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There are no requirements for anyone to swear on any object. Article VI, Section 3 of the US Constitution forbids religious tests for public office. People commonly swear on the Bible, and many people think it is part of oaths, but it isn't.
There was a manufactured controversy when Keith Ellison, a member of Congress from Minnesota's 5th district was sworn in on a Quran. John Quincy Adams was sworn in on a book of laws, and Teddy Roosevelt was sworn in without a Bible being used.
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