Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 5: Difference between revisions

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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Article I, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution (''<small>"Witnesses Not Disqualified by Religious Beliefs; Oaths and Affirmations"</small>'')}}{{Texas Constitution|text=Adopted February 15, 1876:

No person shall be disqualified to give evidence in any of the Courts of this State on account of his religious opinions, or for the want of any religious belief, but all oaths or affirmations shall be administered in the mode most binding upon the conscience, and shall be taken subject to the pains and penalties of perjury.

'''No person shall be disqualified to give evidence in any of the Courts of this State on account of his religious opinions, or for the want of any religious belief, but all oaths or affirmations shall be administered in the mode most binding upon the conscience, and shall be taken subject to the pains and penalties of perjury.'''

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Sections 4 through 7 of Article I, including the recently adopted Section [[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 6-a|6-a]], concern religion.

Under this section, the ~~state~~ is prohibited from requiring the following oath: "I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help me God."

Under this section, the State is prohibited from requiring the following oath: "I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help me God."

In addition, the section prohibits a person from testifying in ~~any~~ state judicial proceeding unless he or she is "subject to the pains and penalties of perjury."

In addition, the section prohibits a person from testifying in a Texas state judicial proceeding unless he or she is "subject to the pains and penalties of perjury."

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 {{DISPLAYTITLE:Article I, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution (''<small>"Witnesses Not Disqualified by Religious Beliefs; Oaths and Affirmations"</small>'')}}{{Texas Constitution|text=Adopted February 15, 1876:
-No person shall be disqualified to give evidence in any of the Courts of this State on account of his religious opinions, or for the want of any religious belief, but all oaths or affirmations shall be administered in the mode most binding upon the conscience, and shall be taken subject to the pains and penalties of perjury.
+'''No person shall be disqualified to give evidence in any of the Courts of this State on account of his religious opinions, or for the want of any religious belief, but all oaths or affirmations shall be administered in the mode most binding upon the conscience, and shall be taken subject to the pains and penalties of perjury.'''
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 Sections 4 through 7 of Article I, including the recently adopted Section [[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 6-a|6-a]], concern religion.
-Under this section, the state is prohibited from requiring the following oath: "I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help me God."
+Under this section, the State is prohibited from requiring the following oath: "I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help me God."
-In addition, the section prohibits a person from testifying in any state judicial proceeding unless he or she is "subject to the pains and penalties of perjury."
+In addition, the section prohibits a person from testifying in a Texas state judicial proceeding unless he or she is "subject to the pains and penalties of perjury."
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