Mediocrates
07-08-2005, 07:28 AM
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3109482,00.html
Group seeks various books for oaths
Jewish groups join request following judge's rejection of request to use Quran for such oaths
By Associated Press
GREENSBORO, N.C. - A group of leaders from different faiths has asked a Guilford County, North Carolina, judge to allow texts from various religions to be used for courtroom oaths.
The requests follow the judge's rejection of a request to use the Muslim holy book, the Quran, for such oaths.
The group - made up of more than 20 religious leaders from the area, including those of Christian, Jewish and Buddhist faiths - sent a letter to Guilford Superior Court Judge W. Douglas Albright, who says an oath on the Quran is not lawful.
The Reverend Mark Sills is executive director of FaithAction, an interfaith organization that promotes understanding among different groups. Sills says if Christians imagined what it would be like to live in a place where the Bible was not allowed for oaths it would feel like a slap in the face.
The issue is also before the state's Administrative Office of the Courts.
Group seeks various books for oaths
Jewish groups join request following judge's rejection of request to use Quran for such oaths
By Associated Press
GREENSBORO, N.C. - A group of leaders from different faiths has asked a Guilford County, North Carolina, judge to allow texts from various religions to be used for courtroom oaths.
The requests follow the judge's rejection of a request to use the Muslim holy book, the Quran, for such oaths.
The group - made up of more than 20 religious leaders from the area, including those of Christian, Jewish and Buddhist faiths - sent a letter to Guilford Superior Court Judge W. Douglas Albright, who says an oath on the Quran is not lawful.
The Reverend Mark Sills is executive director of FaithAction, an interfaith organization that promotes understanding among different groups. Sills says if Christians imagined what it would be like to live in a place where the Bible was not allowed for oaths it would feel like a slap in the face.
The issue is also before the state's Administrative Office of the Courts.