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Do you solemnly (swear/affirm) that you will tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? [12] These modifications to the oath were originally introduced in order to accommodate those who feel uncomfortable swearing religious oaths, such as Quakers, as well as to accommodate the irreligious. [13] In United States v.
[2] [3] In other cases, sworn statements are allowed for some purposes, but not others. [ 4 ] One drawback to the use of a sworn statement while the protection of liability for perjury is retained, the protection is lost of having an independent official witness the signing, check the affiant's identification, etc.
Some Christians, who may not be Quakers, refuse to swear oaths, based on Matthew 5:34–5:37. All elected members of parliament must make an oath or affirmation to the Crown before they can take their seats. [4] MPs are asked which form they prefer to take with the statement "Swear or Affirm", meaning swear an oath or make an affirmation. [5]
According to Article II, Section I, Clause 8 of the Constitution, a president-elect must take this oath before entering office: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute ...
Officers of the United States Air Force take the following oath: [4]. I, (state your name), having been appointed a (rank) in the United States Air Force, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, Foreign and domestic, that I bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any ...
(This I declare and affirm) [1] In many Commonwealth realms, all that is required is an oath to the monarch, and not the constitution or state. There have been moves in some of the realms to make the oath of citizenship sworn by new citizens refer to the country rather than the monarch.
Franklin Pierce is the only president known to have used the word "affirm" rather than "swear." Herbert Hoover is often listed to have used "affirm" as well, owing to his being a Quaker, but a newsreel taken of the ceremony indicates that the words used were "solemnly swear." [11] Richard Nixon, who was also a Quaker, swore, rather than affirmed.
Lyndon B. Johnson taking the American presidential oath of office in 1963, after the assassination of John F. Kennedy. An oath of office is an oath or affirmation a person takes before assuming the duties of an office, usually a position in government or within a religious body, although such oaths are sometimes required of officers of other organizations.