North Carolina Debates Use of Koran, Other Non-Christian Texts During Court Hearings

RALEIGH, N.C. — If North Carolina is going to let people use a religious text when taking an oath in court, the Bible shouldn't be the only book allowed, an attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union argued in court Tuesday.

A lawsuit filed by the ACLU of North Carolina challenges a state policy that allows only the Bible to be used in such court procedures.

"If the state is going to get into the religious oath business, the state has to be fair," said Seth Cohen, the ACLU's lead counsel on the case.

But an attorney from the state Attorney General's Office urged Wake County Superior Court Judge Paul Ridgeway to dismiss the case.

"The main complaint of the ACLU and the plaintiff is a political one, not a legal one," attorney Valerie Bateman said.

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