Well in court you’re actually swearing to tell the truth against a penalty of purgery. They used to make you put your hand on a bible, but they don’t do that anymore. Now it’s considered religious bigotry.
I’ve never seen anyone take on oath on the bible in making a promise to another person. Maybe that was a common thing to do ages ago, but I’ve not seen it my life.
If someone ever asked me to do that I’d be weirded out by it and probably refuse. If someone did manage to make me, it wouldn’t carry any more or less weight than my word normally does. A promise is a promise.
Well in court you’re actually swearing to tell the truth against a penalty of purgery. They used to make you put your hand on a bible, but they don’t do that anymore. Now it’s considered religious bigotry.
I’ve never seen anyone take on oath on the bible in making a promise to another person. Maybe that was a common thing to do ages ago, but I’ve not seen it my life.
If someone ever asked me to do that I’d be weirded out by it and probably refuse. If someone did manage to make me, it wouldn’t carry any more or less weight than my word normally does. A promise is a promise.