http://www.bloggernews.net/14000 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Sun, 27 May 2012 23:39:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.bloggernews.net/14000#comment-1219 Nancy Reyes Sun, 21 Jan 2007 23:05:25 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/14000#comment-1219 Well, in the few cases where I had to testify in court, no book was used. And the law has long allowed Quakers to merely affirm they would tell the truth, since their religion forbids taking oaths. What is ignored here is the idea that taking an oath is putting your words into the hands of God. If you don't believe in the God of the Bible, then swearing on a Bible has no meaning. So this case does not belong in the court. The lady could swear without a book on hand. And since Allah means God, (just like Jehovah means God) she has no case. The remedy should be the state legislature. Well, in the few cases where I had to testify in court, no book was used.
And the law has long allowed Quakers to merely affirm they would tell the truth, since their religion forbids taking oaths.
What is ignored here is the idea that taking an oath is putting your words into the hands of God.
If you don’t believe in the God of the Bible, then swearing on a Bible has no meaning.
So this case does not belong in the court.
The lady could swear without a book on hand. And since Allah means God, (just like Jehovah means God) she has no case.
The remedy should be the state legislature.

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