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		<title>Please Help the Goddess &amp; Tantra Temples</title>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Religious freedom for all is under attack when one religion/spiritual path is being singled out for persecution. This is what's happening with Goddess Temples and Tantra Temples in the United States.  Our first Amendment Constitutional rights are being violated.</p>
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<p>We must stand up for the beliefs of others even if they are not what we believe.  There are basic, human rights that must be preserved above all.</p>
<p>Please help our friends from the Phoenix Goddess Temple and the Sedona Temple who are facing criminal charges.  Please support tantra temples across America who're fighting local zoning regulations that are attempting to zone us right out of existence.  There are temples in Washington, Oregon and California that have been attacked.  There are others and we're hoping that they'll contact us and we can get more organized and support one another.</p>
<p>The Temple of Tantra in Maui, Hawaii is the first 501(c)(3) in the United States with TANTRA in it's name and this temple is one of the locations under attack by local Zoning Administration.  We know there are many more as we get wind of what's going on now and again. But please, let us know. Contact us at <a href="mailto:templeoftantra@gmail.com"> templeoftantra@gmail.com</a>.</p>
<p>Some temples have closed their doors. Others have been forbidden to use tantra in their promotions or on their web sites. Others have been fined or threatened with huge fines and have closed their doors. This is a true sin against humanity and must be stopped now before it goes any further.</p>
<p>Stand up for religious freedom.  Support tantra and goddess temples here and across the World.</p>
<p>Know, that if one religion is under attack, then relgious freedom for all Americans is under attack.  Don't kid yourself that you can only defend one or two religious types and not defend them all and still preserve religious freedom on this planet.</p>
<p>Our temples are under attack and if one religion is allowed to fall, all Americans face loss of freedom.</p>
<p>Tantra and prostitution are two very separate things. There are some who try to link the two, but any of you who have studied tantra or practice it understand that tantra is an ancient, high spiritual practice that goes back to Sumer and before, is the basis of most religions including Judiasm, Christianity and Islam.  Tantra is a yogic, meditation, spiritual practice with an element that teaches couples how to love one another better.</p>
<p>We're all created through sex.  But we are much more than sex.</p>
<p>Below is a not-so-gentle reminder of what happened in Nazi Germany and other parts of the world when our backs were turned. Never again. It happened once but we must now and forever remain hyper-vigelent or we'll not be able to breathe or take a walk in the woods without all being legilslated and controlled.  George Orwell warned us in "1984".  Others now come forth. Pay attention now, WAKE UP, before it's too late.</p>
<p>THEY CAME FOR US</p>
<p>First they came for the communist. <em><strong><br />
</strong></em>And I didn't speak out because I wasn't a communist</p>
<p>Then they came for the trade unionists. <em><strong><br />
</strong></em> And I didn't speak out because I wasn't a trade unionist.</p>
<p>Then they came for the Jews. <em><strong><br />
</strong></em> And I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Jew.</p>
<p>Then they came for me.  <em><strong><br />
</strong></em> And there was no one left to speak out for me.</p>
<p>Welcome to the the Temple of Tantra where we're collecting funds for the Protection of all Civil Liberties, including the 1<sup>st</sup> Amendment: the Freedom of speech, the Right to peaceably assemble &amp; the Right to practice Religion without persecution. Due to the recent arrests in Arizona of sacred Practioners, Priests and Priestesses and the power elite's attempts to invalidate our faith through inaccurate labels, all religions and faiths are subsequently vulnerable to these endless attempts to legislate our morality, religious beliefs, relationship styles and structures and what we do behind closed doors in the privacy of our own temples, churches, homes and even bedrooms.  Unite for freedom for all.  To donate to the civil lawsuit action below.</p>
<p>We're creating a new site with more whistles and bells. We're adding a social network function and a forum so ou can participate in the temple wherever you live.  It'll take a while to get all up and running, so keep coming back as we add things on a regular basis.  Join us at <em><strong> <a href="http://www.templeoftantra.org/wordpress"> www.templeoftantra.org/wordpress</a>.  </strong></em><strong>DONATE USING GOOGLE CHECKOUT</strong></p>
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<p><em> Click <a href="http://www.goddessbless.org/">www.goddessbless.org</a> to donate to the <a href="http://www.phoenixgoddesstemple.org">Phoenix Goddess Temple</a>.<br />
All proceeds raised go directly towards the legal defense of members of the<br />
Temple members who have been wrongly accused.<br />
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</em> <em> If you would like to volunteer, contribute or make an offering of support of any kind, <strong> please </strong> </em> <em> email </em> <a href="mailto:TempleofTantra@gmail.com">TempleofTantra@gmail.com</a> <strong><br />
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<p><em> <span style="font-size: medium;">Take Action NOW! Sign this petition and file a complaint with the A.C.L.U. <strong> in AZ so they will support as well! "The power is in the people; and politics we address." </strong> </span></em></p>
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<p align="center">Welcome to the TEMPLE OF TANTRA, a 501(c)(3) non-profit church/temple aka the<br />
Tantra Theosphical and Gaia Worshiping Society<br />
of the Divine Human Family<br />
<a href="http://www.tantratheosophicalsociety.com" target="_parent"> http://www.tantratheosophicalsociety.com</a></p>
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		<title>TANTRA &amp; RELIGIOUS FREEDOM FOR ALL &#8211; CALL FOR ACTION</title>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://templeoftantra.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/1315660061_6634_small2.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-114" title="1315660061_6634_small" src="http://templeoftantra.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/1315660061_6634_small2.jpg" alt="" width="165" height="180" /></a>This whole situation with the Phoenix Goddess Temple has the potential to be so much bigger than it seems many of our community realize.  It could, and will, affect so many more of you in ways I bet you have not even considered.  Think about it:</p>
<p>Let's say Tracy wins, and Tantra and sacred touching, etc., is allowed in Arizona.  Now that doesn't mean that it's allowed in California or Washington, BUT, if the case makes it to Federal court, which it very well may, then guess what?  Tracy's victory allows ALL OF YOU out West to practice the way you want because the 9th Circuit will have said you could.  The laws will extend far beyond the boundaries of Arizona, and by the way, the 9th Circuit is the MOST LIBERAL circuit in the country!  How can the case get there? By coordinating with the legal team for the Native American church of which the Temple is a member.  And in case you didn't know, that's already going on!</p>
<p>Then look at the alternative.  Let's say Tracy loses.  What if she  had a public defender that simply didn't have the time or the vision to do this case the right way?  What is she doesn't get out of jail because of it?  Then you know what will happen?  The system will break her, because that's what it's designed to do!  It will break her, she will end up pleading guilty and going to prison.</p>
<p>And you know what that means to everyone else?  It means that you will be next. Because now the State will have won.  If they can break into one church, automatic weapons drawn, throwing women to the ground, smashing altars and the like, and end up sending its pastor to prison, what makes you think they won't do it again??  They absolutely will, and when you're the one with a laser pointer on your chest, it will be too late to say, "Why didn't I help back then?"</p>
<p>This is it.  The time for talk is over.  We've all hear the saying about "first they came for the communists but I didn't care, because I wasn't a communist.  Then they came for the Jews, but I didn't care because I wasn't Jewish."  And we all know how it ends "Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak for me."  Call it cliche if you want, but guess what.  They just came for you.  And this case may very well determine whether or not they keep coming for you.</p>
<p>It's time to put up or shut up.  Tracy needs help - she needs money.  So either we help now, or we have no right to complain later when the police are smashing through the windows of our church.</p>
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