christians have the bible, muslims have the Koran, but athiest fortunately don,t have anything. im an athiest so if i ever go to court what will i swear on?
2007-05-14 12:30:53 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
The one time that I had to testify in a lawsuit, I was just asked to raise my hand and swear to tell "the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth". There wasn't any book of any kind involved.
2007-05-14 12:44:02 · answer #1 · answered by Chris J 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
actually they don't make you swear on anything in court anymore! you just raise your right had and promise an oath to tell the truth or you will go to jail for perjury.
2007-05-14 19:45:59 · answer #2 · answered by cuteness 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's just a tradition/custom. Most christians don't actually believe in God...otherwise the world would be a much different place than it is now!
2007-05-14 19:34:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the part of the oath where it states if you swear "by god" is basically not included nowadays if you state to be an atheist and thus you just swear but just not in the name of god.
It is logical to draw the conclusion that you actually swear on your honour.
2007-05-14 19:37:36 · answer #4 · answered by chrys 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you wont . you will just swear to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth. you will just leave out the god part. otherwise it would infringe on your religious beliefs
2007-05-14 19:39:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will give you a different oath, but you need to let the judge know ahead of time.
2007-05-14 19:46:18 · answer #6 · answered by Starla_C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm from cali. they don't make you touch a holy book. they don't mention god when you swear in. i loved it...then i moved to north carolina. damn bible belt.
2007-05-14 19:35:22 · answer #7 · answered by richie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you dont swear on the bible anymore.... this is outdated
2007-05-14 19:35:21 · answer #8 · answered by Kevy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They affirm.
2007-05-14 19:38:35 · answer #9 · answered by chieromancer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