stanleyg
09-02-06, 05:49 AM
Can Public Minister (http://www.lonang.com/exlibris/vattel/vatt-407.htm) Warren Jeffs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Jeff) be legally (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/legal) prosecuted (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/prosecute) in State (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/state) Court (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/court) for charges (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/charge) that constitute (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/constitute) heresy (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/heresy) against Christianity (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity)?
Heresy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heresy)
Heresy, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is a "theological or religious opinion or doctrine maintained in opposition, or held to be contrary, to the Catholic or Orthodox doctrine of the Christian Church.
Polygamy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygamy)
The term polygamy is used in related ways in social anthropology and sociobiology and sociology. In social anthropology, polygamy is the practice of marriage to more than one spouse simultaneously (as opposed to monogamy where each person has only one spouse at a time).
Religious Persecution (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_persecution)
Religious persecution is the persecution of individuals within a group in the struggle to maintain their religious identity.
Salem Witch Trial (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_witch_trials)
The Salem witch trials, which began in 1692, resulted in a number of convictions and executions for witchcraft in both Salem Village and Salem Town Massachusetts. It was the result of factional infighting and Puritan witch hysteria which lead to the death of 20 people and the imprisonment of scores more.
United States Constitution (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.s._constitution)
Article III Section 2 (http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.articleiii.html)
In all cases (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/case) affecting (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/affect) ambassadors (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambasador), other public ministers (http://law.onecle.com/constitution/article-3/24-suits-affecting-ambassadors.html) and consuls (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consul), and those in which a state (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/state) shall be party (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/party), the Supreme Court (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Supreme_Court) shall have original (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/original) jurisdiction (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jurisdiction). In all the other cases before mentioned (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mention), the Supreme Court (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Supreme_Court) shall have appellate (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/appeal) jurisdiction (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jurisdiction), both as to law (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/law) and fact (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fact), with such exceptions (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/except), and under such regulations (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/regulation) as the Congress (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Congress) shall make.
Amendment I (http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.billofrights.html#amendmenti)
Congress (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Congress) shall make no law (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/law) respecting (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/respect) an establishment (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/establishment) of religion (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/religion), or prohibiting (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/prohibit) the free exercise (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/exercise) thereof; or abridging (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/abridge) the freedom of speech (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech), or of the press (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/press); or the right (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/right) of the people (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/people) peaceably (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/peace) to assemble (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_assembly), and to petition (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/petition) the government (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/government) for a redress (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/redress) of grievances (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/grievance).
Heresy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heresy)
Heresy, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is a "theological or religious opinion or doctrine maintained in opposition, or held to be contrary, to the Catholic or Orthodox doctrine of the Christian Church.
Polygamy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygamy)
The term polygamy is used in related ways in social anthropology and sociobiology and sociology. In social anthropology, polygamy is the practice of marriage to more than one spouse simultaneously (as opposed to monogamy where each person has only one spouse at a time).
Religious Persecution (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_persecution)
Religious persecution is the persecution of individuals within a group in the struggle to maintain their religious identity.
Salem Witch Trial (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_witch_trials)
The Salem witch trials, which began in 1692, resulted in a number of convictions and executions for witchcraft in both Salem Village and Salem Town Massachusetts. It was the result of factional infighting and Puritan witch hysteria which lead to the death of 20 people and the imprisonment of scores more.
United States Constitution (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.s._constitution)
Article III Section 2 (http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.articleiii.html)
In all cases (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/case) affecting (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/affect) ambassadors (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambasador), other public ministers (http://law.onecle.com/constitution/article-3/24-suits-affecting-ambassadors.html) and consuls (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consul), and those in which a state (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/state) shall be party (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/party), the Supreme Court (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Supreme_Court) shall have original (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/original) jurisdiction (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jurisdiction). In all the other cases before mentioned (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mention), the Supreme Court (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Supreme_Court) shall have appellate (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/appeal) jurisdiction (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jurisdiction), both as to law (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/law) and fact (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fact), with such exceptions (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/except), and under such regulations (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/regulation) as the Congress (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Congress) shall make.
Amendment I (http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.billofrights.html#amendmenti)
Congress (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Congress) shall make no law (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/law) respecting (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/respect) an establishment (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/establishment) of religion (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/religion), or prohibiting (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/prohibit) the free exercise (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/exercise) thereof; or abridging (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/abridge) the freedom of speech (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech), or of the press (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/press); or the right (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/right) of the people (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/people) peaceably (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/peace) to assemble (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_assembly), and to petition (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/petition) the government (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/government) for a redress (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/redress) of grievances (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/grievance).