She went to America and into the Sea Org where no child belongs. Believers feel these intangibles confer a benefit upon them and so they donate money and deduct that donation from their income tax. Early Tuesday, federal agents entered those marble walls. One of President Obamas answers was to have the US government purchase as much ammunition as possible form manufacturers and thereby cut off the supply of bullets to these groups. Besides the FBI, at least two other federal departments, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Labor, were involved in the action, which reportedly linked to claims of labor and immigration law violations, the New York Times reported. If a person donates $5,000 and God does not bless them with a 10X return, then the person had a lack of faith. If you study religious litigation in America, the same type of lawsuits are filed over and over and the courts almost always refuse to interfere. They were brought to the United States on religious visas, or R-1 visas temporary visas used for clergy and lay religious workers such as missionaries and presented to the U.S. government as volunteers, according to the claim. THE CHURCH Former Newark Archbishop sexually abused 5-year-old in church rectory, lawsuit claims, by NJ Advance Medias Kelly Heyboer: A former Newark resident went to the Archdiocese of Newark last year with an explosive claim. The lawsuit, filed by six named workers in U.S. District Court in New Jersey, says at least 200 Indian nationals who work or have worked at the temple in Robbinsville would be part of the class. Mr. Kumar, who is named in the federal lawsuit, said in an interview with The New York Times that BAPSs response to the illness and death of his co-worker prompted him and others to come forward. Similar abuses or even outright atrocities abound in political systems, business, government and even more so, systems repressive of religion. Scientology has some beautiful real estate and yet the Cult is infamous for hiding malicious conduct behind its guarded doors. Awe-inspiring Hindu temple in New Jersey The temple complex sits off Route 130 in Robbinsville, intended as a pillar of the large Hindu population in New Jersey. Does any court have the right to tell religious people that they may not have religious-based racist beliefs? Nope. Look at the religious job descriptions: Scientology recruits and exploits poor people from outside of America to work making beds, cooking, gardening, doing janitorial work, etc. For buzzy nuggets and details that you won't find anywhere else, subscribe today. But whats striking is that this is in the United States, he said. Kakaleck represents six previous temple workers in a suit that involves at least 200 low-caste men allegedly lured from India to New Jersey. As reported by the New York Times earlier, FBI agents and other law enforcement officials raided the temple Tuesday following the lawsuit accusing the temple of exploiting them and paying the . So, Jeffrey, whats your take on why the Church of Scientology doesnt get raided? The funds are intended to help states and local governments make up for lost revenue, curb the pandemic, bolster economic recoveries, and support industries hit by Covid-19 restrictions. Religions use all of the social services police, fire, roads, and infrastructure and pay no taxes for these services. "There was a sense of invasion, that sense of loss of privacy when something like this happened to us," Srinivasa Sunkari, a Board member for the Brazos Valley Shri Omkarnath Temple said. I would not be surprised to see money laundering in the mix. A Sea Org recruiting piece shows why Scientology needs a slave labor pool of ~2,000 people to run its series of hotels and other operations in Clearwater. The labourers were presented to the US government like volunteers. Too rich? STEP INSIDE THE WEST WING: What's really happening in West Wing offices? Its a human trafficking story the workers allegedly came over on religious visas for volunteers, had their passports taken an were confined to the grounds a class story and yes, even a political one. The total amounts range from $65,523 for the New Brunswick Theological Seminary to nearly $148 million for Rutgers University. This is why Martha Stewart cannot serve on the Board of her own company. The Church of Scientology has for seven decades used this same pattern of human trafficking and forced labor while calling it religious. The Mandir is geographically situated at the heart of the U.S. Northeast megalopolis and with relative proximity to Newark . 