The reality of Sea Org life quickly sets in: Forced labor, 90+ hour work weeks, sleep deprivation, and the pay can be pennies an hour or nothing. Benny Hinn can blow on people and declare that they are healed. For buzzy nuggets and details that you won't find anywhere else, subscribe today. A lawsuit filed in federal court accuses the leaders of the Hindu sect known as . The PMgaveaeulogy at his funeral. After fleeing and a manhunt, Warren Jeffs was arrested in 2006 and later convicted for his sex crimes against the young girls in the FLDS community. The complaintadded thatthe workers passports had been confiscated, theywere givenlentils and potatoesfor mealsand that their paywas cutfor thesmallestof violations such as being seen without a helmet. A self-serving view of Karma, a sense that the lower caste Dalit slaving away in the Swaminarayan Akshardham temple or the Sea Org deserve the brutality, exploitation, and indignities they endure daily to survive is characteristic of spiritual hypocrisy. Nevertheless, Bill Clinton and Janet Reno had Federal agents initiate a slaughter in which 76 people, 25 of whom were children, were killed on April 19, 1993. This opens the door to the abuses enumerated above and many other human rights violations. A "masterpiece of exquisite Indian design and workmanship" is how the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir is described on its website. Kishangarh marble dumping yard is a health hazard. The FBI would not confirm what action they took on the property. A prominent Hindu sect that operates a New Jersey temple raided by federal authorities earlier this year is facing new accusations that it forced hundreds of low-caste workers to labor. 8. May 12, 2021 / 5:08 AM Believers feel these intangibles confer a benefit upon them and so they donate money and deduct that donation from their income tax. The US Congress and the IRS created a bit of sophistry for use by American religions called intangible spiritual benefits. This allows televangelists to send people a prayer cloth or a vial of water from the Holy Land in exchange for people sending them tax-exempt cash. His church ministry gives him a large media platform. 4. Early Tuesday, federal agents entered those marble walls. Superintendent Tami Crader stopped short of revealing exactly what action was taken against Neptune Middle School Vice Principal Michael Smurro, whose conduct during the April 24 skirmish were caught on cellphone video and widely shared. The lawsuit said the mens passports had been confiscated, and they were confined to the fenced-in and guarded site, where they were forbidden from talking to visitors and religious volunteers. The organisation hasalso donated the equivalent of about $290,000 to the construction of the temple in Ayodhya, theNYTreport said. It is not illegal. These constructed religious legal protections amount to an unfair advantage which benefits monotheists, polytheists, and other religionists while excluding secular persons. Phil Murphy will meet his goal to fully vaccinate 4.7 million adults by the end of June. It was, probably, 99.8 percent Hindu people there, but know this: We were made to feel incredibly welcome. She had no one but her mother. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in federal court, accuses Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, a Hindu sect known as BAPS, and its leaders of "shocking violations," including forced labor, trafficking and wage theft. While the temple appears complete, Eyewitness News is told that these workers were part of various ongoing construction projects. The Mormon treasure horde is only known about due to a whistleblower. The Biden Administration wants to define these groups as White Supremacist terrorist groups. The Texas Supreme Court ruled that the children were not in any immediate danger. Too sprawled out? The US Government butchered the Branch Davidians in Waco in 1993 because the group owned weapons and had a stockpile of ammunition. This racist ban was not illegal in any way whatsoever nor could the matter be heard before any secular court. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents raided a temple in New Jersey Tuesday after allegations that a Hindu sect lured hundreds of low-caste men from India to work on the building's construction for about $1 per hour under grueling conditions, numerous sources reported. Hinduism in New Jersey. 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. Extending CRT, one could argue that First Amendment religious protections are part and parcel of White Supremacy as they chiefly benefit White American Evangelicals, Catholics, Mormons, Baptists, and other mainstream Christian denominations that are primarily White.. 3. I would also argue that grifters are by no means a specifically religious phenomenon. You will now start receiving email updates. 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. Earlier, the organisation had comeunderthe radar of US federal agencies after a 17-year-old boy diedin 2017 followinga fallatthe construction site. One of the lawyers in the wage claim suit has said this could be the first forced labour casein the USsince 1995. Sea Org members from outside the US have their passports taken from them and locked in a safe. The Mandir is geographically situated at the heart of the U.S. Northeast megalopolis and with relative proximity to Newark . Sawant, aDalit herself, organised the temple workers and arranged legal teams to takeupthe case, according toNYT. #FBIRaidsOnHinduTemple #ShriSwaminarayanMandir #NewJersey #ABPNewsLive #ABPSanjha #ABPNews ' Hindu Temple ' FBI | BAPS | News Jersey | ABP S. The complaint further said the workers were made to sign several documents, often in English, and tell US embassy