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Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 5 (view source)
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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. | 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 | 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 | 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." | ||
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|seo_title=Article I, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution ("Witnesses Not Disqualified by Religious Beliefs; Oaths and Affirmations") | |seo_title=Article I, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution ("Witnesses Not Disqualified by Religious Beliefs; Oaths and Affirmations") | ||
|seo_keywords=Article 1 Section 5, Texas Bill of Rights, religious beliefs | |seo_keywords=Article 1 Section 5, Texas Bill of Rights, religious beliefs | ||
|seo_description=No person shall be disqualified to give evidence in any of the courts of this State on account of his religious opinions. | |seo_description=No person shall be disqualified to give evidence in any of the courts of this State on account of his religious opinions or beliefs. | ||
|seo_image_alt=Texas Bill of Rights | |seo_image_alt=Texas Bill of Rights | ||