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<DIV>Visionaries:</DIV>
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<DIV>There are some interesting questions facing University of Idaho
administrators and state officials, that Ms. Lund and I raised, have
an opinion on, but are not "officially" qualified to answer.</DIV>
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<DIV>1. We question why, in view of constitutional prohibitions, the
Trinity Festival is receiving such generous donations in goods, services, and
rental fees from the University of Idaho. The University of Idaho has a
published fee schedule for Kibbie Dome use. They also have a
disclaimer which, in effect, means that rental fees are not written in stone - a
little pressure here, a big accommodation there, heck that great
big bill can be whittled down to practically nothing in short
order. (Sorry, I digressed.)</DIV>
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<DIV>The published fee schedule for non-profit organizations (which was used,
for example, to bill the 2005 Shriner Circus), is $100/hr or $2,000 for
a twenty hour day.</DIV>
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<DIV>Compare and contrast that charge with the four day, exclusive
use of the Kibbie Dome by the Trinity Festival whose total four
day rental feel was $3,000 A problem? We think so. Our
calculators keep getting $8,000 when we run the numbers.</DIV>
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<DIV>A healthy $7,150.00 "donation" to the event (in addition to the rental
break) was made possible by Conferences and Events which describes this
transaction as "50% off" on the Financial Estimate attached to the Trinity
Festival contract.</DIV>
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<DIV>A problem? We think so. And here is where the attorneys and
legislature, and frankly, citizens get to weight in. The Idaho
Constitution Article 9, Section 5 is pretty clear on the point.</DIV>
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style="mso-spacerun: yes">"</SPAN>SECTION 5.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>SECTARIAN APPROPRIATIONS PROHIBITED.
<STRONG>Neither the legislature nor any county, city, town, township, school
district, or other public corporation, shall ever make any appropriation, or pay
from any public fund or moneys whatever, anything in aid of any church or
sectarian or religious society, or for any sectarian or religious purpose, or to
help support or sustain any school, academy, seminary, college, university or
other literary or scientific institution, controlled by any church, sectarian or
religious denomination whatsoever; nor shall any grant or donation of land,
money or other personal property ever be made by the state, or any such public
corporation, to any church or for any sectarian or religious purpose;</STRONG>
provided, however, that a health facilities authority, as specifically
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and empowered by law, may finance or refinance any private, not for profit,
health facilities owned or operated by any church or sectarian religious
society, through loans, leases, or other transactions." (emphasis
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<DIV>If the Trinity Festival is going to use the Kibbie Dome, or any other state
owned property, they need to pay the <STRONG>full amount</STRONG> of the
published fee. We don't want our tax dollars subsidizing
<STRONG>any</STRONG> religious gatherings, not Quakers, not Methodists, not
Roman Catholics, not Baptists, not any religious group, period,
the end! This is a foundational, textbook example of the separation
of church and state. A new contract reflecting the standard
non-profit price of $2000/day is required. It would compound the
responsibility of the UI if contractual errors of this magnitude are
allowed to go forward. What answer will the University of Idaho give the
tax payers on this question? We are eager to hear
it. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>(The Trinity Festival also has contracted to use the University of Idaho
golf course, the SUB ballroom, and the Arboretum We do not know if
"donations" are part of those contracts. We hope not, but we intend
to find out. Saundra Lund and I requested copies of all contract between
the University of Idaho and the Trinity Festival, we have not received any
material regarding the Trinity Festival golf tournament, the Ball, or the
Arboretum event.)</DIV>
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<DIV>On Sunday morning, August 7th, a worship service is scheduled in the Kibbie
Dome. The service includes the distribution of wine to faithful
members. This requires, according to Board of Regent's policy, an alcohol
permit. The contract was signed in November, 2004. We received the
records in March, 2005. The alcohol permit was not included in the records
we received. Perhaps Christ Church applied and received such a permit,
perhaps not. </DIV>
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<DIV>The issue Ms. Lund and I find relevant is the serving of alcohol to
children on state owned property. We firmly agree that within the confines
of a worship service, if the serving of wine is part of the ritual, the state
should not have the right to interfere. However, when small children
are permitted or encouraged to drink wine on state owned property it raises
other concerns. We believe there is a question of competing
issues: state law forbids giving alcohol to minors. State law also
protects religious freedom. Would the University of Idaho overlook
violations of state law in the Kibbie Dome if those violations were part of
the religious rituals of the Santeria, Rastafarian, or Native
American religion (who use peyote in their worship)? We doubt
it. </DIV>
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<DIV>Communion wine distribution would not be an issue if the worship
service was held in Christ Church owned facilities. Their constitutional
rights to religious freedom are rightfully protected under those
circumstances. We urge the leaders of the Trinity Festival to consider
relocating the church service if the serving of alcohol to minors
is an important part of their communion service. </DIV>
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<DIV>Rose Huskey </DIV>
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