The Summum faith wins twice today in the Tenth Circuit

[Joel Sogol]

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The Summum faith wins twice today in the Tenth Circuit: Summum -- a religion
that supports both mummification <http://www.summum.us/mummification/>  and
masturbation <http://www.sexualecstasy.org/divinemasturbation.php>  -- had
the brilliant idea to approach towns in Utah that displayed Ten Commandments
monuments to ask for "equal time" to display monuments to the Seven
<http://www.summum.us/philosophy/principles.shtml>  Aphorisms of Summum. 

Pleasant Grove, Utah simply said "no" in response to the request, and today
a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
<http://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/>  Tenth Circuit directs the entry of a
preliminary injunction requiring the municipality to allow the display of
the Summum monument. You can access the ruling at this
<http://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/opinions/06/06-4057.pdf>  link. 

Duchesne City, Utah was equally unenthusiastic about the prospect of a
Summum monument, but instead of merely saying "no" the municipality thought
it would be beneficial to transfer its Ten Commandments monument and the
patch of public parkland on which it resides to private ownership.
Duchesne's actions make this case a bit more complicated, but the Tenth
Circuit today holds that Duchesne is not necessarily absolved of liability
on Summum's claim for injunctive relief. You can access the ruling at this
<http://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/opinions/05/05-4162.pdf>  link. 

In press coverage of today's rulings, The Salt Lake Tribune provides a news
update headlined "'Seven Aphorisms' equal to 10
<http://www.sltrib.com/ci_5688321>  Commandments, appeals court rules." 

And two Saturdays ago, The Deseret Morning News published articles headlined
"Thou <http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,660209584,00.html>  shalt not
... underestimate impact of the Ten Commandments" and "Displays
<http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,660209598,00.html>  a source of
friction."
Posted at 10:50 PM  <http://howappealing.law.com/041707.html#024368> by
Howard Bashman <mailto:appellateblog at hotmail.com>  

 

 

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