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this is not a hindu church
Cathedral of Brasilia designed by Oscar Niemeyer
Cathedral of Brasilia designed by Oscar Niemeyer
Finshaggy
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If anyone does not understand Art, or Religious Art. Read this.
https://jambudveep.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/principles-of-silpashastra.pdf
https://jambudveep.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/principles-of-silpashastra.pdf
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Also, a lot of the Christian Cathedral Art doesn't come from Christianity.
http://www.golden-dawn-canada.com/pdf/Israel Regardie - The Complete Golden Dawn (Black Brick).pdf
During the Time of the Roman Empire there were various Fraternities based around Masonry, and Mithras was a big group in Rome. But then Constantine saw the Cross in a Dream where it said "In this sign you conquer", so he became Christian and converted the Roman Government into a Christian Government, which is where the Roman Catholic Church, Roman Canonical Law and the Vatican come from. So the Masons started building the new Government Cathedrals, and they used the symbols from their Religions to create the new Architecture. The Arches that go in layers, the Spires, the Masonry itself all came from other Religions.
http://www.golden-dawn-canada.com/pdf/Israel Regardie - The Complete Golden Dawn (Black Brick).pdf
During the Time of the Roman Empire there were various Fraternities based around Masonry, and Mithras was a big group in Rome. But then Constantine saw the Cross in a Dream where it said "In this sign you conquer", so he became Christian and converted the Roman Government into a Christian Government, which is where the Roman Catholic Church, Roman Canonical Law and the Vatican come from. So the Masons started building the new Government Cathedrals, and they used the symbols from their Religions to create the new Architecture. The Arches that go in layers, the Spires, the Masonry itself all came from other Religions.
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And that is why we have a Separation of Church and State. The Church has often times been the State, and in the Paraphrased words of the founders, the 1st Amendment is an attempt to "Keep from the shores of America the problems that have soaked the soil of Europe in blood for Millennia"
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Here is an example of Religious Exercise being protected by the Law and the Foundations of the Law
Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc. v. Hialeah508 U.S. 520 (1993)
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/508/520/case.html
JUSTICE KENNEDY delivered the opinion of the Court, except as to Part II-A-2.t
The principle that government may not enact laws that suppress religious belief or practice is so well understood that few violations are recorded in our opinions. Cf. McDaniel v. Paty, 435 U. S. 618 (197
; Fowler v. Rhode Island, 345 U. S. 67 (1953). Concerned that this fundamental nonpersecution principle of the First Amendment was implicated here, however, we granted certiorari. 503 U. S. 935 (1992).
*Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for Americans United for Separation of Church and State et al. by Edward McGlynn Gaffney, Jr., Steven T. McFarland, Bradley P. Jacob, and Michael W McConnell; for the Council on Religious Freedom by Lee Boothby, Robert W Nixon, Walter E. Carson, and Rolland Truman; and for the Rutherford Institute by John W Whitehead.
Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the International Society for Animal Rights et al. by Henry Mark Holzer; for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals et al. by Gary L. Francione; and for the Washington Humane Society by E. Edward Bruce.
Briefs of amici curiae were filed for the United States Catholic Conference by Mark E. Chopko and John A. Liekweg; for the Humane Society of the United States et al. by Peter Buscemi, Maureen Beyers, Roger A. Kindler, and Eugene Underwood, Jr.; for the Institute for Animal Rights Law et al. by Henry Mark Holzer; and for the National Jewish Commission on Law and Public Affairs by Nathan Lewin and Dennis Rapps.
tTHE CHIEF JUSTICE, JUSTICE SCALIA, and JUSTICE THOMAS join all but Part II-A-2 of this opinion. JUSTICE WHITE joins all but Part II-A of this opinion. JUSTICE SOUTER joins only Parts I, III, and IV of this opinion.
524 CHURCH OF LUKUMI BABALU AYE, INC. v. HIALEAH
Our review confirms that the laws in question were enacted by officials who did not understand, failed to perceive, or chose to ignore the fact that their official actions violated the Nation's essential commitment to religious freedom. The challenged laws had an impermissible object; and in all events the principle of general applicability was violated because the secular ends asserted in defense of the laws were pursued only with respect to conduct motivated by religious beliefs. We invalidate the challenged enactments and reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals.
