North Carolina Moves To Dismiss ACLU's Oath Case On Standing Grounds

In North Carolina, the ACLU has sued to challenge state court policies that only permit use the King James version of the Bible in administering oaths. The courts do not allow other holy texts, such as the Quran, to be used instead. (See prior posting). Today's Winston-Salem Journal reports on a motion to dismiss on standing grounds that has recently been filed by the state. The suit was filed on behalf of the ACLU's 8,000 members statewide, some of whom are Muslims and Jews who would prefer to use religious texts other than the Christian Bible for courtroom oaths. The state, however, has moved to dismiss the suit because no named plaintiff has in fact been denied the opportunity to take an oath on a non-Christian book.