--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" > <reavismarek@> wrote: > > > > Judy, thanks for the correction; I did a quick search and didn't > > think to check and see if this was a separate opinion. I assumed > > (and apparently, incorrectly) that this was from the Court's actual > > ruling. > > Well, I guess an opinion, concurring or dissenting, is > technically part of the ruling; I'm not sure how the > terminology works. But I just wanted to point out that > it's sort of an extended addendum that provides a > detailed rationale for the ruling, and is by only one of > the three judges. > > The lower court ruling is much less interesting, much > more doctrinaire and superficial.
Classic Jerry. > > > Some judges do write with great clarity and those that do, not > > infrequently, with great wit and charm. The opinion I quoted is, I > > feel, an accurate and cogent evaluation of the combined TM/SCI > > position vis-a-vis religion. > > I'm glad to know you think so. My perspective on it > is, to say the least, inexpert, so I'm pleased to have > it confirmed. It's the first, and so far the only, > detailed opinion I've read on an appeals court case > dealing with a constitutional issue, and I was really > quite impressed by it. > > I'd love to know more about Judge Adams. Do you know > his first name, by any chance? I can't find it in the > document. > > Do appeals court rulings typically include opinions by > one or more of the judges, or does one get written only > if an individual judge is inspired to explore the issue > in depth? > > > One of the great stories from that case that I heard about was about > > Jerry Jarvis being cross-examined about the puja and its meaning > > from plaintiff's attorney. The lawyer was attempting to get Jerry > > to admit that he (and all TM teachers) literally believed > > everything that was in the puja -- all the divine stuff -- and > > therefore, obviously, TM was a religion. Jerry repeatedly denied > > the literalism of the puja and finally deadpanned that he did not > > *really* believe that Guru Dev had lotus feet. > > <belly laugh> Never heard that; that's great. > 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/
