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This has ancient precedent in the [[Torah|Law]] of [[Moses]] in the [[Ten Commandments]], Exodus 20:16: "'''Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor'''", and in the injunction to not deceive the judges set in judgment over the people, Exodus 23:1-3; Deuteronomy 16:18-20; 19:15-21; 27:19, 26.  

This has ancient precedent in the [[Torah|Law]] of [[Moses]] in the [[Ten Commandments]], Exodus 20:16: "'''Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor'''", and in the injunction to not deceive the judges set in judgment over the people, Exodus 23:1-3; Deuteronomy 16:18-20; 19:15-21; 27:19, 26.  

[[Liberal]]s and [[atheist]]s, in particular the [[ACLU]], have used legal [[casuistry]] to attempt to  persuade the [[Supreme Court]] to rule against the required use of the Bible and any requirement of swearing to tell the truth by invoking the help of God in any court of law. They have not been entirely successful. It is neither forbidden nor required according to the U.S. Constitution which prohibits "an establishment of religion" <ref>[https://constitution.findlaw.com/amendment1.html First Amendment - Annotations (constitution.findlaw.com)]</ref><ref>[https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/establishment_clause Establishment Clause - Legal Information Institute (law.cornell.edu)]</ref>. [[Hostile witness]]es are adjured to avoid the [[secular]] penalties for [[perjury]] whenever they are solemnly reminded by the court that they are "under oath". The very real danger of a divine punishment inflicted by the curse of God for daring to [[lie]] under oath is not considered relevant or practical.

[[Liberal]]s and [[Atheism|atheist]]s, in particular the [[ACLU]], have used legal [[casuistry]] to attempt to  persuade the [[Supreme Court]] to rule against the required use of the Bible and any requirement of swearing to tell the truth by invoking the help of God in any court of law. They have not been entirely successful. It is neither forbidden nor required according to the U.S. Constitution which prohibits "an establishment of religion" <ref>[https://constitution.findlaw.com/amendment1.html First Amendment - Annotations (constitution.findlaw.com)]</ref><ref>[https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/establishment_clause Establishment Clause - Legal Information Institute (law.cornell.edu)]</ref>. [[Hostile witness]]es are adjured to avoid the [[secular]] penalties for [[perjury]] whenever they are solemnly reminded by the court that they are "under oath". The very real danger of a divine punishment inflicted by the curse of God for daring to [[lie]] under oath is not considered relevant or practical.

The most famous case in history is recorded in the [[New Testament]] of the [[Christianity|Christian]] [[Bible]], the documented occasion of the informal preliminary hearing by the high priest, the scribes and the elders of Israel solemnly assembled together to hear for themselves relevant [[testimony]], when [[Jesus Christ]] the Son of God is adjured by the high priest of Israel: <br>"And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what ''is it which'' these witness against thee? But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, '''I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God'''." Matthew 26:62-63 [[King James Bible|King James Version]] (''boldface emphasis added).

The most famous case in history is recorded in the [[New Testament]] of the [[Christianity|Christian]] [[Bible]], the documented occasion of the informal preliminary hearing by the high priest, the scribes and the elders of Israel solemnly assembled together to hear for themselves relevant [[testimony]], when [[Jesus Christ]] the Son of God is adjured by the high priest of Israel''':'''

:"And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what ''is it which'' these witness against thee? But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, '''I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God'''." Matthew 26:62-63 [[King James Bible|King James Version]] (''boldface emphasis added).

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