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An oath of office is an oath or affirmation a person takes before undertaking the duties of an office, usually a position in government or within a religious body, although such oaths are sometimes ...
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a. Used to make impressions b. Used to spice daily conversations ...but were never intended to be kept 2. Therefore the EXCEPTION to not swearing oaths can be: a. Solemn oaths made in judicial circumstances b. Those oaths on occasions of solemn religious importance (as in the case of Paul) C. I PREFER TO TAKE THE...
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Lawsuit Over Use of Non-Christian Texts for Swearing Oaths in Court Allowed to Go Forward, The suit focuses on whether people making oaths in court have to swear on the bible, or whether they could use the Koran instead. ... Currently, only the Bible can be used by witnesses when swearing or affirming truthful testimony.
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In fact if Prager had done three minutes of research before making a monumental fool of himself, he would have discovered that Jewish officeholders have taken oaths on the Jewish Scriptures; that Christian officeholders have refused to swear oaths because oath-swearing violates their religious principles;
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The text below is from the second of Voltaire's "Lettres Philosophiques" in which he interviews an English Quaker named Andrew Pitt ... "We never swear an oath, not even in a court of law. We think that the name of God ought not to be prostituted in the miserable squabbles of men. ... The judges believe us on our simple word,
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Swearing Oaths - Is it wrong for Christians to swear oaths? ... Swearing oaths is a practice some Christians consider improper. They point out that Jesus says we are not to do this. But the subject needs some consideration, both as to its biblical context, and as to its modern usage.
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A lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and a Muslim woman over the use of the Koran and other non-Christian texts for state courtroom oaths should be allowed to go forward, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. ... First Muslim Congressman Insists on Using Koran for Ceremonial Swearing-In...
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On one hand, if you deny Muslims the right to swear on their own religious book, then you are clearly setting up a hierarchy of religious beliefs, with Christian oaths being 'better' than those based on other religions. ... cool on Swearing oaths on the Koran ... William Sherwin on Swearing oaths on the Koran...
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September 5, 2003, 9:00 a.m. Damaging the oath of allegiance. ... he federal government is about to change the Oath of Allegiance that immigrants take at citizenship ceremonies — and make it worse. ... NRO has obtained a copy of the new oath, which the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services plans to unveil on...
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