31 more deaths for a total of 25,841 confirmed or probably deaths. The Mormons changed their doctrine and allowed Black men into the LDS priesthood due to enormous external pressures from culture. Temples in New Jersey. New Jersey needs to administer 280,000 first doses each week in May to reach that goal, which is key to ushering in a return to normalcy this summer, said Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli. It looks like this group has connections to both Modi and the Patels. Lawyers for the men, however, said they did manual labor on the site, working nearly 13 hours a day lifting large stones, operating cranes and other heavy machinery, building roads and storm sewers, digging ditches and shoveling snow, all for the equivalent of about $450 per month. HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Senate Democrats Jack Barnes, former U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo, NJAIJ's Viri Martinez. The organisation has, however, denied all allegations, and in astatement said they are thoroughly reviewing the issues raised. We have reached out to Carstarphen numerous times in the interest of having him speak on behalf of his candidacy, put his own vigorous explanation point on his vision for the city, and engage the same forum of ideas as those largely written-off anti-establishment alternatives in the mayoral contest. Daniel Werner, a lawyer in the wage claim suit, said he believed this could be the first forced-labor case of its scale in the United States since dozens of Thai garment workers were discovered laboring in horrible conditions in El Monte, Calif. in 1995 a landmark case that helped lead to the creation of the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act. Jesus rebuked the scribes and the Pharisees of his day for the same conduct we see in the Swaminarayan Akshardham Hindu temple in 2021: Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! Feds raid New Jersey BAPS temple, face forced labor chargesFederal authorities in New Jersey are accusing the highly influential Hindu organization BAPS of h. Matthew 23: 27-28. But given the number of religious people in the US (since were talking about US Law, Ill leave it at that) and the immense good done by well-meaning and sincere religious people and institutions, I would still argue that this amounts to an argument by exceptions. "It was just an extremely traumatic and isolating experience," said Patricia Kakalec, an attorney representing the workers. ThePrint with exceptional reporters, columnists and editors is doing just that. May 12, 2021 / 5:08 AM Robert Tilton and his ministry were investigated by the IRS but was never charged with anything. The groups expenditures show how it effectively acted as Murphys reelection campaign arm even before the governor announced he would seek reelection to a second term. Rabid Cult: Scientology Bites Dog Food Company; Attacks Cream Cheese; and Screams at Rolling Stone Magazine, Podcast with Aaron Smith-Levin: Grant Cardone Lawsuit Update & David Gentile Criminal Case, Scientologys Celebrity Centre in Hollywood was involved in covering up the alleged multiple forcible rapes committed by Danny Masterson. Stafford school board will not renew contract of nurse who rebelled against mask mandate, A year living in a hotel with 3 kids. Ah, so not only is your Aryan (if they can define that) Princess supposed to cook, clean, rear children, help with the crops, and respond to all your desires, she also has to learn Kegels. Federal law enforcement agents descended on a massive temple in New Jersey on Tuesday after workers accused a prominent Hindu sect of luring them from India, confining them to the temple. Weeks before the FBI raided a New Jersey temple in May, the agency reached out to multiple local charitable organizations with a message: We are going to need your help in the aftermath of. First Amendment religious rights and Second Amendment gun ownership rights exist simultaneously. One laborer died from an apparent illness last autumn, prompting a backlash among the workers, according to the complaint and another worker. Missed yesterday: State Sen. Joel Osteen owns all of his intellectual property (sermons, speeches, books) and makes the money from it. IMO, generalizing the abuse of the system actually gives undeserved credence to a pseudo-religion such as scientology. This opens the door to the abuses enumerated above and many other human rights violations. Phil Murphys closest allies spent nearly $13.2 million during most of his first term to boost the Democrats agenda. The Government raided the FLDS YFZ Ranch in Texas in 2008 and ripped the children out of the arms of their mothers in front of cameras. QUOTE OF THE DAY: This lady simply introduced me because she knew me because of my role in the Legislature. The FBI was at a massive Hindu temple in New Jersey on Tuesday that has been accused in a lawsuit of luring Indian men from marginalized communities to the U.S. and forcing them to work. The department on Monday released guidance on how state and local governments can use $350 billion in funding from President Joe Bidens $1.9 trillion rescue package. The puritan-inclined Klan was shocked by Dukes writing. Id imagine that theyve closed the temple to the public and have goon guards around the entrance. 