I A
This case involves practices of the Santeria religion, which originated in the 19th century. When hundreds of thousands of members of the Yoruba people were brought as slaves from western Africa to Cuba, their traditional African religion absorbed significant elements of Roman Catholicism. The resulting syncretion, or fusion, is Santeria, "the way of the saints." The Cuban Yoruba express their devotion to spirits, called oris has, through the iconography of Catholic saints, Catholic symbols are often present at Santeria rites, and Santeria devotees attend the Catholic sacraments. 723 F. Supp. 1467, 1469-1470 (SD Fla. 1989); 13 Encyclopedia of Religion 66 (M. Eliade ed. 1987); 1 Encyclopedia of the American Religious Experience 183 (C. Lippy & P. Williams eds. 198.
The Santeria faith teaches that every individual has a destiny from God, a destiny fulfilled with the aid and energy of the oris has. The basis of the Santeria religion is the nurture of a personal relation with the oris has, and one of the principal forms of devotion is an animal sacrifice. 13 Encyclopedia of Religion, supra, at 66. The sacrifice of animals as part of religious rituals has ancient roots. See generally 12 id., at 554-556. Animal sacrifice is mentioned throughout the Old Testament, see 14 Encyclopaedia Judaica 600, 600-
721 F.2d 729, 734 (CAll 1983), cert. denied, 469 U. S. 827 (1984). The court found four compelling interests. First, the court found that animal sacrifices present a substantial health risk, both to participants and the general public. According to the court, animals that are to be sacrificed are often kept in unsanitary conditions and are uninspected, and animal remains are found in public places. 723 F. Supp., at 1474-1475, 1485. Second, the court found emotional injury to children who witness the sacrifice of animals. Id., at 1475-1476, 1485-1486. Third, the court found compelling the city's in-
936 F.2d 586 (1991). Choosing not to rely on the District Court's recitation of a compelling interest in promoting the welfare of children, the Court of Appeals stated simply that it concluded the ordinances were consistent with the Constitution. App. to Pet. for Cert. A2. It declined to address the effect of Employment Div., Dept. of Human Resources of Ore. v. Smith, 494 U. S. 872 (1990), decided after the District Court's opinion, because the District Court "employed an arguably stricter standard" than that applied in Smith. App. to Pet. for Cert. A2, n. 1.
310 U. S. 296, 303 (1940), provides that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof .... " (Emphasis added.) The city does not argue that Santeria is not a "religion" within the meaning of the First Amendment. Nor could it. Although the practice of animal sacrifice may seem abhorrent to some, "religious beliefs need not be acceptable, logical, consistent, or comprehensible to others in order to merit First Amendment protection." Thomas v. Review Bd. of Indiana Employment Security Div., 450 U. S. 707, 714 (1981). Given the historical association between animal sacrifice and religious worship, see supra, at 524-525, petitioners' assertion that animal sacrifice is an integral part of their religion "cannot be deemed bizarre or incredible." Frazee v. Illinois Dept. of Employment Security, 489 U. S. 829, 834, n. 2 (1989). Neither the city nor the courts below, moreover, have questioned the sincerity of petitioners' professed desire to conduct animal sacrifices for religious reasons. We must consider petitioners' First Amendment claim.
In addressing the constitutional protection for free exercise of religion, our cases establish the general proposition that a law that is neutral and of general applicability need not be justified by a compelling governmental interest even if the law has the incidental effect of burdening a particular religious practice. Employment Div., Dept. of Human Resources of Ore. v. Smith, supra. Neutrality and general applicability are interrelated, and, as becomes apparent in this case, failure to satisfy one requirement is a likely indication that the other has not been satisfied. A law failing to satisfy these requirements must be justified by a compelling governmental interest and must be narrowly tailored to advance
Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc. v. Hialeah508 U.S. 520 (1993)
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/508/520/case.html
JUSTICE KENNEDY delivered the opinion of the Court, except as to Part II-A-2.t
The principle that government may not enact laws that suppress religious belief or practice is so well understood that few violations are recorded in our opinions. Cf. McDaniel v. Paty, 435 U. S. 618 (197
; Fowler v. Rhode Island, 345 U. S. 67 (1953). Concerned that this fundamental nonpersecution principle of the First Amendment was implicated here, however, we granted certiorari. 503 U. S. 935 (1992).*Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for Americans United for Separation of Church and State et al. by Edward McGlynn Gaffney, Jr., Steven T. McFarland, Bradley P. Jacob, and Michael W McConnell; for the Council on Religious Freedom by Lee Boothby, Robert W Nixon, Walter E. Carson, and Rolland Truman; and for the Rutherford Institute by John W Whitehead.
Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the International Society for Animal Rights et al. by Henry Mark Holzer; for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals et al. by Gary L. Francione; and for the Washington Humane Society by E. Edward Bruce.
Briefs of amici curiae were filed for the United States Catholic Conference by Mark E. Chopko and John A. Liekweg; for the Humane Society of the United States et al. by Peter Buscemi, Maureen Beyers, Roger A. Kindler, and Eugene Underwood, Jr.; for the Institute for Animal Rights Law et al. by Henry Mark Holzer; and for the National Jewish Commission on Law and Public Affairs by Nathan Lewin and Dennis Rapps.
tTHE CHIEF JUSTICE, JUSTICE SCALIA, and JUSTICE THOMAS join all but Part II-A-2 of this opinion. JUSTICE WHITE joins all but Part II-A of this opinion. JUSTICE SOUTER joins only Parts I, III, and IV of this opinion.
524 CHURCH OF LUKUMI BABALU AYE, INC. v. HIALEAH
Our review confirms that the laws in question were enacted by officials who did not understand, failed to perceive, or chose to ignore the fact that their official actions violated the Nation's essential commitment to religious freedom. The challenged laws had an impermissible object; and in all events the principle of general applicability was violated because the secular ends asserted in defense of the laws were pursued only with respect to conduct motivated by religious beliefs. We invalidate the challenged enactments and reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals.
I A
This case involves practices of the Santeria religion, which originated in the 19th century. When hundreds of thousands of members of the Yoruba people were brought as slaves from western Africa to Cuba, their traditional African religion absorbed significant elements of Roman Catholicism. The resulting syncretion, or fusion, is Santeria, "the way of the saints." The Cuban Yoruba express their devotion to spirits, called oris has, through the iconography of Catholic saints, Catholic symbols are often present at Santeria rites, and Santeria devotees attend the Catholic sacraments. 723 F. Supp. 1467, 1469-1470 (SD Fla. 1989); 13 Encyclopedia of Religion 66 (M. Eliade ed. 1987); 1 Encyclopedia of the American Religious Experience 183 (C. Lippy & P. Williams eds. 198
.The Santeria faith teaches that every individual has a destiny from God, a destiny fulfilled with the aid and energy of the oris has. The basis of the Santeria religion is the nurture of a personal relation with the oris has, and one of the principal forms of devotion is an animal sacrifice. 13 Encyclopedia of Religion, supra, at 66. The sacrifice of animals as part of religious rituals has ancient roots. See generally 12 id., at 554-556. Animal sacrifice is mentioned throughout the Old Testament, see 14 Encyclopaedia Judaica 600, 600-
721 F.2d 729, 734 (CAll 1983), cert. denied, 469 U. S. 827 (1984). The court found four compelling interests. First, the court found that animal sacrifices present a substantial health risk, both to participants and the general public. According to the court, animals that are to be sacrificed are often kept in unsanitary conditions and are uninspected, and animal remains are found in public places. 723 F. Supp., at 1474-1475, 1485. Second, the court found emotional injury to children who witness the sacrifice of animals. Id., at 1475-1476, 1485-1486. Third, the court found compelling the city's in-
936 F.2d 586 (1991). Choosing not to rely on the District Court's recitation of a compelling interest in promoting the welfare of children, the Court of Appeals stated simply that it concluded the ordinances were consistent with the Constitution. App. to Pet. for Cert. A2. It declined to address the effect of Employment Div., Dept. of Human Resources of Ore. v. Smith, 494 U. S. 872 (1990), decided after the District Court's opinion, because the District Court "employed an arguably stricter standard" than that applied in Smith. App. to Pet. for Cert. A2, n. 1.
310 U. S. 296, 303 (1940), provides that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof .... " (Emphasis added.) The city does not argue that Santeria is not a "religion" within the meaning of the First Amendment. Nor could it. Although the practice of animal sacrifice may seem abhorrent to some, "religious beliefs need not be acceptable, logical, consistent, or comprehensible to others in order to merit First Amendment protection." Thomas v. Review Bd. of Indiana Employment Security Div., 450 U. S. 707, 714 (1981). Given the historical association between animal sacrifice and religious worship, see supra, at 524-525, petitioners' assertion that animal sacrifice is an integral part of their religion "cannot be deemed bizarre or incredible." Frazee v. Illinois Dept. of Employment Security, 489 U. S. 829, 834, n. 2 (1989). Neither the city nor the courts below, moreover, have questioned the sincerity of petitioners' professed desire to conduct animal sacrifices for religious reasons. We must consider petitioners' First Amendment claim.
