we have seen what swearing on a stack of bibles has done, shouldn't people be swearing to uphold the law not a religion?
I see problems for many xrated content to be considered suitable for kids in the bible, that's why some schools removed it for censoring when thier plan to get Mark Twain books for saying N word backfired, just because he advocated free thought and common sense or challenged people to ascertain to higher things than believing in something other than yourself
2007-02-01 13:28:33 · 9 answers · asked by voice_of_reason 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I completely agree. I'm all for swearing on the US Constitution.
I have found myself in trouble though, for refusing to swear on a bible and say "so help me God". If the judge happens to be a fundie, they take great offense to you not wanting to swear on a bible.
2007-02-01 13:39:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you actually. You can still put your hand over a bible and lie. It's not like the bible is a truth telling serum. It's just a book that some hold in high regard and others couldn't care less about. I guess it's the symbolism of it. Kind of like "See, I'm good! I touched the bible, I couldn't possibly lie".
Nothing can make someone tell the truth. Not the Constitution or the bible. Lies are as old as time.
2007-02-01 13:37:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually I was asked to swear on the bible before I signed a document in the clerk of court's office. I refused, and I simply had to "promise" that I would uphold the truth.
I can not swear that I believe the bible is the truth.
2007-02-01 13:34:53 · answer #3 · answered by ÜFÖ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that swearing on a bible doesn't mean you're upholding a religion, because that's sort of destroying the separation between church and state, but I think it's just meant to be to remind you that you're before God, and you're swearing to God that you'll tell the truth.
It wasn't really considered a religious thing, because when they started doing this, there were no such things as atheists, so everyone believed in God, so the message I guess worked(at least I hope most of the time)
2007-02-01 13:33:13 · answer #4 · answered by way2kewl4u1224 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No courts actually make you swear on a holy book anymore. You just raise your right hand and swear to tell the truth. The only people who make a fuss over it are Congressmen running for office who need to prove their spirituality to their constituents to stay in office. The majority of the U.S. is spiritual so, the representatives still use bibles and recently, the Koran, to swear themselves into office.
2007-02-01 13:32:21 · answer #5 · answered by Monique D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well I don't think it would matter. It actually might be better to swear to the Constitution, because when people are swearing to the Bible they are swearing to God, but if they don't fear God or believe in Him, what's the point? It would be better to swear to the Constitution cause it's like swearing to the US or the law. I think people would uphold their promises more.
2007-02-01 13:32:33 · answer #6 · answered by RayyRayy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As you already know, the Word of God, the Bible, is the Truth spoken of by God and written down by man. Having this knowledge and swearing on the Word means that you will either be able to stand someday before Him with your head up or your head down.
All other books or documents are man made and have no credence in that higher court.><>
2007-02-01 13:35:14 · answer #7 · answered by CEM 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They shouldn't make people swear at all. It does no good. Everyone is a bloody liar.
2007-02-01 13:33:06 · answer #8 · answered by littlechrismary 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-16 10:38:54 · answer #9 · answered by serpa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