Bible Oaths In Court
EDM number 540 in 2013-14, proposed by Jim Shannon on 08/10/2013.
Categorised under the topics of Courts and Religion and faith communities.
That this House expresses concern at the proposals by the Magistrates' Association (MA) to remove the traditional religious aspect of court oaths; recognises that this historic change is unnecessary as there is already an option of an opt-out for those who don't wish to reference God or swear by a Holy Text; and urges the MA to re-think this proposal and take into account that the Bible is bound up in the entire constitution of our monarchy and institutions of this country and there is no possible reason for any change.
This motion has been signed by a total of 11 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Shannon | 08/10/2013 | Strangford | DUP | Proposed |
| Jeffrey M Donaldson | 08/10/2013 | Lagan Valley | DUP | Seconded |
| Ian Paisley Jnr | 08/10/2013 | North Antrim | DUP | Seconded |
| William McCrea | 08/10/2013 | South Antrim | DUP | Seconded |
| David Simpson | 08/10/2013 | Upper Bann | DUP | Seconded |
| Bob Russell | 08/10/2013 | Colchester | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| Gregory Campbell | 08/10/2013 | East Londonderry | DUP | Signed |
| Ronnie Campbell | 08/10/2013 | Blyth Valley | Labour | Signed |
| Jim Dobbin | 14/10/2013 | Heywood and Middleton | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Murphy | 15/10/2013 | Torfaen | Labour | Signed |
| David Ward | 16/10/2013 | Bradford East | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
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