--- In [email protected], "rudrani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Bob supplied [[ http://www.trancenet.org/secrets/soma/ ]] > ** hhhmm .. ok. two things: first, it sounds like vampirism; > second, whats wrong w/being a religion? why the court action? > > om peace!.. > rudrani
*********** 1. The information supplied by Trancenet about Soma was part of the information made public in the court trial, therefore, although you may regard it as "vampirism," it is not illegal. 2. In the U.S. there is a constitutional prohibition against the government establishing religion: http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment01/02.html The Court found in Malnak v. Yogi that (although TM practice was not religious in itself) the SCI course did amount to establishment of religion since it deals with issues normally assigned to religion: http://www.waldorfcritics.org/active/articles/Gen_Couns_to_SD.html To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
