Tomorrow-US Supreme Court to hear The Seven Aphorisms of Summum/ Ten Commandment case

[Ichingcarpenter]

First off the 7 Aphorisms


1. SUMMUM is MIND, thought; the universe is a mental creation.

2. As above, so below; as below, so above.

3. Nothing rests; everything moves; everything vibrates.

4. Everything is dual; everything has an opposing point; everything has its pair of opposites; like and unlike are the same; opposites are identical in nature, but different in degree; extremes bond; all truths are but partial truths; all paradoxes may be reconciled.


5. Everything flows out and in; everything has its season; all things rise and fall; the pendulum swing expresses itself in everything; the measure of the swing to the right is the measure of the swing to the left; rhythm compensates.

6. Every cause has its effect; every effect has its cause; everything happens according to Law; Chance is just a name for Law not recognized; there are many fields of causation, but nothing escapes the Law of Destiny.

7. Gender is in everything; everything has its masculine and feminine principles; Gender manifests on all levels.


Now the case;


Supreme Court to hear Ten Commandments companion monument case

This week, the United States Supreme Court will hear the case of a federally recognized church, called a "cult" by opponents, whose followers have come under fire for the desire to have their Seven Aphorisms put alongside the Ten Commandments in public places.

Summum was founded in 1975 by Summum Bonum Amon Ra (or Corky Ra), née Claude "Corky" Nowell, after an encounter with "Summa Individuals" said to have introduced him to concepts regarding the nature of creation which are said to be reintroduced to humanity throughout time by advanced beings. Summum's teachings combine Gnostic Christianity with New Age philosophy and mummification rituals, with no particular recognized deity aside from, perhaps, the collective mind of the universe.

Summum is also Utah's first federally bonded winery, due to authorities' insistence that the organization's spirituous nectars, which it produces as a meditative aid, qualify as wine.

The Supreme Court, in hearing Pleasant Grove City v. Summum, will address whether or not the municipality of Pleasant Grove, Utah is required to allow Summum's Seven Aphorisms statue to be placed alongside a privately donated Ten Commandments monument in the city's Pioneer Park, as Summum requested in 2003. The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Summum in April 2007, saying that Summum was denied its right to free speech and had been subject to discrimination. Several Utah municipalities removed their Ten Commandments monuments entirely in response.
>>>>>snip ............ the rest of the story is interesting too


http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Surpeme_Court_to_hear_Ten_Commandments_1111.html

[RC]

1. Fargo ND has a '10 Commandments' monument on city land downtown.

Maybe they would like to try to put up monument of their Seven Aphorisms next to it. :evilgrin:

Several lawsuits has failed to get that religious artifact moved to private land. The 'Laws' are secular, don't chaknow? It doesn't reference the 'Christian God' anywhere on it, that is. :dunce:

[crispini]

2. Hee. I can't wait to see the results of this.

Nice aphorisms too. :D

[Selatius]

3. 14th Amendment Equal Protection Clause is a bitch to religious nutjobs.

If they can plant the 10 Commandments on public property, that is license for other religious groups to do the same.