From: "Gregg Strom/BRYX Int'l"
But the court would have to QUESTION the witness as to which oath is
preferable, unless the oath was ALWAYS secular....
gs
"Jeff Shultz" wrote in message
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> No, it sounds like you can't disallow a witness or juror for not saying
it.
>
> --
> Jeff Shultz
http://www.wvi.com/~jbshultz
> As a student, my job is asking questions.
>
>
greggstrom{at}earthlink.net>
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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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