News Inauguration Kamala Harris Family Bible As the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris gets underway on Wednesday, Harris will be sworn in … Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., chose a Hebrew Bible in 2005 to reflect her Jewish faith. © 2021 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. President Barack Obama used Bibles that belonged to Martin Luther King Jr. and President Abraham Lincoln. U.S. President Joe Biden hugs his wife Dr. Jill Biden after being sworn in as president, as their children Hunter Biden and Ashley Biden look on during Biden's inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. Daily News (New York, N.Y.) Jan. 21, 2021 newspaper front page featuring the inauguration of the 2021 Presidential Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the U.S. Capitol. Bush. Today, the Vice President recites the oath on the Inaugural platform constructed on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol, prior to the swearing-in of the President. (Cr, RELATED: LA native Amanda Gorman makes history as youngest known inaugural poet. And Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., the only member of the current Congress who identifies as "religiously unaffiliated," took her oath on the Constitution in 2018. Harris’s faith has come under scrutiny, with some social media users making similar allegations that Harris previously refused to use a Bible to be sworn in. Daily Press (Newport News, Va.) Jan. 21, 2021 newspaper front page featuring the inauguration of the 2021 Presidential Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the U.S. Capitol. The Forum (Fargo, N.D.) Jan. 21, 2021 newspaper front page featuring the inauguration of the 2021 Presidential Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the U.S. Capitol. When Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, he will repeat his oath of office with one hand placed on the Bible, as is customary. That wording does not include the phrase "so help me God," but every modern president has appended it to their oaths and most have chosen symbolically significant Bibles for their inaugurations. Kamala Harris made history when she took the oath of office. That includes Biden, who used the same family Bible he has used twice when swearing in as vice president and seven times as senator from Delaware. Joe Biden is sworn in as U.S. President during his inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. Newly elected Georgia Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff, who is also Jewish and who swears in Wednesday, plans to use Hebrew scripture belonging to Rabbi Jacob Rothschild, an ally of the Rev. A Getty Image photo of Harris’ swearing-in, captured at a different angle, shows that the black object Harris rested her hand on is a copy of the Bible. Many – like George W. Bush and Jimmy Carter – used a family Bible. The Arizona Republic Jan. 21, 2021 newspaper front page featuring the inauguration of the 2021 Presidential Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the U.S. Capitol. The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.) Jan. 21, 2021 newspaper front page featuring the inauguration of the 2021 Presidential Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the U.S. Capitol. Outgoing Vice President Mike Pence attended the ceremony. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Jan. 21, 2021 newspaper front page featuring the inauguration of the 2021 Presidential Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the U.S. Capitol. Theodore Roosevelt took his 1901 oath without one after the death of William McKinley, while John Quincy Adams used a law book in 1825, according to his own account. Joe Biden is sworn in as U.S. President during his inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. Biden, who is the oldest president in American history, took the oath by placing his left hand on his 127-year-old family Bible… Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota, the first Muslim elected to Congress, in 2007 used a Quran that belonged to Thomas Jefferson, prompting objections from some Christian conservatives. But the choice of Bible – or whatever book a president may choose – is a chance to personalize the swearing-in ceremony. When he took his oath of office—which was administered by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.—he used the 127-year-old, five-inch-thick Biden Family Bible. Growing up with a Christian father and a Hindu mother, Harris attended services at both a Black Baptist church and a Hindu temple. Statesman Journal (Salem, Ore. ) Jan. 21, 2021 newspaper front page featuring the inauguration of the 2021 Presidential Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the U.S. Capitol. Biden’s use of his family Bible underscores the prominent role his faith has played in his personal and professional lives — and will continue to do so as he becomes the second Catholic president in U.S. history. THE FACTS: Following the inauguration, false social media posts spread about the Bible used to swear Biden in as president. (Alex Wong/Getty Images), RELATED: Inauguration Day 2021: Biden calls on Americans to overcome division in inaugural speech. The Dallas Morning News Jan. 21, 2021 newspaper front page featuring the inauguration of the 2021 Presidential Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the U.S. Capitol. You can subscribe to our print edition, ad-free app or electronic newspaper replica here. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Jan. 21, 2021 newspaper front page featuring the inauguration of the 2021 Presidential Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the U.S. Capitol. Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about. RELATED: The Trump daughters and Hillary Clinton wear white for Inauguration Day. Sotomayor, the first woman of color to serve on the Supreme Court, previously administered the vice presidential oath to Biden in 2013. This, of course, includes all the dates Biden swore an oath of office from his time as a senator to his time as vice president.
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