N.C. judge OKs witness oaths using Quran

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[Sub-Driver]

The ACLU..........

[hophead]

If I don’t believe in God do I have to even promise to tell the truth?

[hophead]

I am of the new “GW” religion and Al Gore is my Saviour, can I swear on “The Inconvenient Truth”?

[weegee]

The Koran says it is okay to lie to the kufir. Does taking an oath on this text permit such action in the courtroom?

[FreedomCalls]

If I don’t believe in God do I have to even promise to tell the truth?

If you don't tell the truth you are committing perjury. The law is the same no matter what your religious beliefs or lack thereof.

[weegee]

There is a gaia worshiping hotel (Gaia is in the name of the hotel) in California that has placed a copy of A (In)Convenient Lie/(Truth) in every hotel room.

[GeorgiaDawg32]

keeping in mind the quran says it’s OK to lie to infidels..

[massgopguy]

Can Goths swear by the sign of the two toed Sloth?

[weegee]

Why swear on a text at all? It is meaningless since some are going to lie and some peoples’ religion permits them to lie.

[Hegemony Cricket]

“By the Hammer of Thor!”

[xcamel]

That book that directly states that it is their religious obligation to lie to infidels....

[Bosco]

Why swear on a text at all? It is meaningless since some are going to lie and some peoples’ religion permits them to lie.

This is one of the best comments on this subject I've seen so far.

For Christians, here's what the Lord Jesus says about oaths in Matthew 5:35-37 and following:

"Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, 'Do not break your oath, but keep the oaths you have made to the Lord.' But I tell you, Do not swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God's throne; or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black. Simply let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No'; anything beyond this comes from the evil one."

Looks like Christians shouldn't swear on a Bible, doesn't it?

[Sleeping Beauty]

I want to swear on “The Lord of the Ring.”

Or maybe “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”

(Although the Bible works fine for me.)

[tacticalogic]

keeping in mind the quran says it’s OK to lie to infidels..

A fact I'd think any good trial lawyer would make known to a jury before they begin deliberations.

[Nam Vet]

I was just going to bring this up, Weegee. Stupid ass judge! Muzzies swear on their (expletive deleted) koran to lie through their teeth to the court.

The smiling idiot on the bench here has the common sense of a turnip.

Nam Vet

[Sue Perkick]

Guilford County. Surprise surprise.

[Sister_T]

“By the power of Gray Skull!”

[weegee]

The 10 Commandments make it clear not to bear false witness. We don’t have to reiterate the other commandments as “temptations” near.

“I swear I won’t kill you”.

“Hi, I’m new the neighborhood and I swear I won’t commit adultery with your wife.”

“Hi, I’m new the neighborhood and I swear I won’t covet your property.”

[pepsi_junkie]

If I don’t believe in God do I have to even promise to tell the truth?

Good point. I was going to ask that if I swore on a text that I didnt believe in (let's say the Quran) is it the equivalent of crossing my fingers?

[Mr. Know It All]

Looks like Christians shouldn't swear on a Bible, doesn't it?

That's certainly the way the Jehovah's Witnesses see it. They will not swear oaths. I believe that they must be asked if they "agree" (as opposed to "swear") to tell the truth. This is also true of some Mormons, Sikhs, some Catholic religious orders and Hasidic Jews.