: American ▁films ▁Category : American ▁silent ▁feature ▁films ▁Category : Short ▁films ▁directed ▁by ▁Charlie ▁Chap lin ▁Category : American ▁black - and - white ▁films ▁Category : First ▁National ▁Pictures ▁films ▁Category : Art icles ▁containing ▁video ▁cli ps ▁Category : 1 9 1 0 s ▁short ▁films ▁Category : Com edy ▁short ▁films <0x0A> </s> ▁In ▁law , ▁an ▁aff irm ation ▁is ▁a ▁solemn ▁declaration ▁allowed ▁to ▁those ▁who ▁cons cient iously ▁object ▁to ▁taking ▁an ▁o ath . ▁ ▁An ▁aff irm ation ▁has ▁exactly ▁the ▁same ▁legal ▁effect ▁as ▁an ▁o ath ▁but ▁is ▁usually ▁taken ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁religious ▁imp lications ▁of ▁an ▁o ath ; ▁it ▁is ▁thus ▁leg ally ▁binding ▁but ▁not ▁considered ▁a ▁religious ▁o ath . ▁Some ▁religious ▁minor ities ▁hold ▁belief s ▁that ▁allow ▁them ▁to ▁make ▁leg ally ▁binding ▁promises ▁but ▁forb id ▁them ▁to ▁swe ar ▁an ▁o ath ▁before ▁a ▁de ity . ▁Additionally , ▁many ▁decl ine ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁religious ▁o ath ▁because ▁they ▁feel ▁that ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁would ▁be ▁val uel ess ▁or ▁in app ropri ate , ▁especially ▁in ▁sec ular ▁courts . ▁In ▁some ▁juris dict ions , ▁an ▁aff irm ation ▁may ▁be ▁given ▁only ▁if ▁such ▁a ▁reason ▁is ▁provided . ▁ ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁A ▁right ▁to ▁give ▁an ▁aff irm ation ▁has ▁existed ▁in ▁English ▁law ▁since ▁the ▁Qu akers ▁Act ▁ 1 6 9 5 ▁( An ▁Act ▁that ▁the ▁So lem ne ▁Aff irm ation ▁& ▁Dec