Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utcsstat.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcsrgv!utcsstat!laura From: laura@utcsstat.UUCP Newsgroups: net.politics,net.religion Subject: Re: The Bible and the Constitution Message-ID: <775@utcsstat.UUCP> Date: Sun, 10-Jul-83 06:47:12 EDT Article-I.D.: utcsstat.775 Posted: Sun Jul 10 06:47:12 1983 Date-Received: Sun, 10-Jul-83 09:33:47 EDT References: cbscd5.248, <5527@unc.UUCP> Organization: U. of Toronto, Canada Lines: 41 Pamela Troy writes: (2) As a member of the Georgian Church of Wicca, a pagan group, would I be able to practice my religion without worrying about losing my job, my home, or my children? *DONT* move to Ontario if you are not a Christian and are under 13 and expect equality under the law. Be careful where you live in the States as well; a Judge friend of mine says that the laws are the same in several American States. He is on vacation right now, or I would phone him and ask him to tell me which ones he knows about. You may have to worry about more than your job and your home. (If you are under 13 I assume that you wont have children). The Ontario Law has virtually declared "open-season" on non-Christian children, unless they are willing to perjure themselves. Here is the scandelous piece of legislation. If you or I were asked to testify in a court of law we would be given the choice of "Swearing on the Bible" or Clearly stating the we were going to tell the Truth. If you are a child under thirteen, you do not have this option. You must swear on the Bible. In addition, you must pass a test which makes it clear that you know that you will go to HELL if you tell a lie. You will get examined on this at court, and often cross-examined as well. This is the law in Ontario. If you do not pass this criteria, then the charges are dropped. In effect this says that if you are a child, an atheist, or a pagan, or even a Christian who believes that God will forgive you if you are truly sorry for your sins then you are not able to prosecute people who rape you, assualt you, or even those you witness stealing property from yourself or others, without perjuring yourself. Laura Creighton utzoo!utcsstat!laura ps to send mail to unc I am using "utcsrgv!cornell!unc" as a path. so far, I havent received any mail back from anyone at unc. Is this still a valid path? Laura