Man, Guilford County
never stops working for us:
The American Civil Liberties Union said witnesses in North Carolina courtrooms should be allowed to swear to tell the truth on scriptures other than the Bible.
The ACLU has filed a lawsuit to permit oaths to be taken on the holy books of Islam, Judaism, Hinduism and other non-Christian faiths.
Judges in Guilford County ruled recently that Muslims cannot legally take an oath on the Quran. [emphasis mine]
I just hope just-reelected County Comissioner Billy Yow (of T-shirt-with-Calvin-peeing-on-the-NAACP-logo
fame) steps in to bring a dose of rationality to this discussion.
The
N&R has
more coverage on this. (Thanks to
BookNinja for reminding me about this. I'll be swearing on my copy of the
Books of Bokonon, thanks.)
# posted by
Gerry Canavan @ 11:08 AM
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