"Humbly invoking the blessings of Almighty God, the people of the State of Texas, do ordain and establish this Constitution."
ART 1 SEC 4
"No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office, or public trust, in this State; nor shall any one be excluded from holding office on account of his religious sentiments, provided he acknowledge the existence of a Supreme Being."
I've been wondering how a court witness can ask not to be sworn in on a bible in advance, to try to prevent bias against the witness by the jury. Of course, if members of the jury notice a witness did not swear in on a bible, they may be biased anyway. Unfortunately, judges and attorneys may be biased too. Ugh!
Swearing sharing to Gulf Coast groups.
And then there's the Texas Constitution.
Preamble: "THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION
PREAMBLE
"Humbly invoking the blessings of Almighty God, the people of the State of Texas, do ordain and establish this Constitution."
ART 1 SEC 4
"No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office, or public trust, in this State; nor shall any one be excluded from holding office on account of his religious sentiments, provided he acknowledge the existence of a Supreme Being."
I've been wondering how a court witness can ask not to be sworn in on a bible in advance, to try to prevent bias against the witness by the jury. Of course, if members of the jury notice a witness did not swear in on a bible, they may be biased anyway. Unfortunately, judges and attorneys may be biased too. Ugh!