's assassination. Calvin Coolidge, in keeping with his Puritan ...