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Urantia Foundation philosophy:
"Often
problems are not solved; they are just outlived and become irrelevant."
From Urantia Foundation's
"SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT"
Copyright 1999 Urantia Foundation
Urantia Revelation philosophy:
"Unresolved
conflicts destroy unity and may terminate in mind disruption."
The Master said, "Forbid him not. ... How can you expect that all who will believe the gospel shall be subject to your direction?" (159.2.1)
But by its actions Urantia Foundation spits on Jesus' teachings saying, "Do what we say or else. We're Urantia Foundation."
The Master said, "Be willing to suffer injustice rather than to go to
law among yourselves." (140.3.14)
But by its actions Urantia Foundation spits on Jesus' teachings saying,
"We don't care about your teachings, Jesus, we'll sue whomever we want.
We're Urantia Foundation."
Sordid, un-Jesusonian, Urantia Foundation
material below:
Urantia Foundation's Crimes
Against The Master, The Revelation,
And Believers
"Copyright
1955 Urantia Foundation",..."All rights
reserved",..."registered",..."trademarked", etc.
Urantia
Foundation says in court:
"...and by the way it's not a religious
book..."
"...y a propósito,
no es un libro religioso..."
"...et
d'ailleurs ce n'est pas un livre religieux..."
"...e, a
propósito, não é um livro religioso..."
Delitos de la Fundación Urantia
contra el Maestro, la Revelación y
los creyentes
"Fundación
Urantia, derechos de reproducción 1955",..."Reservados todos los
derechos",..."marca registrada", etc.
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resources.
Looking for translators for Finnish, Russian, Dutch, German, Chinese, Japanese, Serbo-Croation, etc.
Statements to Dateline: NBC, from Urantia Foundation
February 6,
1998
"A life of service
and involvement with family, friends, and community are central to the
teachings of The URANTIA Book."
Meet the New Boss, Same as the
Old Boss
URANTIA
FOUNDATION PERMISSION-TO-QUOTE POLICY
December 20, 1997
?? "... a new direction for URANTIA Foundation..." ??
If you want to quote more than 1,000 words of Jesus, the Creator of our
Local Universe and the Son of God, you must get permission from the Urantia
Foundation. After all these years nothing has been learned, -Urantia
Foundation still tries to control God's Revelation and the believers therein.
A
Statement of a Former Trustee of the Urantia Foundation (#1)
June 21, 1990
From the mass resignations of 1989, -not to be confused with the mass
resignations of 1997 during which two more Trustees and two staff
resigned.
Another
Statement of a Former Trustee of the Urantia Foundation (#2)
July 26, 1990
Conditions were so
extremely ugly at Urantia Foundation in 1990 that 60% of the Trustees
resigned en masse, and in late 1997, two more Trustees and two more staff
resigned within days of each other. But the only explanation we hear is the
silence of the stonewall.
Yet
Another Statement of a Former Trustee of Urantia Foundation (#3)
June 8, 1990
"We had a
president who had numerous temper tantrums, hung up on Trustees and
Brotherhood members, and openly lied to Trustees. For example, during one
conference call with our attorney, Martin became uncontrollable: his face
became crimson as a fit of anger seized him. ... It is my opinion that the
deceit and manipulation of reality are still prevalent within the Foundation.
... It is difficult for a person who believes in the teachings of The URANTIA
Book to remain a trustee and maintain one's own ethical standards on a board
where deceit is rampant. While I have shown how deceit works within the
organization, the fact that the Foundation is deceiving thousands of readers
proves that there is a 'crisis of a substantive nature.'"
Duane
Faw's Comments on Urantia Foundation's "Special Report"
April 27, 1990
"The document
is fraught with untruths, half-truths, distortions, exaggerations, and
significant omissions. I sincerely pray that it does not accurately reflect the moral
advancement of its authors."
