Freedom of Conscience
2010-12-21 15:20:21 UTC
The major characteristic must be that he or she is utterly incapable of
understanding and appreciating the legal, civic, and social values that
undergird world civilization, as indicated in the Opinion of the US 7th
Circuit Court of Appeals, Case No. 08-2306 - November 23, 2010
http://www.fglaysher.com/bahaicensorship/US_7th_Circuit_Court_of_Appeals_11-23-2010.html
p 14-15: "Considered in light of these First Amendment limitations on the court s authority, certain aspects of the 1966
injunction are troubling. The decree declares that there is only one Baha i Faith, that Shoghi Effendi was its last
Guardian and none has come since, and the National Spiritual Assembly was its representative and highest authority in
the United States and was entitled to exclusive use of the marks and symbols of the Faith, including the exclusive use
of the word Bah . Declarations of this sort push the boundaries of the court s authority under Kedroff and Presbyterian
Church. In church property disputes (trademark suits obviously qualify), the First Amendment limits the sphere in which
civil courts may operate. When a district judge takes sides in a religious schism, purports to decide matters of
spiritual succession, and excludes dissenters from using the name, symbols, and marks of the faith (as distinct from
the name and marks of a church) [boldface added], the First Amendment line appears to have been crossed."
Baha'i Faith & Religious Freedom of Conscience
http://www.fglaysher.com/bahaicensorship
Baha'i Faith & 7th Circuit Court of Appeals
http://bahaifaith7thcircuitcourtofappeals.blogspot.com
Chicago Tribune. Baha'i rift. Baha'is upset with Orthodox Baha'i Faith
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2009-05-18/news/0905170216_1_orthodox-community-rift-jesus-and-muhammad
Comments posted to The Chicago Tribune Forum on one page:
http://www.fglaysher.com/bahaicensorship/Chicago_Tribune.html
Yahoo Group - ReformBahai
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ReformBahai
understanding and appreciating the legal, civic, and social values that
undergird world civilization, as indicated in the Opinion of the US 7th
Circuit Court of Appeals, Case No. 08-2306 - November 23, 2010
http://www.fglaysher.com/bahaicensorship/US_7th_Circuit_Court_of_Appeals_11-23-2010.html
p 14-15: "Considered in light of these First Amendment limitations on the court s authority, certain aspects of the 1966
injunction are troubling. The decree declares that there is only one Baha i Faith, that Shoghi Effendi was its last
Guardian and none has come since, and the National Spiritual Assembly was its representative and highest authority in
the United States and was entitled to exclusive use of the marks and symbols of the Faith, including the exclusive use
of the word Bah . Declarations of this sort push the boundaries of the court s authority under Kedroff and Presbyterian
Church. In church property disputes (trademark suits obviously qualify), the First Amendment limits the sphere in which
civil courts may operate. When a district judge takes sides in a religious schism, purports to decide matters of
spiritual succession, and excludes dissenters from using the name, symbols, and marks of the faith (as distinct from
the name and marks of a church) [boldface added], the First Amendment line appears to have been crossed."
Baha'i Faith & Religious Freedom of Conscience
http://www.fglaysher.com/bahaicensorship
Baha'i Faith & 7th Circuit Court of Appeals
http://bahaifaith7thcircuitcourtofappeals.blogspot.com
Chicago Tribune. Baha'i rift. Baha'is upset with Orthodox Baha'i Faith
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2009-05-18/news/0905170216_1_orthodox-community-rift-jesus-and-muhammad
Comments posted to The Chicago Tribune Forum on one page:
http://www.fglaysher.com/bahaicensorship/Chicago_Tribune.html
Yahoo Group - ReformBahai
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ReformBahai