Why do presidents place a hand on the Bible? The answer is simple: tradition. That’s what the first President of the United States, George Washington, did in 1789, according to the White House ...

Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath of office. President Donald Trump did not place his hand on the Bible as he took the oath of office during his inauguration on Monday. First lady ...

President-elect Donald Trump will have his hand on two Bibles during his swearing-in ceremony on Monday, the culmination of the 60th Presidential Inauguration. Trump will use his Bible, given to ...

Some onlookers observed that President Donald Trump didn't place his hand on the Bible when sworn in at his inauguration, prompting questions about how the Bible traditionally factors into the ...

(Morry Gash – Pool/Getty Images) The U.S. Constitution does not stipulate that a president-to-be place his or her hand on a Bible when taking the Oath, because each president who recites this ...

In tandem with the inauguration of President Donald Trump, the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., is preparing to offer visitors an up-close glimpse of a uniquely personal element used ...

Is the Bible too "sexually explicit" for minors? The Canyon Independent School District in Texas was apparently concerned that it might be. The district pulled the Bible from school library ...

WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump had his left hand down at his side – and not on one of the two Bibles his wife, Melania, held up for him – during his swearing-in ceremony.

2 Peter 3:16 Ever since the Protestant Revolt in the 16th century, the Catholic Church has been accused of ignoring, opposing, hiding and even destroying the Bible in order to keep it from the people.

(No, neither of them was the infamous “Trump Bible” that fans can purchase for $60.) One of the books was given to Trump by his mother in 1955 to “mark his Sunday Church Primary School ...

Video and photos show that Trump recited the oath from Roberts without placing his hand on the Lincoln Bible, first used to swear in the 16th U.S. president, and a Bible his mother gave him in 1955.

Last year, on Dec. 31, 2023, I wrote Vol. 198: “What the Bible Says About New Year’s Resolutions.” Everything in the study still applies, so I repeat this critical question. “How about a ...