If you take an affirmation (as opposed to an oath) in court, you are only required to hold the card with the script on.
Do what is comfortable
Yes, a person can refuse to swear on the Bible in court. The person should notify the Court in advance since it's a change of procedure. The Court will then have the person simply raise their right hand and swear to tell the truth. Most courts in the United States no longer use a Bible during swear-in of a witness, citing separation of Church and State in due process.
Traditionally, it was your right hand for cultural reasons. I do not believe that Bibles are used for this purpose any more. I personally appeared as a witness twice (in NY) and both times I was asked to swear to tell the truth. No Bible was presented and I was not asked to raise my hand.
Levante la mano derecha. (You raise the right hand)
levanta la mano literally means "raise the hand," or raise your hand
The left hand is placed on the Bible and the right hand is raised.
Obviously, the reflected image seems to be raising her right hand.
It will appear that the image raises his right hand.
If you are asked to leave someone's home and refuse, they have the right to self-defense. If it is acceptable or not will be decided in a court of law because the person will probably be arrested for trespassing.
Of course it does. You are looking at a REVERSE image.
Raise your right hand
they raise their right hand and say ''how''