The Mahabharat is one of the two major epics in Sanskrit of ancient India It contains over one lakh couplets and is thrice as long as the Bible However only a fraction of the narration actually deals ...

For as long as I can remember, I’ve longed to be asleep. Sleep is the most sacred thing we do, and I protect it stubbornly ...

Food Pantries: The Bridge Pantry in Perham is open Tuesday mornings, 8 a.m. to noon, as well as from 3-5 p.m. on the first ...

"From the Pulpit" is a weekly column of faith, shared by Central Illinois faith leaders. This week: On Donald Trump holding ...

Additionally, some presidents have taken their oath with the Bible closed, while others have opened the Bible to a specific passage that is meaningful to them. And a few presidents didn’t use ...

(Morry Gash – Pool/Getty Images) The U.S. Constitution does not stipulate that a president-to-be place his or her hand on a Bible when taking the Oath, because each president who recites this ...

Images from the inauguration show President Trump did not put his hand on a Bible as he was sworn in by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. It is not required in the Constitution.

"Great. Just great. No hand on the Bible. Melania tried to get it close to him but Roberts and Trump didn't notice," the user wrote on X. During his 2017 inauguration, Trump placed his hand on a ...