Posted on 05/25/2007 4:59:38 PM PDT by melt
A North Carolina judge has ruled that any religious text can be used to swear in a witness or juror in the state's courtrooms, not just the Bible.
State law currently allows witnesses preparing to testify in court to take their oath in three ways: by laying a hand over "the Holy Scriptures," by saying "so help me God" without the use of a religious book, or by an affirmation using no religious symbols.
The American Civil Liberties Union sued on behalf of a Muslim woman who wasn't allowed to take her oath on the Quran.
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Sura 2:225
Sura 2:225
And certainly no less so if he swears on a Bible
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