"I, state your name, do solemnly swear (or affirm)...
The option to affirm is already built in. If I'm not mistaken, this is because groups like the Quakers had already noticed this. I think there were some important cases about it, but I forget.
The Words of Our Lord do not quibble. They simply are. I'm often convicted by them. The parts of the Bible that I don't understand don't bother me nearly as much as the parts that I do understand.
I thought the methods of accountability involved court proceedings to determine guilt or innocence on criminal charges.
If someone is a liar, why would saying an oath make them any more accountable?
No need to change it:
"I, state your name, do solemnly swear (or affirm)...
The option to affirm is already built in. If I'm not mistaken, this is because groups like the Quakers had already noticed this. I think there were some important cases about it, but I forget.
The Words of Our Lord do not quibble. They simply are. I'm often convicted by them. The parts of the Bible that I don't understand don't bother me nearly as much as the parts that I do understand.
I thought the methods of accountability involved court proceedings to determine guilt or innocence on criminal charges.
If someone is a liar, why would saying an oath make them any more accountable?