Courts, Swearing-in & Religion?
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Courts, Swearing-in & Religion?
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Can a court hold a person in contempt of court if they are an Athiest or Agnostic and refuse to perform the ritual hand on a bible oath?
Obviously they do not have any affiliation or even acknowledge a religious doctrine that they would fall under to have that influence them to follow a certain practice...
Wouldn't that fall under the seperation of church & state? Besides, when a person has given a statement/confession to law enforcement they do not go through that same ritual of the hand on a bible...
Wouldn't that be going against someones individual civil liberty to be forced to participate in a religious ceremony like putting your hand on a religious bible?
Besides, do you really think that anyone who puts themselves in a situation to be in court would recognize and conform to the adherence of a religious theology?
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jurydoc
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People in court who do not want to swear in on the Bible can affirm without any book. This has been the case for a very long time. As a matter of fact, many courts have already done away with using Bibles or any book and simply have jurors and witnesses swear or affirm. |
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Love Canada.
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NO problem, you do not have to swear on the Bible, that was the old days |
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lawrenceba549
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In the USA, they are not supposed to. You are supposed to be able to affirm your promise to tell the truth; no Bible or "So help you God" required.
As far as your last question: yes, some do. They may have witnessed the crime, and God certainly punishes for bearing false witness. A deeply religious person may very well be in court and fear more for their soul than their person. |
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