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==The Oath is Anti-Christian ==
==The Oath is Anti-Christian ==
Due to the Oath requiring the doctor to swear on the names of Apollo, Æsculapius, and all the "gods" and "goddesses" of the Pagan Greek pantheon some have said that the Oath is Anti-Christian.
Due to the Oath requiring the doctor to swear on the names of Apollo, Æsculapius, and all the "gods" and "goddesses" of the Pagan Greek pantheon, since the Oath counters fundamental Christian principles by requiring a Christian to swear by Pagan gods, that the oath should not be read by Christian doctors.
== The Oath in Modern Times ==
== The Oath in Modern Times ==