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They were asked to sign several documents, often in English, and instructed to tell U.S. embassy staffers that they were skilled carvers or decorative painters, the complaint said. As such, they do not have to be paid any money at all. He quitand returned to Indiaafter a labourer died due to an illness. In this case, the IRS revoked Bob Jones University 501(c)(3) religious tax exemption due to BJUs ban on interracial dating. The Second Amendment gives Americans the right to own as many assault weapons as they can afford. He ducked all of it, apparently preferring a fire-blanket opening statement to suffice, or others to write his words for him (or not! still months away from getting body cameras to all officers at troubled womens prison, top official says, by NJ Advance Medias Blake Nelson: All officers at New Jerseys only womens prison should have body cameras by the fall, Corrections Commissioner Marcus Hicks said Tuesday during his first public appearance before state senators since those lawmakers voted overwhelmingly for his ouster. From Wiki: Tulane University history professor Lawrence N. Powell, who read a rare copy of the book given to him by journalist Patsy Sims, wrote that it includes advice on vaginal exercises, oral and anal sex and advocated adultery. Ole Anthony did a masterful expose of how televangelist Robert Tilton used an outside firm to micro-target poor Black communities to prey upon. Further, the Mormons never had to tell the US Government it had amassed that much cash. Arguing from exceptions/abuses, one could posit that the govt should take more strenuous efforts at domestic surveillance or should apply less scruple to what constitutes lawful search and seizure to curb the evils that are enabled by these Constitutional protections. "I've represented migrant farmworkers, I've done low-wage worker cases, and this is really quite shocking.". Lawyers for the men, however, said they did manual labor on the site, working nearly 13 hours a day lifting large stones, operating cranes and other heavy machinery, building roads and storm sewers, digging ditches and shoveling snow, all for the equivalent of about $450 per month. It seems to me that hucksterism is a phenomenon that stretches across the religious and secular realms alike. They subsisted on a bland diet of lentils and potatoes, and their pay was docked for minor violations, such as being seen without a helmet, according to the claim. The way he moved from Neo-Nazi KKK Grand Wizard to a born again Christian rooted in the racist Christian Identity movement was pure semantics on his part. The lawsuit seeks unpaid wages for the workers and money for damages. In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. The workers, who lived in trailers hidden from view, had been promised jobs helping to build the temple in rural Robbinsville, N.J., with standard work hours and ample time off, according to the lawsuit, a wage claim filed in U.S. District Court in New Jersey. Seats on the advisory board remain open, and members of that board have been unable to meet both because they lacked a quorum and because there is no ombudsman to coordinate with., N.J. Assembly Republican Leader Jon Bramnick, a Republican, in April had called for Governor Phil Murphy, a Democrat, to use some of the federal aid to pay down the states debt.. We're going to have to scrap to get there, almost certainly, Murphy said of his goal at a briefing Monday., LD37 Dierdre Paul insulted and hurt, by InsiderNJs John Van Vilet: Paul has accused Assemblyman Gordon Johnson of inappropriate sexual conduct in 2008 A recent communique from Paul to Huttle through social media, however, exposed the intensely personal nature of their feud. However, narcissism, conceit, arrogance, and a sense of entitlement does. Eyewitness News. Federal agents descended on the massive temple in Robbinsville, N.J., as a lawsuit charged that low-caste men had been lured from India to work for about $1 an hour. We are naturally shaken by this turn of events and are sure that once the full facts come out, we will be able to provide answers and show that these accusations and allegations are without merit, Mr. Joshi said. ***** We called, sent emails, text messages, engaged subordinates, and tried to find him in person. / CBS Philadelphia. Extending it further, Why is David Duke and company always shown with a cross of some form or other? Sheelagh McNeill contributed research. Waterfords 900 or so students wont return to their three buildings until May 24, Superintendent Brenda Harring said in a letter to the school community. At least three federal agencies the F.B.I., the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Labor were involved in the action early Tuesday, which was said to be connected to the claims of labor and immigration law violations, according to three people familiar with the matter. 