Hand to God

[Tom Zurinskas]

"Hand to God" - Like a hand on the bible, meaning honest injin.
 
By the way, Jesus sits at the right hand of God.  So when you see them, Jesus is on the left (unless you're behind them).

Tom Zurinskas, Conn 20 yrs, then Tenn 3, NJ 33, now FL 9.
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> Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:18:29 -0500
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> It is an image of swearing to God. Perhaps it was a way of saying "swear to
> God" without using the word "swear"?
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> On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 10:52 AM, Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at yale.edu>wrote:
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> > >On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 9:41 AM, paul johnson <paulzjoh at mtnhome.com>
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> > >> paul johnson
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> > >> Since at least the mid fifties I've heard and used "Right hand to God"
> > >> used in Chicago, haven't heard it much in the last 20 years, but now I
> > >> live in Arkansas.
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> > Influenced by "(sitting on) the right hand of God"?
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