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Oaths-Forbidden-Altogether

Christ's words 'Swear not at all' (Matthew 5:34) forbid all oaths — the Quaker position rejected by XXII.1.

This is a contested or rejected alternative.

The Westminster baseline on Oaths & Marriage is Oaths-Lawful-Serious; Divorce-Adultery-Or-Desertion. Personas and schools listed below hold this alternative position instead — either because they argued for it at the Assembly (like the Erastians on polity) or because they represent a receiving tradition that departed from the Standards on this point.

Cruxes on this attribute

The Assembly navigated 2 cruxes that bear directly on Oaths & Marriage.

Other positions on Oaths & Marriage