In a sense the Judicial Committee is like a Fire Department: much of its work involves some sort of emergency. The fewer the legal problem and legal questions that are raised in the Executive Committee, the less work it has to do.
Judicially speaking, 1980-81 has been a relatively 'quiet year. Instead of the brush fires of 1979-80, the Committee has faced a single major conflagration: that of determining the "true officers" and "true society" in Houston. On December 12 and 13, 1980, the Committee "sat" as the supreme arbitrating body of URANTIA Brotherhood in Houston, Texas, for the purpose of determining which of two contending groups should be recognized by URANTIA Brotherhood as the First URANTIA Society of Houston. The unanimous report of the Judicial Comity was accepted by the Executive Committee, and the matter appears to be closed.
The Chairman of the-judicial Committee accompanied the President of URANTIA Brotherhood on a liaison visit to readers of The URANTIA Book and La COSMOGONY d'URANTIA in Paris in response to their request. It is hoped that the visit will result in a closer relationship between the Brotherhood and the readers in Europe, with a view toward incorporating them into the Brotherhood at the appropriate time.
Burton P. Harris, a faithful member of the Judicial Committee for many years, has requested that he be given a rest at the end of his term in 1981. "Pepper" deserves our sincere thanks-for a job well done.
The Committee is ready to respond to any need for its services, but is not seeking any fires to extinguish.
Sincerely,
Malibu, CA June, 1981
Duane L. Faw, Chairman
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