“So Help Me God” to Remain Part of Presidential Oath
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total-croatia-news.comPosted Jul 25, 2017, 1:52 PM UTC
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total-croatia-news.comCalling for help of God doesn't threaten society. However, someone calling for help of God may be more likely to threaten secularity. Regardless, secularity isn't as threatened. I really hope I am not imagining that younger people as me do not give relevance to the opinion of the church, which is essential in maintaining secularity.
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That phrase is just a figure of speech. It was just looking for something to be outraged about.
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It was catering to our religious part of society really. I don't see it as a direct threat, but it isn't random, either.
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y'know just for good measure. what if there is a god and fucks your shit up just because you didn't say those words? better safe than sorry
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Thank God this isn't an issue, otherwise I'd have to learn the third anthem in my lifetime.
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What was the second one you had to learn?
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Although it's not a presidential oath, we have two similar versions in our pledge upon naturalization. One contains the phrase "So help me God / Zo waarlijk helpe mij God almachtig", the other "This I declare and affirm / Dat verklaar en beloof ik."
- English: Immigration and Naturlisation Service, Naturalisation Day
- Dutch: Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst, Naturalisatiedag
Are two versions not a possibility?
Otherwise compromise and just switch to Inshallah or any other phrase!
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So does the President have to say it? Or is it ''opt-in''?
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Has to say it, word for word. Though interesting thing is, even if the new president is a female she says "prisežem svojom čašću da ću dužnost predsjednika Republike".. So it's said in the male form i.e. "predsjednik" either way, not "predsjednica" (as she would normally say)
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I didn't know Croatia had this line in their oath too.The "So Help Me God" line is also in our oath.
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Is the oath legally required though? The Austrian President also says an oath in front of the national assembly, but this doesn't make him president as such. The official results of the Federal Ministry of the Interior make him president.
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Didnt know we had sjw people ... but Im glad the court decided this way after all Christianity is a big part of our history and I dont see how that sentence threatens the work of our government
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What a peaceful time we live in when things like this are seen as potential problems.