Obama to use Lincoln’s Bible
A historic Bible will be used at the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama.
The Religion News Service said today that Obama has chosen the Bible used at President Abraham Lincoln’s first inauguration.
According to the RNS, it will be the first time a president has used the Bible at an inauguration since Lincoln used it in 1861.
“President-elect Obama is deeply honored that the Library of Congress had made the Lincoln Bible available for use during his swearing-in,” Emmett Beliveau, executive director of the Presidential Inaugural Committee, told the RNS.
“The president-elect is committed to holding an inauguration that celebrates America’s unity, and the use of this historic Bible will provide a powerful connection to our common past and common heritage.”
Carla Hinton
Religion Editor
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