because they don't in American Courts.
And swearing on ANYTHING is forbidden by Jesus himself, so Christians wouldn't be allowed to do it even if it were required.
Where do you people get such bizarre ideas?
2007-05-16 10:07:17 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
OK, so about half of the Christians think this is actually done in America?
Scary.
2007-05-16 10:14:08 · update #1
they just want you to think about telling the truth....
last i went 20 yrs ago they were doing it
2007-05-16 10:10:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think of a much bigger situation is that if people who're not christian make it time-commemorated to the jury that they don't look to be christian, it ought to influence the full way the jury seems on the guy who's attesting or taking the stand. The jury is elementary trouble-free human beings and maximum elementary trouble-free each and every person is christians. not all each and every person is created the two and a few human beings ought to grow to be judgemental in the direction of a witness if the witness isn't christian and a particular juror feels they'd desire to be. there's a lot of christians who believe its the only faith. in actuality I went to church the different day, and the preacher basically reported in church that all and sundry different religions are undesirable and in the event that they don't look to be talking the know god they're no stable. So christianity does not precisely tutor "tolerance" in the direction of different religions that are different and it does not tutor christians to not be judgemental of alternative religions or what human beings choose to believe in. i must be incorrect because of the fact I even have on no account study the bible and that i'm making this assumption purely according to some excerpts this preacher study interior the church final week. So I dont think of a witnesses decision in faith could be made public to the jurors in view that distinctive the jurors would grow to be biased. it ought to not be as significant, yet I mean even christians can lie with their hand on the bible so the damages that that would reason, at the instant are not as undesirable because of the fact the damages which would be brought about if the witnesses faith became into made public. Ive been to courtroom many cases and function on no account considered everyone positioned their hand on a bible. Ive on no account been to a homicide trial yet in civil and different offender trials they dont do this, a minimum of not in California or Florida. not elementary to describe.
2016-11-04 03:46:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never been to a court but in any programmes I"ve seen on tv involving court cases they always ask the person whether they want to swear on the bible or not. That's in uk.
2007-05-16 10:20:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
From watching Law & Order and other "reality" series on TV...
I dont get it either....with so many Christians locked up in prisons across America, you'd think that they would have figured this out by now - and began to complain about being persecuted - no wonder so many Christians are in prison! God has been taken out of the court system too!! WAAAAAA!!!! IM BEING PERSECUTED WAAAAAAA!!!!
2007-05-16 10:11:28 · answer #4 · answered by Athiests_are_dumb 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They used to swear on a Bible in American courts. Then an option to "affirm" was created for those with conscientious objections to this practice. Finally, they changed it to "Raise your right hand. Do you solemnly swear under penalty of perjury . . ."
2007-05-16 11:05:49 · answer #5 · answered by auntb93 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good thing this country was founded by Christians, and not atheists. Otherwise, we'd be placing our hands on an obscure reference to nothing, as opposed to an actual material item. I'm not even sure how this would be done. Ask an atheist, he/she would be glad to b/s their way through this question!
2007-05-16 10:12:47 · answer #6 · answered by † Gabriel † 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that if I ever have to go to court I will choose to swear on my popcorn popper manual. I think it has as much relevance to the court system as the Bible does.
2007-05-16 10:11:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the bible was, obviously used to scare people into telling the truth in court. fearing they would go straight to hell for lying.
therefore, it has no biblical relevance, whatsoever.
2007-05-16 10:18:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had to do it to get my drunk friend out of jail in college. It wasn't a judge though it was a magistrate. That was North Carolina
2007-05-16 10:16:02 · answer #9 · answered by BigOnDrums 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
from the bible...
2007-05-16 10:10:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