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REDMAN v. WATCH TOWER BIBLE & TRACT SOC. OF PENNSYLVANIA

No. 92-2041.

69 Ohio St.3d 98 (1994)

REDMAN ET AL., APPELLANTS AND CROSS-APPELLEES, v. WATCH TOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA ET AL., APPELLEES AND CROSS-APPELLANTS.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided April 27, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Caughey, Kuhlman, Beck & Reddin and William C. Caughey; and David E. Cruikshank, for appellants and cross-appellees.

Kolb & Kolb, Richard Kolb and Matt Kolb, for appellees and cross-appellants.

MOYER, C.J.

Section 7, Article I of the Ohio Constitution guarantees freedom of religion and specifically provides that no person shall "be incompetent to be a witness on account of his religious belief * * *." In keeping with this constitutional provision, Evid.R. 610 states: "Evidence of the beliefs or opinions of a witness on matters of religion is not admissible for the purpose of showing that by reason of their nature his credibility is impaired or enhanced....

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