A
Letter from the Urantia Society of Glenview to the Trustees
June 2, 1990
"In 1978 the
Foundation asked the Society to sign a licensing agreement that contained a
number of statements
and implications that we all knew to be falsehoods --"
A
Statement from the Urantia Society of Central Connecticut
May 28, 1990
"...wisdom
does not permit us to ignore the Foundation's disregard for it [spiritual
unity]. The creation of the Association was a declaration of spiritual war.
The Association is the sign of the Foundation's disesteem for the ideal of
spiritual unity."
Urantia
Foundation requests that Urantia Brotherhood give up all rights to
the
name URANTIA
and
the Concentric-Circles Symbol (3 documents)
October 21,
1976
"...URANTIA
Brotherhood may well have acquired conflicting rights to the word URANTIA and
the Concentric-Circles Symbol as membership marks in its own name --
notwithstanding such use was made with the permission of URANTIA
Foundation."
Letter
from Urantia Foundation
Responding
to Brotherhood Letter of April 3, 1976
May 19, 1976
The Trustees are presently in court with two law suits wherein copyright
is one of the principal issues. The Trustees recently won one case involving
an infringement of one of its registered marks and have just obtained a court
settlement finalizing the discontinuance of another infringement. The
Trustees are presently involved with the prosecution of a third infringing
activity.
Urantia
Brotherhood President's Letter to Urantia Foundation
April 3, 1976
"During this period
of time, while serving as president of the Brotherhood, I have cheerfully
signed all of the agreements presented to me, notwithstanding that each one
was unilateral, patronizing, unloving, and aloof from recognition of the very
close nature of our relationship."
Urantia
Foundation Guidelines For Use of Urantia Book Materials
1966
"No
part of this book may be reproduced, translated, or appropriated, in any form
or by any means (including electronic, mechanical, or other-- such as
photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system)
without permission in writing from the Publisher."
Letter
from Urantia Foundation
to
Oklahoma Society Defending Confirmatory Agreement
December 27, 1976
"We
invite you please to detail in what manner the Confirmatory Agreement will
cause First URANTIA Society of Oklahoma to perjure itself, and if so, how it
can be modified so that there will be no perjury..."
Urantia
Foundation's Original "Confirmatory Agreement"
1974
"The Society acknowledges, and will at all times hereafter
acknowledge, the Foundation's exclusive ownership of, and right, title, and
interest in and to, the word URANTIA and in and to the said symbol, and
further acknowledges and will acknowledge that all use thereof by the Society
has inured, and will continue to inure, to the benefit of the Foundation. The
Society will not at any time do or cause to be done any act or thing which
will directly or indirectly contest, or in any way impair, or tend to impair,
any part of the Foundation's ownership of, or right, title, or interest in
and to, the word URANTIA and in and to the said symbol."
The
Excommunication!
October 30, 1989
"Because of
URANTIA Brotherhood's recent actions contrary to these provisions and its recent
statements to the effect that it will resist the exercise of control by
URANTIA Foundation in accordance with the terms of the above referenced
agreements, the Trustees have decided that faithfulness to their trust leaves
them with no choice but to terminate these agreements."
C.U.B.S.'
Legal Struggle with Urantia Foundation
SUMMER 1989
"URANTIA FOUNDATION
HAS stunned many of the Urantia Movement faithful by filing papers in the US
District Court in Los Angeles failing to affirm, and thus denying the
authenticity of The Urantia Book as an Epochal religious Revelation."
Urantia
Foundation's Trademarks
SUMMER 1989
How They Obtained
Them and What They're Doing with Them
Urantia
Foundation's Response to the Counterclaim filed by C.U.B.S.
SUMMER 1989
Material related
to the Foundation's sordid lawsuit against C.U.B.S.
An
Analysis of Portions of Urantia Foundation's Declaration of Trust
SUMMER 1989
Response
to Urantia Foundation's Special Report
June 21, 1990
-by Thomas
and Carolyn Kendall
"Some
of what appears in the Report agrees with our knowledge of policies and
memory of events. A great deal more is simply revisionist history--propaganda
directed at those who did not experience at close hand the events of the past
35 years, especially events of the last 10 years that led up to the present
conflict."
