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"So Help You God"????
Has anyone here been sworn into court lately? Did they offer you a bible to swear upon, and say, "so help you god" etc etc?
I often wonder what i would do in that case. HOnestly, it's been years since i was in a courtroom, and at the time, i was so overwhelmed with the whole situation, that i did not even notice the bible/so help you god part at all.
I'd sorta hate to prejudice the judge or jury against me right off the bat,
but,
i just couldn't pretend the bible meant a thing,
nor would i appreciate having to appear to agree to hoping god would help me tell the truth.
(or perhaps, the "so help you god" part hints that god will 'get me' if i lie, not sure what it even MEANS...??)
I suppose i could call ahead, and ask court clerk if they could skip that part for me, but, what if the clerk says nope, no way.
HOW WOULD YOU HANDLE THIS?
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Permalink Reply by Marianne on
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I've never thought about this; how religion is in every aspect of society even in the legal system... It's unbelievable !
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Permalink Reply by Michel on
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I wonder what would happen if you said you were an atheist, that swearing was against your non-religion?
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I have been wondering about this for a while. I live in NC so now I know what to do and what my options are.
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Great link, Curly, Girl,
THANKS!
i read the entire article, as well as clicked on some of links embedded into the article. It says "usually" an athiest, (or anyone) has the option to affirm, so i hope most states or counties DO allow affirming and fall under the "usually" umbrella...lol.
and the article does mention, this affirming vs swearing,
*may*
direct att'n to the fact you are not swearing on the bible like everyone else is, which, he points out, is usually seen as a 'negative' against the person who skips the bible part.
religion bites. SO GLAD to see so many others feel same as i do about this "swearing in" nonsense.
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this shows how religion is complicated and also this shows that religion does not fit within these days, Where there are many atheists around.
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