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Oaths
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
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1997
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Oaths. A self-curse in Judaism which would be fulfilled if certain conditions were not met. Oath-taking was common in Ancient Israel. In
Talmudic law, oaths were used as a means of judicial proof in civil cases and could not be sworn by known liars, minors, the deaf and dumb, or the insane. Taking an oath involved holding the
Scroll of the Law and swearing by God or one of his attributes (
B.Shevu. 38b). See also
CURSING.
In Christianity, Matthew 5. 33–7 has been taken by some (e.g.
Baptists,
Mennonites,
Quakers,
Waldensians) to preclude any kind of oath-taking; but more generally it has been understood as a prohibition on swearing.
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OATH Conducts First Ever Authentication Interoperability Demonstration Using Open Industry-Backed Standards at Interop 2007.
Business Wire; 5/22/2007; 700+ words
; 10 OATH Member Companies Show the Benefits of OATH-Developed Technology Using Numerous Authentication Products and Form Factors WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. -- OATH, the Initiative for Open AuTHentication and a leading proponent...
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OATH Announces Token Identifier Specification.
Business Wire; 4/15/2009; 700+ words
; OATH to Host Face to Face Meeting and OATH Pavilion at RSA Conference SAN JOSE, Calif. -- OATH, the Initiative for Open AuTHentication, today announced that the organization has completed a new specification for OATH Token Identifiers as part...
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OATH Announces New Technology Roadmap for Open Authentication at RSA Conference 2007.
PR Newswire; 2/6/2007; 700+ words
; OATH Celebrates Three Years of Technical Achievements...Backed Solutions to Open Authentication at the OATH Pavilion, Booth #1724 WASHINGTON CROSSING...SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- OATH, the initiative for Open AuTHentication and...
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Our oath of office: a solemn promise.(Legal Digest)
Magazine article from: The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin; 9/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...raise their right hands, and repeat the same oath. This time, however, the oath will be administered by the director of the FBI...shed some light on the purpose and history of the oath and to further enhance our understanding of the...
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OATH Delivers on 2006 Roadmap Early; Challenge/Response Internet-Draft for Mutual Authentication Submitted to IETF.
PR Newswire; 12/13/2005; 700+ words
; OATH Members Endorse Open Mutual Authentication...The Initiative for Open AuTHentication (OATH), a consortium of leading authentication...for open authentication, today announced OATH members submitted a challenge/response internet...
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Oaths and allegiances.(EDITORIALS)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 4/2/2004; 700+ words
; ...THE WASHINGTON TIMES Traditionally, oath-taking has a tremendous impact on a citizen...distinguish itself among the nations. The Oath of Allegiance that new immigrants must...Citizenship ceremonies began including such an oath in 1790, federal law mandated its recital...
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HIPPOCRATIC OATH NEEDS TO CHANGE WITH THE TIMES.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 8/1/1995; 700+ words
; ...used a student-written oath, while other schools give students a choice of oaths. Louis Lasagna, aninstructor...Modern Hippocratic Oath.'' There is The Prayer...Balint. Many of the newer oaths contain the same principles found in the Hippocratic Oath. They all implore doctors...
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OATH Hosts First Ever Bi-Continental Meetings at Smart Card Alliance Annual Conference and CARTES 2006 Congress in October and November.
Business Wire; 10/4/2006; 700+ words
; ...Represents European Kickoff for Further Expansion of OATH in EMEA WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. -- OATH, the Initiative for Open AuTHentication, today...with major security industry events. The Fall OATH North American meeting will be held October 5th...
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OATH Releases First Reference Architecture for Open Authentication at Digital ID World.
PR Newswire; 5/10/2005; 700+ words
; Initiative for Open AuTHentication (OATH) Meets Key Deliverable for New Industry...SAN FRANCISCO, May 10 /PRNewswire/ -- OATH, the initiative for Open AuTHentication...with the release of version 1.0 of the OATH Reference Architecture. Availability of...
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OATH Announces New Co-Chair of Technology Focus Group.
Business Wire; 3/13/2009; 700+ words
; Initiative for Open AuTHentication (OATH) OATH Announces New Co-Chair and Member Pavilion at Upcoming RSA Conference in San Francisco in April SAN JOSE, Calif. -- OATH, the Initiative for Open AuTHentication, today announced that...
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oaths
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
...the Reformation when oaths were devised to make...in 1559 demanded an oath from all ministers...century saw torment by oaths. Right-thinking...required to take an oath to support the Solemn...affirm whenever an oath was required by statute...office. A collision of oaths kept ...
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Loyalty Oath
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
LOYALTY OATH An oath that declares an individual...the government. Loyalty oaths are required of government...particular position. Loyalty oaths that infringe on a person...government objective. If an oath is overly broad or vague...unconstitutional. Loyalty oaths have played a role ...
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Test Oaths
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States
...Skeptical about oaths, the Constitution...unity, specified an oath for the president...Initially, the Union used oaths to identify security...statute required an oath of future loyalty...because of the Test Oath decisions. World...inspired few official oaths but many concerns...
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allegiance, oaths of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
...The vicissitudes of oaths of allegiance reflect...generations. The first oath of which we know, to...from Parliament until the oath was amended in 1829, 1858, and 1888. The existing oath of allegiance, based upon the Promissory Oaths Act of 1868, is nearly...
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oath
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...religious scruples against oath-taking (e.g., Quakers...The main classes of oaths are the assertory oath, which concerns past...institutions to institute loyalty oaths, which required employees...the 1960s these loyalty oath requirements were invalidated...
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