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England to drop swearing on bible in court.
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England to drop swearing on bible in court.
October 19, 2013 at 6:41 am
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/10/..._hp_ref=uk

Quote:Queries have been raised over whether the Bible is a necessity when asking people to being honest in court.

Magistrates are to debate whether to do away with the swearing of oaths on the Bible and other holy books in courts in England and Wales.

The move would see the end of the familiar sentence: "I swear by Almighty God, to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth."

Instead there would be a statement in which people would promise "very sincerely" to tell the truth.



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England to drop swearing on bible in court. - by downbeatplumb - October 19, 2013 at 6:41 am
RE: England to drop swearing on bible in court. - by Tiberius - October 19, 2013 at 12:25 pm
RE: England to drop swearing on bible in court. - by StuW - October 19, 2013 at 12:31 pm
RE: England to drop swearing on bible in court. - by DLJ - October 19, 2013 at 12:36 pm
RE: England to drop swearing on bible in court. - by Thor - October 19, 2013 at 1:43 pm
RE: England to drop swearing on bible in court. - by genkaus - October 20, 2013 at 4:01 am
RE: England to drop swearing on bible in court. - by Cato - October 20, 2013 at 9:59 am

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