What is the importance of taking an oath?

Question

When someone is asked to rise and raise their right hand before God, to swear to uphold and defend their duties. No longer is this a proceedure required by the U.S. Postal Service. Why?

(Wish I knew why)

This one's for you Gem...

"As God is my witness, I'll never go hungry again.

If I have to lie, steal, cheat or kill...

As God is my witness, I'll never go hungry again."

(and she did all that to get by...but lost herself in the process)

Guess the character and get the ten pointer.

Answer 1

An oath is a promise or statement that something is true,whitch God is called on to witness. We have immigrants in America now that are so many different religions I guess they have decided the oath would be racist to immigrant postal workers??? Just a theory,I dont know for sure.

Answer 2

If true that they have removed the procedure where a postal worker raises his hand and "swears to god", I think it is a good thing.

Keep in mind that the handful of postal workers who went "postal" were hired under the old policy and all had made the oath, swore to god, then years later killed people.

I have often wondered why the oath in court is still on a bible, again we have to remember that the Menedez brothers, Scott Petersen and the BTK killer all made that oath and pledged to tell the truth on a bible.

It obviously doesn't bother a whacked out criminal to make a oath to god to tell the truth and then lie their butts off.

Why have we forgotten what are founding fathers sacrificed for? All in the name of government payouts and "safety".

Answer 3

They are NEVER required to swear upon ANYTHING in the USA. That is a myth. You must AFFIRM to tell the truth, etc. But you must NOT be asked to swear upon anything, especially a religious figure/god.

The purpose of the affirmation is to ensure that the person understands the importance of telling the "truth" while testifying.