7. Benny Hinn can blow on people and declare that they are healed. NEW JERSEY (Diya TV) Federal authorities in New Jersey are accusing the highly influential Hindu organization BAPS of human trafficking and wage violations. From The New York Times we learn that federal agents raided a massive Hindu temple in Robbinsville of the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) sect, which appears to. A worker at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Robbinsville, N.J. have arrested a top leader of an opposition party, challenging Indias conservative attitude toward alcohol, the construction of the temple in Ayodhya, a 17-year-old boy who was among the groups of religious volunteers, the New Jersey State Department of Labor and Workforce Development ordered a construction company. This person objected to the LDS demanding a 10% weekly tithe from young LDS couples with the large numbers of children the LDS also demands of them. Last month, the New Jersey State Department of Labor and Workforce Development ordered a construction company to stop working on the temple in Robbinsville and another in Edison, N.J., after determining the firm was paying laborers off the books and did not carry workers compensation insurance. Hicks also defended his departments soaring overtime costs before the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, OFFICIALS STRUGGLE TO INTRODUCE NEW JERSEYANS TO NOVEL CONCEPT OF BRIBERY With NJ COVID vaccine goal at risk, 'bribe people' an option to get more shots in arms, by The Records Scott Fallon and Kristie Kattafi: New Jersey's daily rate of COVID vaccinations has plummeted so much in recent weeks that it's casting doubt on whether Gov. Kishangarh marble dumping yard is a health hazard. This is why the religious hypocrites that benefit from human suffering fight to maintain the status quo. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. A "masterpiece of exquisite Indian design and workmanship" is how the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir is described on its website. Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, New Jersey (Weehawken) Sri Venkateswara Temple (New Jersey) Swaminarayan Akshardham (North America) Categories: Hindu temples in the United States by state. The May raid on a Hindu temple in New Jersey, however, . The Swaminarayan Akshardham Hindu temple in New Jersey appears to be operating exactly like the Church of Scientology: This is all part of the corrupt system of religion in America. However, the lawyers for the workers say the men were forced to do manual labour on the site and made to work for more than 13 hours a day. The Mormons abandoned polygamy as a result. Hindu Sect Is Accused of Using Forced Labor to Build N.J. Temple, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/11/nyregion/nj-hindu-temple-india-baps.html. New Delhi: A Swaminarayan temple in New Jersey, US, was raided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Homeland Security, and the US Department of Labour to investigate allegations of forced labour against Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sansthan (BAPS), reported The New York Times. Scientology brings these people in on R1 religious worker visas. Karan Deep Singh contributed reporting from New Delhi. 10. Conversely, superstar hacker Kevin Mitnick had to resign from the Board of KnowBe4 when the company went public as convicted felons cannot serve on corporate boards. SCOTUS ruled in favor of the IRS. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. And I share your outrage that these criminals abuse the special trust and vulnerability that exists in a belief-based (religious or otherwise) relationship. Interior photo of the Swaminarayan Akshardham Hindu Temple. She also writes about immigration. Mr. Modi has said that Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the spiritual head who built BAPS into the largest Hindu sect in the United States before dying in 2016, was his mentor. In that process, we need specialized artisans, Mr. Joshi said, saying this work qualified the men for the visas. 8. In a good week the pay might be $50 which is still only 50 cents per hour. The PMgaveaeulogy at his funeral. The lawsuit says hundreds of workers from India suffered torturous treatment. I dont want to put words in your mouth, but it seems like [your testimony is saying] we couldnt have done better in New Jersey, said state Sen. Mike Testa (R-Cumberland), a former Trump campaign surrogate who harangued Persichilli for her refusal to testify before a Republican panel earlier this year. But it was contained to 50 health care workers and 31 adult patients at the facility, none of whom developed serious illness or was hospitalized, he said., How the closed pipeline and truck driver shortages could affect N.J. gas pumps, R.I.P. Eyewitness News is told that there are still workers on the property Tuesday night, but that many did leave when offered by federal agents when they arrived this morning. From The New York Times we learn that federal agents raided a massive Hindu temple in Robbinsville of the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha . So this is a story worth keeping an eye on. His plea bargain on Federal felony wire and tax fraud charges was unsurprising as Duke had always pushed the limits. She had no one but her mother. It opened in 2014 but is still under construction as BAPS has tried to fulfill its aim of building the largest Hindu temple in the country. