Apparently some people who do not understand the point of swearing an oath on something sacred to the oath taker are unhappy Mamdani swore on a Koran rather than a Bible. John Quincy Adams swore on a law book. What book would you swear on if you were being inaugurated?
@heidilifeldman
Nothing.
As an apathetic agnostic, I don't know of any power higher than humanity. I would make the promise to uphold duty to the office and that should be good enough.
The others' use of some "holy" book is meaningless to me. I don't mind if they use their old traditional ways, but it doesn't make them any more trustworthy.