Australia May Drop Bible from Courtrooms

We discussed a few weeks back that certain African nations are considereding taking the BIble out of the court room "in order to save it." Now word comes down that Australia is considering ending the Bible-oath requirement for more practical reasons.

However, reports the Sydney Morning Herald, a government spokesperson said a religious text might still be used for those who choose an oath – rather than the non-religious affirmation – but if the relevant book were not available in court the oath could proceed without it. The changes are merely designed to bring rules for jurors into line with oaths governed by other laws, he said.

I guess I can see how this would be a realistic response to the possibility of a Bible not being handy when government business needs to take place. However... why not keep a Bible in all courtrooms? Doesn't seem like a big problem to me. After all, the Gideons will give them one for free!