Legal Opinion
TE-TA-MA TRUTH FOUNDATION — FAMILY OF URI, INC. v. WORLD CHURCH OF THE CREATOR
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 19, 2002No. 02-1381PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
The “Church of the Creator” and the “World Church of the Creator” have irreconcilable creeds. The Church of the Creator (the operating name of TE-TA-MA Truth Foundation — Family of URI, Inc.) believes in universal love and respect. Its Sacred Mandate reads:
CHURCH OF THE CREATOR®
Supports the Family Unification of Mankind In All Aspects Of The Whole.
We of Like Mind Join Harmoniously In Oneness, Knowing That There Is Only One Creator-Source.
The Many In One Dedicate Our Physical Embodiments To The God Expression In Form, Bringing Forth By Example To This Planet Earth…
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