Do you have to swear on the Bible before taking the stand?

[her209]

Separation of Church and State?

 

[bobbybe01]

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And the answer is no, you don't have to.

 

[ThePresence]

Text

 

[Anubis]

no they have you swear on something else

 

[Amused]

Nope.

 

[TwinkleToes77]

You dont HAVE to, but i think unless you say something then they use the Bible. That was atleast my case a few years ago.

 

[NakaNaka]

The court will ask you "Do you swear or affirm"

 

[thirdlegstump]

Originally posted by: NakaNaka
The court will ask you "Do you swear or affirm"

Then you say "Fvck yea!"

 

[Yossarian]

I would like to swear on a copy of Dianetics.

 

[OrganizedChaos]

can your request a specific bible or do you have to use there version?

 

[Vette73]

You don;t even have to do it for jury duty. I thought they would not use me but before I could say anything they juts said you don't have to swear on the bible if you don't want to.

 

[Gurck]

If you're the defendant it's probably a better idea to swear on it anyway, since the jury is likely to be made up of at least 9-10 christers

 

[AFB]

Originally posted by: Gurck
If you're the defendant it's probably a better idea to swear on it anyway, since the jury is likely to be made up of at least 9-10 christers

Yep

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

I have placed many witnesses under oath over the years (in military courts, the prosecutor does it), and never had anyone refuse to swear to God. I am not religious, but have sworn to God on the rare occasions in which I have testified.