CAIR Seeks Use of Koran For Muslim Witnesses' Oaths In NC

The Council on American-Islamic Relations is asking courts in North Carolina to permit Muslims to be sworn as witnesses using the Koran rather than the Bible. Today's Charlotte Observer says that the Administrative Office of the Courts has ruled that use of the Koran is permissible. However, judges in Guilford County refuse to use the Koran. They have turned down an offer by Greensboro's Islamic Center to donate copies of the Koran to the court. The issue now moves to consideration at judicial conferences in North Carolina this week.