--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <shempmcgurk@> > wrote: > > > **SNIP** > > On the above [SNIPPED] point, I don't think it's a matter of the > TMO telling > > them that they can't do the non-TM activities on the course but, > > rather, because of a religious activity performed by this > individual > > during NON-Dome practise he is being told he can't attend the Dome. > > > > It was this discrimination based solely upon this individual's > > personal religious practises that I earlier suggested was a > > violation of federal equality laws (this individual adheres to, > > practises and is regular in both TM and TM Sidhis and only does > > those practises as per the instructions while in the Dome). > > > **END** > > Yes, but the exclusion of people from TMO courses is still legally > valid because the TMO makes the rules, or sets the conditions, which > determine whether or not a person is accepted to the course or is > allowed to participate. There's no actual discrimination based on > religion (I would argue) because likely neither the TMO or the > individual who's practicing diksha would define any of the activities > as religious. And even if they did, it's still okay for a religion > to define what constitutes acceptable religious behavior and to > exclude behavior that doesn't comport with their belief or dogma. > > I'd expect that the TMO would make the argument that the technology > of world peace or the Maharishi Effect would somehow or another be > compromised by the outside-the-dome activities of the person > regardless of their adherence with other authorized TMO practices > while in the dome. > > The sad thing, as Robert G. points out in #107744, is "Why would an > organization, which is trying to create unity, and > harmony, > Take an action like this, that creates seperateness, and disharmony; > . . .." > > The contradictions that have existed in the TMO for a long time are > really dismaying. But, for what it's worth, they don't seem to be > that much different than any other organized endeavor of humans on > the planet. It's just that many or most of us thought at some time > in our life that this was different. Apparently not. >
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