[amc] Re: FW: Swearing an oath
- From: "Ray Gingerich" <RGingerich@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <amc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 16:58:59 -0600
Michael,
As you can imagine, I have been asked throughout my career to "raise my
right hand." I believe that it is now standard practice for the oath
administrator to ask, "do you solemnly swear, or affirm, to tell the truth,
the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?" I answer, "I
affirm to do my best." I have gotten some stares, but have never been
confronted. The reason I say that is because I have a faulty memory and I
know that what I saw and heard is not exactly what happened.
And, being the troublemake that I am, more than once, when interrupted by an
attorney to answer "yes" or "no," I have appealed to the judge with, "judge,
I promised to do my best to tell the whole truth, and neither "yes" or "no"
is the whole truth.
Ray
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From: "Kathy Reid" <Kathy@xxxxxxx>
To: "Mennonite Church" <amc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 12:30 PM
Subject: [amc] FW: Swearing an oath
> Any suggestions for Michael.
>
> Kathy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: M.J. Mc Evoy [mailto:chewy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 8:36 AM
> To: kathy@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Swearing an oath
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> Kathy,
> Due to an incident at work, I may be going to court.
> Is there a standard affirmation used instead of swearing to uphold Texas
> laws ?
> I do not feel that I can place human laws in a position above God's.
>
> Thank you,
> Micheal
>
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