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The Church of the Creator is a Christian-based faith organization headquartered in Ashland, Oregon. It grew from a church association established in 1969 as Grace House Prayer Ministry, Inc. The church began calling itself "Church of the Creator" in 1974,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Church of the Creator )〕 and registered the name in Oregon in 1982.〔 The name of the underlying foundation is TE-TA-MA Truth Foundation-Family Of URI, Inc., which is a California nonprofit public-benefit corporation, chartered in 1975. The church is notable for achieving protection of its registered trademark, the name Church of the Creator, through legal proceedings, and its case is cited in intellectual property law. The church registered the trademark for its name in 1987. After a protracted legal battle, which culminated in a denied appeal to the United States Supreme Court, the church was awarded sole usage of the name "Church of the Creator," which had also been part of the name of the white supremacist group "World Church of the Creator". That racist〔(religioustolerance.org )〕 group is now known as the "Creativity Movement" and is not associated with the Oregon-based church.〔http://www.churchofthecreator.com/〕 The Oregon church, on the other hand, is a "group devoted to racial tolerance". ==Church== The church is described in a dictionary of new religious movements as having a "synthesis of New Age thought, Christianity, and Jewish mystical ideas, such as kabbalah and gemiatry. Particular emphasis is given to the archangel Michael and high priest Melchizedek" and the goal of the church is unification of mankind "with the highest truth and justice for all".〔 (See (Google books excerpt ))〕 Chryssides describes the church as having been founded in 1969 "by Dr. Grace Marama (1932-2006) and her husband, the Rev. Dr. James Germain URI."〔 The Church of the Creator received U.S. Internal Revenue Service ruling of non-profit status in 1978, and GEN-Group Tax Exemption Determination in 1985. It is also known as "TE-TA-MA Truth Foundation - Family of URI Inc." and as Family of URI and Church of the Creator. As a church, it is not required to make annual financial filings.〔Guidestar (requires free account)〕 The URI family included, of court records D'Angelica Mariam URI, James Germain URI, and Grace Marama URI.〔(Justia Law case report )〕 The church holds registered trademarks for "Church of the Creator", for "Divine Right Order", for "Human Software For Being", and for "URI".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Church of the Creator」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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