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∙ 15y agoyou always swear with your right hand .........unless....there is a reason you can't....for example, you dont have a right hand...
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∙ 11y agoSimply put, no. but it may depend on which court you are in and what location.
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∙ 11y agoYou put your left hand on the Bible and you raise your right hand.
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∙ 13y agoYou place your right hand on the Bible.
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Do you swear with left hand on Bible to control devil?
Since oaths are sworn with the raised right hand, the left hand is the only one left to place on the Bible, thus swearing or affirming on the Bible. I think it is not so much significance of the left hand, but that the right hand is always raised for the oath - so the left is the only one left!
Did JFK place his hand the Bible during his inauguration?
Although there was a Bible present, he did not place his left hand on it for some reason, perhaps religious. His right hand was raised, however.
What was the red bible used in the swearing in of President Obama?
It was Abraham Lincoln's Bible.
What books can US presidents swear on?
The president is not required to use a book as part of the swearing in ceremony, but most put their hand on a Bible. Pierce used a law book.
How do you use swearing in a sentence?
It is not pleasant to hear people swearing in the work place.
When a man testified in court in ancient rome what did he swear on instead of a bible?
Swearing on a Bible is a quite modern concept. A Roman man (women could not go to court except in very special circumstances) placed his right hand on his testicles, while swearing by the gods he believed in, and affirmed he would tell the truth; hence the term 'testimony'.
How does Tom Robinson place his hand on the bible?
Tom Robinson places his hand on the Bible and takes an oath to tell the truth before testifying in court.
Why raise left hand when swearing on bible?
Google "left-handed-oath". There is a saying that when you swear with you left hand you do not intend to keep the oath. The left hand is considered 'unclean'- before toilet paper people wiped with their left hand. Therefore, when eating, or shaking someone's hand, you always used your right hand.
What Bible is being used for the swearing in ceremony?
i think it is the word god
Is the Bible the only book to swear in presidents?
Swearing in presidents using only a bible is a tradition. There is no law saying that they must use a bible.
How much nudity and swearing is in the new game Mafia 2?
There is no Nudity, except the Playboy magazines. Swearing on the other hand, quite a lot. I have heard many gangsters and NPCs swearing.
Why does the president have to use a bible to take oath?
He's swearing to god that he will do his best as president.