Refusal
Letters - (6)
1992
Cartas
de denegación de venta
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Excerpts from Urantia Foundation's raison d'être
(The Declaration
of Good Intentions)
"to perpetually preserve inviolate the text of THE URANTIA
BOOK..."
Also see...
Were
the INSTRUCTIONS CLEAR?
A paper by Larry Mullins
Who
Wrote the Revelation?
Uh, well, it all
depends...
"The Trustees of URANTIA
Foundation do not wish to sell copies of The URANTIA Book to you."
(jpg image) (Also see
Refusal Letters)
Urantia
Foundation's Response to 1987 Brotherhood President's Report
to
the General Council of Urantia Brotherhood
July 27, 1987
Guidelines
for Holding a Urantia Conference
March 31, 1976
Urantia
Foundation Threatens to Delicense Urantia Brotherhood
if
Marketing Study is Implemented
July 28, 1987
Urantia
Foundation's Response to Urantia Brotherhood's Request
for
the Dismissal of Martin Myers
August 24, 1989
Quotes from Urantia Foundation
"...once the readers have the
word "Urantia" taken from their group name, they will become
disunited and gradually return to the fold of the Foundation."
Urantia
Foundation Trustee Martin Myers.
"The high ethical, moral and lofty purposes and goals of the
Foundation are set out in Article II, Paragraph 2.1 and 2.2 of the
Declaration of Trust."
Martin Myers, Urantia Foundation Trustee
"In May or June of 1992, I received a telephone call
at home from Foundation trustee Hoite C. Caston, regarding the criminal
investigation of Mr. Keeler."
Martin Myers, Urantia Foundation Trustee
"...and by the way it's not a religious book..."
Urantia Foundation lawyer Craig Folcher
"...y a propósito, no es un libro religioso..."
"...et d'ailleurs ce n'est pas un livre religieux..."
"...e, a propósito, não é um livro religioso..."
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resources.
Q: "So...do you know who...authored the Urantia
Book?"
A: "No, I do not."
Urantia Foundation Executive Director Tonia Baney
"Under the circumstances, FEF is simply an enemy of
the Foundation..."
Urantia Foundation in Amicus Curiae documents
"First of all, it is a work for hire. The work does
qualify as a work for hire..."
Urantia Foundation lawyer Craig Folcher
"There was a trustee of the Urantia Foundation,
William Sadler, Jr., not senior, who wrote, authored, however you want to
look at it, parts of The Urantia Book. And that was part of the work, and it
was clearly work for hire, also a joint work. And that was also a basis for
the renewal."
Urantia Foundation lawyer Craig Folcher
"Your Honor, the only people
who are allowed to wear the collective membership mark...are members of
the San Fernando Urantia Society and the Western Springs Urantia
Society. If they're members of that then they're entitled to wear the
collective membership marks, otherwise they're not."
Urantia Foundation lawyer Craig Folcher
"Further, I learned that according to the document
many things Mr. Keeler had told me and others over the years were not true.
My previous concerns about Mr. Keeler and his fitness to serve as a
Foundation trustee heightened as a result of reading the document."
Martin Myers, Urantia Foundation Trustee
"It [the word
"Urantian"] is a coined word -- formed by, and from the name of,
Applicant Foundation..."
. ...no other person, firm, corporation, or association, has the right to
use said mark..."
Urantia Foundation statements to the U.S Trademark Office
"However, you are advised
that the Foundation intends to take all steps which are necessary (including
litigation if necessary) to protect its intellectual property."
Urantia Foundation lawyer Dean Booth to Chris Hansen
"The Trustees of URANTIA Foundation do not wish to
sell copies of The URANTIA Book to you."
