Really need some advice

[Laelth]

17. Varies by jurisdiction.

In my allegedly conservative jurisdiction, as an attorney I am required by law to ask people who give testimony the following:

Do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?

That's it. There's no Bible involved--never has been. The witness need only raise his or her right hand and say, "I do." Note that in my jurisdiction, Georgia, witnesses are given the option to either swear or affirm. That's written into Georgia law to acknowledge and protect non-religious people. The religious people get to swear, and the non-religious get to affirm, but both are completely acceptable in the eyes of the law, and the witness only needs to say "I do." The witness is not required to acknowledge either their religious or non-religious nature when giving testimony, and nobody needs to worry about a Bible. We actually do practice separation of church and state despite the fact that some conservatives don't like that separation.

I hope that helps.

-Laelth