Re: Area 51

In article <e4a5dl$40o@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Robin Wier <rwier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
""Anders Eklvf"" <andekl_no@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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That is one part I find problematic. What does it mean if I - at best an
agnostic - was obliged to swear on the Bible?
To me it would mean absolutely nothing, except that I would feel like a
hypocrite. ................................................
How does an antheist swear the oath in court ? Or a moslem, for that
matter - the Quran? (You don't see that in L.A. law :-))
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Swearing an oath is a legal procedure, not a spiritual, religious, or
ethical event. Failure to respond truthfully (after swearing) is the
definition of perjury.

Don't the courts have some alternate procedure for non-believers (or
for believers whose holy scriptures are unavailable at the court), where
the witness swears to tell the truth, without involving any bible or
god? That procedure would be non-religious, but still imply the same
legal obligation.

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