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Judith Berman
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(3/17/03 8:22:37 am)
 swear or affirm
Somebody correct me if I'm wrong -- I have a recollection that the "affirm" option arose from Quakers who had an objection against swearing in God's name, or something of the sort.

Jess
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(3/17/03 3:09:50 pm)
 You are right
Judith,

You are right on the mark about affirmations and the Quakers.

To all: For a fascinating history of oaths in the common law countries, and Ireland in particular, I stumbled onto this website:

www.lawreform.ie/publicat...rc_59.html

This document is intended to discuss the oath requirement for children witnesses in abuse cases, but it contains a beautifully written history section.

Interestly, it seems, at least according to this author, that oaths were originally "self-curses". Thus, if the witness told a lie, he would curse himself.

Jess

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