Urantia Foundation Trustees
"Down here on rebellion-torn
and sin-seared Urantia, the Foundation owns the trademarks, the word
"URANTIA" and the Concentric-Circles Symbol--in perpetuity."
Martin Myers, Urantia Foundation President, in the "Special Report",
April, 1990
"Your Honor, the Urantia Foundation is a non-profit
corporation, doesn't qualify under the IRS as a religious organization."
Urantia Foundation lawyer Craig Folcher
"The work does qualify as a work for hire, part of
work by the author, who's discussed in the Burton case."
Urantia Foundation lawyer Craig Folcher
"You should keep in mind that the judge's opinion in
Maaherra did not affect the Foundation's ownership of its trademarks, service
marks and collective membership marks in "Urantia", Urantian"
and the concentric circles design."
Urantia Foundation lawyer Dean Booth to Chris Hansen
"Urantia is not the name of a religion..."
Urantia Foundation statement to the U.S Trademark Office examiner
"You are advised that if the Judge's opinion is
reversed, you will be subject to the penalties for infringement under the
Copyright Act."
Urantia Foundation lawyer Dean Booth to Chris Hansen
"Plaintiff [Urantia Foundation] denies that it has
one principal object..."
Urantia Foundation response to C.U.B.S.
"You should also be aware that the Lanham Act
provides substantial damages for trademark infringement. It would be best for
all concerned if you would voluntarily stop infringing."
Urantia Foundation lawyer Dean Booth to Chris Hansen
"Our legal council advises us that, unfortunately,
the use of the design on the brochure infringes our registered mark, the
Concentric-Circles Symbol..."
Thomas Kendall, Urantia Foundation Trustee to Sek Seklemian (C.U.B.S.)
"I had been concerned about Mr. Keeler and his
fitness to serve as a Foundation trustee for some time prior to my telephone
conferences with him regarding the San Diego criminal investigation."
Martin Myers, Urantia Foundation Trustee
"In our August 1, 1990 letter, we stated that your
society MUST agree to comply -- in writing by September 30, 1990 -- with
certain requirements in order to maintain it's license from URANTIA
Foundation; (2) agrees to affiliate with URANTIA Brotherhood ASSOCIATION and (3)
agrees to refrain from maintaining or establishing ANY relationship or
affiliation with or participating in activities or events sponsored by The
Fifth Epochal Fellowship or any other organization acting in a fashion
inconsistent with the policies and purposes of the Foundation."
Urantia Foundation Trustees to George L. Park, President, Urantia Society
of Central Connecticut
"We hope we can work out a suitable damage amount so
that litigation will not be necessary, and so all of us can avoid that expense.
Please contact me at your convenience so we can arrange to get together and
go over numbers and see what the appropriate amount should be."
Patricia Mundelius, President of Urantia Foundation
Excerpts
from Court
("...and by the way it's not a religious
book...")
("...y a propósito,
no es un libro religioso...")
"...et
d'ailleurs ce n'est pas un livre religieux..."
"...e, a propósito, não é um livro religioso..."
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Urantian Truth resources.
Myers
/ Foundation Court Documents
Hey, what's this all
about?
"All five Trustees were given a copy of a report authored by Richard Keeler concerning his relationship with his daughter, Liberty, and her mother, Anita."
Mr. Myers and Ms. Elder currently possess a copy or copies
of a personal document ("the document") drafted by, and belonging
to, Mr. Keeler. The document consists of 22 typewritten pages containing
private information about Mr. Keeler, Mr. Keeler's 4-year old daughter, his
daughter's mother, Mr. Keeler's former wife and her daughter, and their
relationships with one another. The information contained in the document is
not of legitimate concern to the public. When Mr. Keeler drafted the
document, he did not intend that the information it contained or the document
itself would be disclosed to the public at large.
"Due to the private nature of the information contained in the document,
Mr. Keeler has not..."