In addressing the constitutional protection for free exercise of religion, our cases establish the general proposition that a law that is neutral and of general applicability need not be justified by a compelling governmental interest even if the law has the incidental effect of burdening a particular religious practice. Employment Div., Dept. of Human Resources of Ore. v. Smith, supra. Neutrality and general applicability are interrelated, and, as becomes apparent in this case, failure to satisfy one requirement is a likely indication that the other has not been satisfied. A law failing to satisfy these requirements must be justified by a compelling governmental interest and must be narrowly tailored to advance
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Borobudur Temple,
the largest Buddhist monument in the world.
the largest Buddhist monument in the world.
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J-rocks transformation!
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Finshaggy
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Noble Drew Ali formed his first Temple in 1913 and continued forming them across America until he settled in Chicago in 1925 with Temple No. 9. What he did in the Temples was teach people who considered themselves to be ex-Slaves and gave them an identity and Heritage of Moorish.
Not only did Noble Drew Ali form the Temple, but he created a Mystery School that mirrors that of a Masonic Lodge or Shriner's Temple.
The focus of the Temples are to teach the people that most people call "African Americans" that they have North African Heritage that is linked to Asiatic history. There are now 260 Temples across America.
The Teachings of Moorish Science are based on a Quran that was written by Noble Drew Ali, and it can be found online on websites like Amazon.
A Free Version can be found here
http://hermetic.com/moorish/7koran.html
Later the Nation of Islam started, which was started by the Honorable Elijah Mohammed, then was brought into the mainstream by Malcolm X
There is also the Nation of Gods and Earths, the 5%s, etc.
Not only did Noble Drew Ali form the Temple, but he created a Mystery School that mirrors that of a Masonic Lodge or Shriner's Temple.
The focus of the Temples are to teach the people that most people call "African Americans" that they have North African Heritage that is linked to Asiatic history. There are now 260 Temples across America.
The Teachings of Moorish Science are based on a Quran that was written by Noble Drew Ali, and it can be found online on websites like Amazon.
A Free Version can be found here
http://hermetic.com/moorish/7koran.html
Later the Nation of Islam started, which was started by the Honorable Elijah Mohammed, then was brought into the mainstream by Malcolm X
There is also the Nation of Gods and Earths, the 5%s, etc.
abe supercro
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Borobudur
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The Moors go to court and they challenge the Jurisdiction of the court, and usually the court will come back and say Article III of the Constitution gives them Jurisdiction, as it says that the courts have Jurisdiction over any case arising from disputes between two people in the United States, a Person and a State, or a State and a State. But if they came back at the court with the Treaty of Peace and Friendship (1787), the Treaty Clause of the Constitution, the Case Ponce V the Roman Catholic Church and the Treaty of Paris (1763), they would have a Supreme Court Case.
http://moorishdirectory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/treatyofpeacefriendship.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Paris_(1763)
http://moorishdirectory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/treatyofpeacefriendship.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Paris_(1763)
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Mores (generally pronounced /ˈmɔːreɪz/, and often /ˈmɔːriːz/; from Latin mōrēs, [ˈmoːreːs], plural form of singular mōs, meaning "manner", "custom", "usage", "habit") is a term introduced into English by William Graham Sumner (1840–1910), an early U.S. sociologist, to refer to social norms that are widely observed and are considered to have greater moral significance than others. Mores include an aversion for societal taboos, such as incest. The mores of a society usually predicate legislation prohibiting their taboos. Often, countries will employ specialized vice squads or vice police engaged in suppressing specific crimes offending the societal mores.
Folkways, in sociology, are norms for routine or casual interaction. This includes ideas about appropriate greetings and proper dress in different situations.
In short, mores "distinguish the difference between right and wrong, while folkways draw a line between right and rude".
Both "mores" and "folkways" are terms coined by William Graham Sumner in 1906.
Folkways, in sociology, are norms for routine or casual interaction. This includes ideas about appropriate greetings and proper dress in different situations.
In short, mores "distinguish the difference between right and wrong, while folkways draw a line between right and rude".
Both "mores" and "folkways" are terms coined by William Graham Sumner in 1906.
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No. It's Moops.
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