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Court & Religious Oaths - Force the issue?
Vincegamer:
I guess that depends on whether you think you will ever encounter that court again.
Another possibility is writing a letter to the administrative judge of the court. There's generally one judge whose job is to set the schedules of the other judges and handle schedule change motions who might also be in a position to address the other judges as to the proper oath.
H. Drummond:
Don't most jurisdictions have an alternative to an oath for those whose religious convictions keep them from taking an oath? Quakers and Mennonites, at least, I think, do not swear oaths.
My jurisdiction says "on penalty of perjury" instead of "so help me God" as part of the general swearing-in process, so I haven't seen anyone make a religious objection, but I also haven't come across a non-oath-taker yet, so I'm not sure what happens here.
Desert Fox:
No, they do not. . .
I kind of think that "on penalty of perjury" is a better way of wording it
jmars:
I hope that one day, the President of the United States swears in on the constitution, not the Bible. It makes much more sense, does it not. Not to mention that many of the presidents were secularists.
The only two Presidents to not use the Bible were Teddy Roosevelt and John Q. Adams (two of my favorites).
seamas:
--- Quote from: jmars on Apr 26, 2012, 10:12:13 AM ---I hope that one day, the President of the United States swears in on the constitution, not the Bible. It makes much more sense, does it not. Not to mention that many of the presidents were secularists.
The only two Presidents to not use the Bible were Teddy Roosevelt and John Q. Adams (two of my favorites).
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I believe Nixon also declared "I affirm", as he was Quaker.
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