Martin
Myers Affidavit
"Further, I learned
that according to the document many things Mr. Keeler had told me and others
over the years were not true. My previous concerns about Mr. Keeler and his
fitness to serve as a Foundation trustee heightened as a result of reading
the document."
The
1983 Copyright Renewal Authorship Lie.
The true authors
are listed in the book, so why did the Foundation lie?
Excerpts from the IUA Charter
"IUA is not a religious organization, is not associated with any religion..."
"With the approval of URANTIA Foundation, Associations may also devise computer networking systems for readers of The URANTIA Book."
"Equally important is that IUA discourage invasive dissemination. Such invasive dissemination includes T-shirts and bumper stickers; radio, television, and movie advertising; billboard advertising; newspaper and magazine advertising; and open computer networking which is exposed to non-readers."
"Mass-media advertising and promotional gimmicks are inconsistent with the dignity of The URANTIA Book."
"IUA is given the crucial task of representing to the public the name "URANTIA," "Urantian," and the Concentric Circles Symbol--the registered trademarks, service marks, and collective membership marks of the URANTIA Foundation."
"First, IUA is responsible to URANTIA Foundation which holds these marks in trust and, through an explicit licensing agreement, entrusts them to IUA."
"Unless there is a designated group in place which is uniquely authorized to use the marks associated with the book and its publisher, any misled, erratic, or unscrupulous individual (or group) could appear to speak for The URANTIA Book. Anyone can buy a URANTIA Book, read a few pages of it, and proceed to make unwise, uninformed, and even malicious public statements which could prejudice many people, and perhaps even entire groups, against The URANTIA Book. The social presence of IUA, along with its authorized use of the name "URANTIA," "Urantian," and the Concentric-Circles Symbol, will help guard against immature and premature publicity and the interpretive distortions of other groups and individuals."
"One of the basic duties of the Trustees of the URANTIA Foundation is to devise means and methods to disseminate the teachings of The URANTIA Book. In order to fulfill that duty, the Trustees of URANTIA Foundation have created International URANTIA Association. Given the derivative status of IUA, its work depends upon and is related to the Foundation's work; but the focus of IUA is quite different from that of URANTIA Foundation."
"The size of the Coordinating Committee and the selection and terms of its members are decided by the Trustees of the URANTIA Foundation."
"The Coordinating Committee assists readers to familiarize themselves with and to understand the policies of URANTIA Foundation;"
"While the URANTIA Foundation's main task is to publish The URANTIA Book and preserve the integrity of its text, two other important duties of URANTIA Foundation include translating the book into other languages and executing the business features of pricing, marketing, and distribution. It is the policy of URANTIA Foundation to make the book broadly available in an attractive and dignified form."
"While it is natural for members of IUA to be interested in the distribution of The URANTIA Book, such distribution is the business task of URANTIA Foundation, not IUA. Nonetheless, members of IUA may volunteer for Foundation tasks in their area of expertise or volunteer information which might facilitate the work of URANTIA Foundation."
"While many groups may come into existence for a variety of purposes related to The URANTIA Book, IUA has a unique role to play. Its licensed use of the registered marks benefits the service activities of IUA and supports the Foundation's trusteeship of the copyright and the marks. The explicitly authorized use of the marks by IUA prevents other groups or individuals, good, bad, or indifferent, from usurping them for their own purposes, such as presenting their interpretations and activities as officially representing The URANTIA Book. Were such unauthorized use to occur, orderly liaison and dissemination to the wider public could be disrupted; the marketplace would be confused; and the copyright and integrity of The URANTIA Book itself could be jeopardized."
"In general, those who serve in IUA should do everything possible to promote the goodwill of URANTIA Foundation and do nothing to detract from the goodwill of the organization upon which the safety of the copyright of the book and its associated marks depends."
"Under a separate agreement, each Association will be licensed by the URANTIA Foundation to use the Concentric Circles Symbol, the registered marks, and the name "International URANTIA Association."
