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Who owns the word 'Adventist,' or 'Catholic'?
By Julia Duin
Do religious groups have the right to sue you if you use their name, logo or so-called branding color?
Maybe so. On Monday, this blog ran a report that mentioned an Adventists for Life Facebook page for Seventh-day Adventists who oppose abortion.
The SDA headquarters, based in Silver Spring, Md., reacted quickly, asking Facebook to remove the offending page. I contacted Facebook on Wednesday to ask why no one checked with the folks behind the page before killing it. I received a copy of their policy that says once someone lodges a plausible claim of trademark infringement, Facebook removes or disables access, no questions asked.
Mark Price, a Canadian SDA'er who was in charge of the page, alerted the 600 members of the group that he'd been silenced. "The Adventists For Life group is not an organization but an informal gathering of Seventh Day Adventists who are pro-life," he wrote me. "I am very concerned, as you are, about this kind of power that the Adventist leadership have to shut people up."
I called SDA spokesman Garrett Caldwell to see what was up. He told me his organization had complained about trademark infringement; that is, the unauthorized use of the SDA brand.
"We are working hard to try to protect the name and organization associated with the name," he said. "Both 'Adventist' and 'SDA' are trademarked and registered names. We want to make sure the use of the name is connected with our organization."
If the originator of the page called SDA headquarters and asked permission to use the SDA name, "We'd say absolutely [yes]," he added.
Hmmmmm. I was sent a copy of a terse cease-and-desist letter written by Andrea Saunders, associate general counsel for the SDA, and there was no mention whatsoever of asking permission. The letter not only wanted the Facebook page renamed, it also wanted its originators to deregister the domain name for www.adventistsforlife.org, which the originators owned but were not using.
Now the page has existed on Facebook for some time. Only now did the SDA go after it. This whole situation brings up an interesting conundrum. What if other religious groups did the same thing? In this age of marketing, brand names and search engine optimization, are words such as "Jewish" or "Mormon" or "Catholic" now trademarks?
Or the word "Mormon"? Surely the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hasn't appreciated all the ways that word has been used.
The SDA did not appeal that ruling, but it's been fighting the unauthorized use of its name ever since.
Should religious denominations be able to sue groups that use their name or logo without permission?
By Julia Duin January 30, 2011; 12:28 PM ET
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INQUISITION NEWS
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Mark of the Beast: VICARIUS 112 + DEI 501 + FILII 53 = 666
Revelation 13 (King James Version)
9If any man have an ear, let him hear.
10He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
11And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
12And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
13And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
14And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
15And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
16And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
Exemption Requirements - Section 501(c)(3) Organizations
To be tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, an organization must be organized and operated exclusively for exempt purposes set forth in section 501(c)(3), and none of its earnings may inure to any private shareholder or individual. In addition, it may not be an action organization, i.e., it may not attempt to influence legislation as a substantial part of its activities and it may not participate in any campaign activity for or against political candidates.
Organizations described in section 501(c)(3) are commonly referred to as charitable organizations. Organizations described in section 501(c)(3), other than testing for public safety organizations, are eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions in accordance with Code section 170.
The organization must not be organized or operated for the benefit of private interests, and no part of a section 501(c)(3) organization's net earnings may inure to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual. If the organization engages in an excess benefit transaction with a person having substantial influence over the organization, an excise tax may be imposed on the person and any organization managers agreeing to the transaction.
Section 501(c)(3) organizations are restricted in how much political and legislative (lobbying) activities they may conduct. For a detailed discussion, see Political and Lobbying Activities. For more information about lobbying activities by charities, see the article Lobbying Issues; for more information about political activities of charities, see the FY-2002 CPE topic Election Year Issues.
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INQUISITION NEWS
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This should be a wake up call to all Adventists out there regarding the organized church and their being a corporate 501 (c) (3) entity!!!
I received this email from the SDA for posting one of their articles. Whats the point? They are getting the credit for it, and I don't get anything out of posting it. I don't even get paid or sale anything on my web site! The Catholic Church hasn't even sent me any such thing for posting their stuff YET.
Here is the email>
Dear Mr. Bosserman,
I am an attorney in the Office of General Counsel for the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists and I am writing on behalf of my client, the Adventist Review. One of my duties is to ensure that my client’s intellectual property (copyrights and trademarks) is protected under the law.
It has come to my attention that your blog on the Inquisition News website located at http://inquisitionnews.wordpress.com/2010/11/27/c-s-lewis-a-bridge-to-rome-yet-many-adventist-adore-him-as-a-writer-2/,
displays virtually the entire article, “Adventist Professor to Enter C.S. Lewis’ World” by Megan Brauner. This article is an online publication of the Adventist Review found at http://www.adventistreview.org/article.php?id=3762, and cannot be re-published without written authorization. While you are certainly free to express any ideas you wish in your blog, please understand that you may not use any copyrighted material owned by the Adventist Review, without prior written authorization.
In light of these facts, I am requesting that you remove the aforementioned article from your blog, website or other use. I would appreciate you acknowledging receipt of this communication as well as your intent to remove this copyrighted work, within the next fifteen (15) business days.
Thank you for understanding and for working with us on this matter.
Sincerely,
Andrea
Andrea D. Saunders
Associate General Counsel
Office of General Counsel
Seventh-day Adventist® World Headquarters
phone: 301-680-6334
email: saundersa@gc.adventist.org
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I removed everything but the title from the article. I copied and pasted the article from Royal Bloods web site at: http://wakeupremnantpeople.blogspot.com/2010/09/cslewis-bridge-to-rome-yet-many.html
Needless to say, they got INQUISITION NEWS at Wordpress shut down!
Blaine Bosserman
INQUISITION NEWS
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In reply to: Who owns the word 'Adventist,' or 'Catholic'? Please read the post at following link:> http://inquisitionnews.amplify.com/2011/02/01/who-owns-the-word-adventist-or-catholic-501-c3-and-the-mark-of-the-beast/
Arsenio A. Lembert Jr.
said...
Brethren,
What we are seeing before our eyes is a fulfillment of prophecy; In verity an affirmation (confirmation) that the Church of God doesn't persecute. Therefore, if the administrators and bureaucrats of a professed remnant church become a persecuting, prosecuting body - they prove by their acts that they are not the remnant church of God because God Almighty does not force the conscience or use human tribunals to achieve (litigate) His goals.
Our meek and humble Savior came to serve, not to wield HIS (throw His weight around) authority.
There's "self" written all over these 'legal' proceedures...
Arsenio,
Maranatha.
P.S.
501C3 is just the tip of the glacier.
Can two walk together unless they be agreed?
Church and State is what this USA was suppossed to depart from. A nation with no King or Pope. Remember, way back when???
Arsenio A. Lembert Jr.
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Needless to say, they got INQUISITION NEWS at Wordpress shut down!
I'm sorry about this heavy handed storm trooper tactic that these professed 'servants' of the angel of light have perpetrated upon you, brother. These are some intersting times, indeed. Yes, Virginia, or is it Mary, as in Mary-Land, ...the persecution of the Saints has begun. Yet, few would have ever expected "this SDA® body" to lead the assault...
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