If an atheist has to go to court, do they make him swear on the Bible?

Answer 1

Everyone swears, but I don't believe that they use the Bible for that oath anymore.

Answer 2

Some court rooms do still use the bible here in America, We can no longer display the 10 commandments, but they have not said that the Bible can not be used. So there are a lot of judges still using it, and there are a lot of judges not. I sat on a jury recently and the judge asked the young man to swear on the Bible. The young man said "I can not". The judge asked him why and he said, "I do not believe the Bible is the inspired word." The judge then made him affirm to tell the truth.. So I believe it depends on the judge.

Answer 3

Most of the States of America have revised their rulings about Swearing to tell the truth, and most now no longer require the Bible as the source of or authority to abide by telling the Truth in a court of law.
None the less...it is a fact that our courts of law were established on the basis of the Original Seven Laws of Noach, as established in the Original Source Document, Torah, albeit in the KJV which more or less is the accepted Protestant version.. But God helps those that tell the truth...even Atheists can tell the truth, but when the judge and or jury is corrupt,,,well,,,what good is a Bible when everyone involved is corrupted. Maybe the corrupted Hebrew Bible ( called the OT KJV) results in corrupt judges and juries...just a thought.

Answer 4

Quakers, like me, do not believe in swearing on anything in heaven or on the earth. There was a law written for people with such beliefs that allows you to "affirm" the truth rather than swearing on the Bible.

If you are an athiest, you don't believe in sin, so just lie and tell them you are a Quaker if they won't give you the right as an athiest. Note, I am not pushing lying, as I feel that is strongly against God's will, and not only hurts us, but others as well. Athiesm is like many of the organized religions. They have laws, but have forgotten the Spirit. Take a look inside your heart and your soul, and see if you have something of an inner light you can turn on.

Answer 5

Not in the United States. In many courts in the US, the Bible is not used at all; in some, particularly in the Bible Belt, it still appears, but no one may be compelled to swear on the Bible. The phrase "So help me God" still appears in many US official oaths, including the Federal employee's oath of office, but there are acceptable variants for those whose beliefs do not permit oaths invoking the name of a divinity, either because they do not believe in such a divinity, or because their divinity is named differently, or because they believe in the Judeo-Christian divinity but do not believe in oath-making.

Answer 6

Not here in the UK - Charles Bradlaugh (founder of the National Secular Society) won us the right to affirm rather than swear in a court of law.

Answer 7

No, the wording in most courts these days is something like, "Do you swear, or affirm to tell the truth..."

Answer 8

No, you can swear on your own religious book. However an atheist belives there is no God, but if that is true, atheists are affirming that there IS a God.

Answer 9

No, I think they make him make a promise or something similar to those who cannot swear allegiance to anyone but God. They are asked to "affirm" that they will tell the truth.

Answer 10

Probably. The people in the Jury and the Judge don't give a care. I'm guess ing they have to no matter what heshe says.