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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kenjib" data-source="post: 840495" data-attributes="member: 530">It doesn't say it explicitly, but let's look at the various parts of the SRD related to this:"Summon Monster IConjuration (Summoning) [see text]...When the character uses a summoning spell to summon an air, chaotic, earth, evil, fire, good, lawful, or water creature, it is a spell of that type.""Planar BindingConjuration (Calling) [see text]...When the character uses a calling spell to call an air, chaotic, earth, evil, fire, good, lawful, or water creature, it is a spell of that type.""Detect Evil...Evil creature     HD / 5...Evil magic item or spell     Caster level / 2"Summoning spells are evil when cast to summon a demon.  They have the evil descriptor, which is to say that the spells are described in the rules as being evil.  Both the spell and the creature brought into the world also detect as evil."Chaotic, Evil, Good, and Lawful Spells: A cleric can't cast spells of an alignment opposed to his own or to his deity's. "According to the SRD, every single good deity in existance forbids his servants from casting evil spells.Okay, the spell is described as evil and detects as evil and is banned from use by all devotees of all good gods everywhere.  It is explicitly a taboo -- creating something evil, which you are not allowed to do.  For me the implication is crystal clear.  Morality is a fundamental and immaleable constant in D&D and all deities (being the supreme authorities on morality) universally declare that this is an evil act.  Casting good spells is likewise a good act forbidden by evil gods.From my standpoint, how evil the act is, is what remains an open point of discussion.  It may indeed be the lesser of two evils, and thus the best possible choice for someone presented with a moral dilemma and as such will not incur any noticeable alignment shift.  That still does not make it somehow no longer an evil act though.As regards "summoning a celestial away from whatever important duties they happen to be performing," this is not an issue to me.  The celestials want to be summoned.  Being summoned and performing acts of good is one of the duties that they perform.  It is not an interruption.</blockquote>

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