Source: The Independent
The 300 MPs elected in Greece’s inconclusive May 6 ballot were sworn in today, including 21 from the right-wing Golden Dawn party.
Golden Dawn vehemently rejects the neo-Nazi label, insisting it is a nationalist patriotic party. But its meteoric rise from a largely marginalised party a few years ago to one that won nearly 7% in recent elections has alarmed many in Greece and in Europe….
…The Golden Dawn ones refused to stand for the separate swearing-in of two Greek Muslim MPs who took their oaths on the Koran instead of on the Bible, remaining seated as the rest of the assembly stood.
It is very unfortunate, as the Holy Quran is the best proof the Bible has for being the word of God, at least in part:
It is not only bad religion on part of this right wing party but also bad politics as they are showing lack of religious tolerance. By their refusal to stand up they are forcing their own religious beliefs down the throat of others.
I suggest that the agnostics and the atheists should take oath on what they like, rather than the Bible, possibly Sir Charles Darwin’s, On the Origin of Species!