--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <shempmcgurk@> > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning <no_reply@> > > wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <shempmcgurk@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings > > > > <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > but we all know that the religious types will cry "foul" > > > > > and > > > > > > that TM violates the separation of church and state...and > > they > > > > > will, > > > > > > of course, be on solid ground for claiming it. > > > > > > I don't see it that way. The publically funded CA university i > > went to > > > allowed TM posters alll over campus, allowed free use of large > > > auditoriums for lectures (Jerry spoke to like 800+ in 1968 in a > > major > > > lecture hall), provided, for free, walnut paneled executive meeting > > > room in the admin building -- AND even provided a meditation room, > > in > > > the student union, open 16+ hours a day. ALL for free, And > > happily. No > > > stat/religous issue. Why would a voluntary TM course at a CA high > > > school -- offered for FREE -- no state funds -- raise any religious > > > issue. It might IF: > > > > > > i) the course were mandatory, AND > > > ii) the state was paying for it. > > > > > > NEITHER apply in this case. Thre is no church/state issue. > > > > > > What is the basis of your claim? I don't get it. > > > > > > > higher ed: not mandatory > > > > lower ed: mandatory > > > huh? > > Its voluntary. Read the article >
Correct...but going to high school isn't and that's why it has a higher standard than, say, colleges. Hey, I'm fishing here...and I hope I'm wrong...I'd love to see TM implemented in public schools but as soon as it begins to catch on, the fundies will raise holy hell and will 100% succeed. So why waste time and energy with it? 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/