So only those practices that are mandatory are relevant? Isn't that a centrality requirement?
Marci On Mar 3, 2012, at 4:50 PM, Alan Armstrong <alanarmstrong....@verizon.net> wrote: > I think that is not relevant. > > I thought the Saturday afternoon/evening mass was for those who could not > make it to church Sunday morning. > > An Orange County Register columnist, Frank Mickadeit, called it the "slakers' > mass." > > Alan > > Law Office of Alan Leigh Armstrong > Office 18652 Florida St., Suite 225 > Huntington Beach CA 92648-6006 > Mail 16835 Algonquin St., Suite 454 > Huntington Beach CA 92649-3810 > 714 375 1147 fax 714 782 6007 > a...@alanarmstrong.com > Serving the family and small business since 1984 > NOTICE: > Any tax advice in this e-mail, including attachments, can not be used to > avoid penalties or for the promotion of a tax related matter. > > > > > > > > > On Mar 3, 2012, at 12:21 PM, Marci Hamilton wrote: > >> Lots of Catholics go to Saturday evening mass. Relevant? >> >> On Mar 3, 2012, at 2:55 PM, Alan Armstrong <alanarmstrong....@verizon.net> >> wrote: >> >>> My understanding is that Jewish and 7th day adventists consider sabbath as >>> going from sundown on Friday to sundown on Saturday. I do not know of any >>> christian denominations that use sundown Saturday to sundown on Sunday as >>> the Lord's day.Therefore a Saturday night game should be acceptable to all. >>> >>> A little thought and common sense and we would need fewer lawyers. >>> >>> Alan >>> >>> Law Office of Alan Leigh Armstrong >>> Office 18652 Florida St., Suite 225 >>> Huntington Beach CA 92648-6006 >>> Mail 16835 Algonquin St., Suite 454 >>> Huntington Beach CA 92649-3810 >>> 714 375 1147 fax 714 782 6007 >>> a...@alanarmstrong.com >>> Serving the family and small business since 1984 >>> NOTICE: >>> Any tax advice in this e-mail, including attachments, can not be used to >>> avoid penalties or for the promotion of a tax related matter. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mar 2, 2012, at 11:48 AM, Douglas Laycock wrote: >>> >>>> Some of you may have seen the story in the Times the other day about the >>>> Beren Hebrew Academy in Houston, whose basketball team has reached the >>>> state semi-finals of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial >>>> Schools tournament. The semifinal game was scheduled for tonight; the >>>> Academy is Orthodox and observant, and could not play. The other school >>>> was willing to reschedule, but the TAPPS Board voted 8-0 not to allow >>>> that. Most TAPPS members are church affiliated, and as a matter of policy, >>>> it never schedules games on Sunday. >>>> >>>> Beren parents and students filed a lawsuit this morning in the Northern >>>> District of Texas, alleging unconstitutional religious discrimination, >>>> Texas RFRA, and breach of contract (based on a provision in the TAPPS >>>> bylaws). The complaint’s state action theory was that the game was >>>> scheduled to be played in a public school gym, which is surely not enough. >>>> The contract claim looked stronger, judging only by the complaint. >>>> >>>> Richard Friedman at Michigan tells me that TAPPS caved as soon as the >>>> complaint was filed, and that the game will begin imminently and will be >>>> completed before sunset. If your position is utterly untenable as a >>>> matter of public relations, it may not matter that the other side’s state >>>> action theory is very weak. But they had to file the lawsuit before common >>>> sense could prevail. >>>> >>>> Douglas Laycock >>>> Robert E. Scott Distinguished Professor of Law >>>> University of Virginia Law School >>>> 580 Massie Road >>>> Charlottesville, VA 22903 >>>> 434-243-8546 >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> To post, send message to Religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see >>>> http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/religionlaw >>>> >>>> Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as >>>> private. 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