"Friends of the Foundation are self-declared supporters of URANTIA Foundation who are unable or do not desire to be part of an Association. As Friends, they declare their support for the Foundation's programs and policies, as well as the Foundation's ownership of the copyright and marks."
"No member shall be expelled from membership in a URANTIA Association unless, as adjudged by such URANTIA Association, the attitude, conduct, or influence of that member shall be prejudicial to the interests and work of the Association. Once expelled, the former member shall cease to be a member of IUA and shall be disqualified for membership in any other URANTIA Association."
"In order to avoid distracting concerns about the mechanical structure of the organization itself, this Charter and the accompanying Bylaws of IUA have been kept as simple and as minimalistic as possible. Should future developments require further additions, corrections, or clarifications, this Charter may be revised by a majority vote of the Trustees of the URANTIA Foundation."
"The name of the Association will be International URANTIA Association (IUA). In order to be part of IUA, a constituent Association must be licensed by URANTIA Foundation. Such a license privileges the constituent Association to use the name "International URANTIA Association" and make authorized use of the "URANTIA" name and URANTIA Foundation's trademarks, service marks, and collective membership marks."
"IUA is a task-oriented, social and service organization formed by the Trustees of URANTIA Foundation..."
"The constituent Associations of IUA, as well as any collective bodies which may be formed over time, shall be governed by the Charter as amended from time to time by the Trustees of URANTIA Foundation."
"Membership Requirements: 5. Supports the work of the URANTIA Foundation as specified in its Declaration of Trust; supports the Foundation's ownership of the copyright and marks; and supports IUA's authorized use of the marks."
"Under a separate agreement, each Association will be licensed by URANTIA Foundation to use the Concentric-Circles Symbol, other registered marks, and the name International URANTIA Association."
"In the event of the revocation of the charter of a
constituent Association, or the voluntary or involuntary dissolution of such
an Association, all assets shall be turned over to IUA through the Chair of
the Coordinating Committee. In the event of the dissolution of IUA itself,
all assets shall be turned over to:
URANTIA Brotherhood Association
533 Diversey Parkway
Chicago, Illinois 60614 U.S.A."
"The International URANTIA Association is legally defined as the reader membership arm of URANTIA Brotherhood Association, an umbrella organization whose Directors are the Trustees of URANTIA Foundation."
Miscellaneous
"However, you
are advised that the Foundation intends to take all steps which are necessary
(including litigation if necessary) to protect its intellectual
property."
Consider this:
Think about
the Revelation from God as the Foundation's "intellectual
property".
Think about what an
incredible insult this must be to Michael and the Revelators.
"...and by the way it's not a religious
book..."
"...y a propósito,
no es un libro religioso..."
"...et
d'ailleurs ce n'est pas un livre religieux..."
"...e, a
propósito, não é um livro religioso..."
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CONTACT THE TRUSTEES: <msiegel@ctea.com>, <rkeeler@allwest.net>, <kchoi@iastate.edu>, <gdupont@isp.fr>, <gjameson@pbtk.com>, <urantia@WWW.URANTIA.ORG> Ask them to correct the lies on the copyright document which state that the Revelation is "a work made for hire" and that the Foundation is the "Author". Ask them why no two printings match the original text when their Declaration of Trust requires them to keep the text "INVIOLATE." Ask them what they think Jesus meant when he said, "Forbid him not. Do you not perceive that this gospel of the kingdom shall presently be proclaimed in all the world? How can you expect that all who will believe the gospel shall be subject to your direction? Rejoice that already our teaching has begun to manifest itself beyond the bounds of our personal influence." Ask them why they don't return to court and tell the judge: "Yes, your honor, it really IS a religious book. Our lawyers made a mistake." Ask them about the death threats against David Kantor and other alleged criminal activities. Ask Mo Siegel "What prevents Urantia Foundation from precisely speaking the truth about the book's unseen authors?"