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata. In fact, I would argue that as the US increasingly secularizes so do the hucksters. Tilton poured his budget to buy television time into these communities he targeted. The Nation of Islam has incurred severe criticism for these beliefs, but it has never faced any legal challenges over its religious right to embrace these core beliefs. NEW JERSEY COLLEGES TO HIRE 223 FOOTBALL COACHES New Jersey colleges will get $895M from American Rescue Plan, by POLITICOs Carly Sitrin: New Jerseys colleges and universities are set to get more than $895 million from the latest pot of coronavirus rescue funds from the federal government. How can the US Government outlaw these groups without violating their First and Second Amendment protections? A case was filed againstBAPS bythe family, which was settledforan undisclosed amount, according to the NYT report. There are parallels in other places. #FBIRaidsOnHinduTemple #ShriSwaminarayanMandir #NewJersey #ABPNewsLive #ABPSanjha #ABPNews ' Hindu Temple ' FBI | BAPS | News Jersey | ABP S. Hence, White Supremacist churches are still tax-exempt. Didnt he run on a campaign on being inclusive? Fulop has indeed pushed for inclusiveness in New Jersey., Deal public beach access: Would new parking rules keep out those who don't live here?, THE MASKLESS MARTYR Stafford school board will not renew contract of nurse who rebelled against mask mandate, by The Asbury Park Press Erik Larsen and Ken Serrano: The township school board has decided not to renew the contract of a school nurse who stopped wearing a facemask to work and who remains suspended without pay, according to the nurse, Erin Pein. This construct of law by White people is what creates and perpetuates White Supremacy as defined by CRT. From The New York Times we learn that federal agents raided a massive Hindu temple in Robbinsville of the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) sect, which appears to be related to a lawsuit accusing it of using low-caste laborers from India and paying them about $1 a day for grueling labor. Even though he was an immoral and greedy charlatan, the First Amendment gave him permission to do everything he did. The majority are Dalit, the lowest rung in Indias caste system. A few examples illustrate this point: The stunningly beautiful Swaminarayan Akshardham Hindu temple in Robbinsville, New Jersey the largest Hindu temple in the US was raided this week by the authorities. These people get nothing except what a particular ministry decides they may get. Over the years, the organization has grown into a global enterprise made up of both for-profit and nonprofit entities. Laborers From India Are Suing New Jersey Hindu Temple For Worker Abuse Laborers from India have filed a lawsuit against one of the largest Hindu temples in the United States. Pace v. Alabama (1883) Sea Org members from outside the US have their passports taken from them and locked in a safe. Gov. Religious workers in America are exempt from secular workplace protections as they are classed as volunteers and not employees. BAPS has close ties to Indian Prime Minster Narendra Modi, according to the article. A Hindu temple in the US state of Texas has been raided by burglars who stole some of the valuables from the premises, leaving the Indian community in a state of shock, according to a media. Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) This did not work because bullet manufacturers increased capacity to meet demand and yet demand for ammunition remains higher than ever. His church ministry gives him a large media platform. Ill have to look more into this. It has shrines for the deities Venkateshwara, Rama and Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman, Ganesha, and Radha Krishna. And not just because New Jerseys growing South Asian community is starting to see its numbers reflected in political representation. It seems like a joke but it isnt: Religion is a deadly serious activity as one practitioner of the business of religion remarked. But chipping away at Constitutional guarantees, and trusting our govt aparatchiks to do so with unselfish motives is a bridge too far for me. Good point. Lawyers for the workers said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, a Hindu sect known as BAPS that has close ties to Indias ruling party and has built temples around the world, had exploited possibly hundreds of low-caste men in the yearslong construction project. 5. In America, religious groups have no obligation whatsoever to make any financial disclosures to the IRS whatsoever so long as they do not earn any unrelated business income. CORONAVIRUS TRACKER: 858 newly-reported positive PCR tests for a total of 881,171. If you research Joel Osteen, you will see how he manipulates the existing laws to his personal financial advantage. 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