Common Law is how we get Laws from Court cases. 2 Modern Examples are: 1. The Affordable Care Act aka Obamacare 2. The Hobby Lobby Supreme Court Case When the United State Supreme Court makes a ruling, it becomes The Law of the Land for all of the United States. This is common law. The reason it exists is this, for example: If you bring a Wolf to town, and no one has ever had a Wolf as a pet there, people might freak out. So the Police might get called, and they might give you a ticket, which establishes a Court Date. Then you have to go to Court, and argue your case, and whatever the Judge decides is the new Law for Wolf owners in your town. Maybe they say you have to give it a muzzle, maybe they say you cant own it without a license, maybe they say you cant own it at all etc. Common Law works on all levels. US Supreme Court makes rules for the Country, State Supreme Courts make rules for the State, a County Judge makes rules for the County, and a City Judge makes rules for the Town. A lot of people are unaware that anyones Religion in America has Freedoms apart from Christianity. In fact, some people dont even believe other religions exist, even religions that are 13% of Earths population. If you have never heard of Shiva he is worshiped by certain groups of Hindus and Certain groups of Buddhists. He is also worshiped in his pre-Shiva form, which is Rudra. So if we get into all of Shivas forms, it could be more than 13%. But Shiva himself is worshiped by about 13% of the planet. American Laws Protect A Few Different Things: Smoking Marijuana in Public For Shiva Festivals Religious Public Speech is protected by these rulings, which were both MEANT to defend the most extreme of groups, since they both ruled this way in defense of the Ku Klux Klan. [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._A._V._v._City_of_St._Paul en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Square_Review_and_Advisory_Board_v._Pinette NO law shall be made to promote or hinder a religion. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Exercise_Clause Laws may not be passed that decide how religious doctrine should work en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_v._Hull_Church No one has to prove anything about their religion in court unless they want to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Ballard You do not have to define a supreme being. They specifically note that Texas law does not define a supreme being. atheism.about/library/decisions/religion/bl_l_ESARylander.htm This ruling says that individuals do not have religious exemption in the context of a job en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Employment_Division_v._Smith But religious companies can reject laws they do not agree with according to the Hobby Lobby Ruling. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burwell_v._Hobby_Lobby Also, Ayahuasca has been ruled legal for religious use by the supreme court, and it is protected by the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzales_v._O_Centro_Espirita_Beneficente_Uniao_do_Vegetal The Hobby Lobby Case Is Not Just For Christians Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, 573 U.S. ___ (2014), is a landmark decision[1][2] by the United States Supreme Court allowing closely held for-profit corporations to be exempt from a law its owners religiously object to if there is a less restrictive means of furthering the laws interest. I dont agree with companies not paying for birth control, but I want to point out some stuff that the case opened up (this is not meant as legal advice, unless you are in the Tree of Life School Ministry) Lets break this down. any closely held (so non franchise) corporation is exempt from a law its owners religiously object to, if there is a less restrictive mean of furthering the laws interest. Meaning that as long as the law can still be upheld in regular society (the people buy things themselves) then it is fine. So as long as the laws interest can be upheld in a less restrictive way, then the law does not have to be followed within the corporation. So in the example of the Hobby Lobby case they dont pay for the birth control, 100% rejecting the laws on the books and people were forced to go buy there own because this is the less restrictive way. So in the case of something like Marijuana and a Shaivite (worshiper of Shiva), you could ignore the law of Marijuana growing and Possession in your Shiva altar space, but outside of the building people would not be allowed to grow or possess. It would be an American Temple. Business in the front, Religion in the back.
Posted on: Sun, 07 Dec 2014 07:18:24 +0000
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