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Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in as mayor on a Quran, a first in New York City history (apnews.com)
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Incoming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will make history as the city's first mayor to take the oath of office on a Quran.

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[–] 30 points 10 months ago* (2 children)

I'm okay with this being the last time we ever continue this practice. One more time for the symbolism yada yada, but we really we stop using religious texts and recognize that they are not anything other than instruction manuals for self-flagellation in servitude to capital and they don't belong in government for that exact reason

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  • [–] 7 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Technically people can swear on whatever they want to. They dont have to swear on a religious text. They could swear on the constitution or whatever. Its just general practice and up to the preference of the individual being sworn in

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