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The squabbling on here about Christianity's position on oaths is a perfect example of why the courts must be secular. If Christians can't agree on their own dogma, how can the courts be expected to accommodate their beliefs, let alone those of Muslims, Hindus, Pagans, Jews, Jains, Zoroastrians, Animists, etc? Yes, our judicial system started out being heavily based on Christian thinking. Happily, that has changed, which is why women can voice their opinions in public, we no longer have slavery and, slowly, we are dismantling discrimination against homosexuals. I call that a good thing and one that could only happen by the courts adopting a secular, some may say sensible, approach.