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to: Gregg Strom/BRYX Int`l
from: Jeff Shultz
date: 2000-05-19 13:17:48
subject: Re: Prayer

From: "Jeff Shultz" 

No, it sounds like you can't disallow a witness or juror for not saying it.

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Jeff Shultz
http://www.wvi.com/~jbshultz
As a student, my job is asking questions.


"Gregg Strom/BRYX Int'l"  wrote
in message news:39259d56{at}w3.nls.net...
>
blucy{at}mediaone.net> wrote in message
> news:MPG.138f5a9ad9f966a59898f2{at}news.barkto.com...
3924ce17$1{at}w3.nls.net>, si{at}wvi.com says...
> > Section 6. No religious test for witnesses or jurors. No person shall be
> > rendered incompetent as a witness, or juror in consequence of his
opinions
> on
> > matters of religeon (sic); nor be questioned in any Court of Justice
> touching
> > his religeous (sic) belief to affect the weight of his testimony.-
>
> It sounds like the "...so help me god." oath should NEVER be
used, then
> since the oath of preference would have to be asked....
>
> gs
>
>

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