Magistrates' Association Gets It Right.

Magistrates reject proposals to end Bible oaths in court.

A motion to end the traditional practice of swearing on the Bible in court has been rejected by the Magistrates’ Association during its annual meeting in Cardiff this week.

Ian Abrahams, a magistrate from the Association, tabled a motion to end Biblical oaths and replace references to “Almighty God” with a promise to “very sincerely tell the truth”.
 

But the Magistrates' Association, which represents over 17,000 of the 23,000 magistrates in England and Wales, defeated the motion by a show of hands.  Christian Concern