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The House Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday voted to keep "so help you God" in the oath administered to witnesses testifying before the panel, a day after Republicans denounced an apparent effort to strike the language. A draft of a new committee rules package obtained exclusively by Fox News this week indicated the committee planned to omit the phrase from the oath "Do you solemnly swear or affirm, under penalty of law, that the testimony that you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?" But on Wednesday, the committee voted to keep...

The state Supreme Court ordered a judge Tuesday to restore references to God in the oath he uses when he enters the courtroom and when witnesses swear to tell the truth. The high court sided with angry officials from two counties who complained that District Judge James M. Honeycutt had taken it upon himself to change courtroom procedures. The high court ordered Honeycutt to stop using a revised oath missing the phrase "so help you God," and administer the oath as spelled out in state law. The court also ordered the judge to allow bailiffs to begin court sessions with...

N.C. Judge Ordered To Drop Religion-Neutral Oaths, Restore God Judge Accused Of Changing State Mandated Procedures POSTED: 5:45 PM EDT June 29, 2004 RALEIGH, N.C. -- The state Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a district court judge to restore references to God in the words said when he enters the courtroom and when witnesses who swear to tell the truth.In an order signed by Chief Justice I. Beverly Lake Jr., the court sided with officials from Davidson and Iredell counties, who complained that Judge James M. Honeycutt had taken it upon himself to change courtroom procedures set down in state...

North Carolina Judge Ordered to Restore Reference to God in Courtroom Entrances, Oaths The Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. June 29, 2004 — The state Supreme Court ordered a judge Tuesday to restore references to God in the words used when he enters the courtroom and when witnesses swear to tell the truth. The high court sided with angry officials from two counties who complained that District Judge James M. Honeycutt had taken it upon himself to change courtroom procedures. The high court ordered Honeycutt to stop using a revised oath missing the phrase "so help you God," and administer the...