In the 1997 case of Silverman v. Campbell the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that the state constitution requiring an oath to God for employment in the public sector violated Article VI of the federal constitution, as well as the First and Fourteenth Amendments, and therefore could not be enforced.
Cold Day in July was recorded by American country music group the Dixie Chicks on their 1999 album, Fly. Released in April 2000 as the album's fourth single, the Dixie Chicks' version peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in July 2000.
The moon is full but my arms are empty. All night long how I've pleaded and cried. You always said the day that you would leave me. Would be a cold day in July. Your bags are packed and not a word is spoken. Guess we said everything with goodbye. Time moves so slow when promises get broken. On this cold day in July.