staffers that they were skilled workers or decorative painters. As reported by American Bazaar, the raid on the temple was conducted by three US Federal agencies including the FBI: But the compensation board offered her a settlement $5,000. The Mormons changed their doctrine and allowed Black men into the LDS priesthood due to enormous external pressures from culture. The N.J. men accused of assaulting Capitol Officer Brian Sicknick will remain in custody until trial, States won't get Johnson & Johnson vaccines next week, COLLINGSWOOD Camden-backed Democrats win by wide margin in Collingswood, by New Jersey Globes Nikita Biryukov: A slate led by longtime Mayor James Maley defeated progressive challengers by a 2-1 margin Tuesday, dealing a blow to the Democratic insurgents in the one Camden County town where they have a grip on the local Democratic party. The foundation has close ties with theBharatiya Janata Party, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed the spiritual head of the organisation Pramukh Swami Maharaj as his mentor. Located near Princeton, the temple draws followers from across the region. United States v. Thind (1923) The Nation of Islam believes that Whites are inherently inferior and that Jews, in particular, are behind the suppression of Blacks. The New Jersey temple is meant to be the crown jewel in BAPSs growing number of American places of worship. 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These abuses are compounded, in some instances, by Second Amendment protections whereby ideologically-driven religious zealots can own assault weapons and private arsenals. Our argument is that in America Religion can be seen as a legal construct in which any groups subjective set of religious beliefs is automatically deemed sacred and therefore rendered impervious from examination by the courts or the State. The temple has previously come to the attention of authorities. CORONAVIRUS TRACKER: 858 newly-reported positive PCR tests for a total of 881,171. We said, We dont want to die like that, he said. If you research Joel Osteen, you will see how he manipulates the existing laws to his personal financial advantage. Extending CRT, one could argue that First Amendment religious protections are part and parcel of White Supremacy as they chiefly benefit White American Evangelicals, Catholics, Mormons, Baptists, and other mainstream Christian denominations that are primarily White. It builds temples around the world that draw visitors with awe-inspiring white stone spires, intricate carvings, gurgling fountains and wandering peacocks. VIDEO: Finally, Scientific Proof that Scientologys Body Thetans Cannot Exist! Whether you live in India or overseas, you can take a paid subscription by clicking here. But what happens when First Amendment religious protections and Second Amendment gun protections collide with the Government wanting to impose a terrorist definition on a religious group? The current ombudsman said he would retire on Aug. 1, but he is on an extended leave until then, using up paid time off. Her suit, filed in Essex County Superior Court, is believed to be the first to claim one of New Jerseys best known and longest-serving Catholic targeted a child for abuse. 'Do not say anything about this because it will hurt your mother,' she recalled Gerety, then the highest ranking church official in New Jersey, saying. Crader cited legal restrictions barring the disclosure of any discipline, but made plain the district did not look the other way. FBI vehicles during the raid on the Hindu Temple. By signing up you agree to allow POLITICO to collect your user information and use it to better recommend content to you, send you email newsletters or updates from POLITICO, and share insights based on aggregated user information. 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. They were paid $50 in cash, with the rest deposited in accounts in India, the complaint said. confirmed agents had been on the temple grounds but would not comment further. Other ideologies have their Rev Jackson, Rev Sharpton, blm and anti- fa. Stafford school board will not renew contract of nurse who rebelled against mask mandate, A year living in a hotel with 3 kids. Extending it further, Why is David Duke and company always shown with a cross of some form or other? He can take in tax-exempt donations for doing this. I appreciate you bringing something to our attention that would otherwise quickly sink in the din of news noise. Swaminarayan temple in US raided, workers taken from India treated as forced Somnath, Akshardham & now Ram Mandir Gujarat family designing temples for 15 generations. 1. The destruction of the Babri Mosque set off waves of sectarian violence, and the construction of the temple in Ayodhya is a significant step in the quest by Mr. Modi and his party to shift India from its secular foundations toward a Hindu identity. They are not free to leave. It looks like this group has connections to both Modi and the Patels. 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. Further, the Mormons never had to tell the US Government it had amassed that much cash. You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. So, Jeffrey, whats your take on why the Church of Scientology doesnt get raided? 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. Enlightenment does not turn a blind eye to suffering. A majority of the workers were Dalits, said the report. Find out who's up, who's down, and who really has the presidents ear in our West Wing Playbook newsletter, the insider's guide to the Biden White House and Cabinet. 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. "They were told that if they left that they could be subject to being picked up by the police," Kakaleck said. Chidiac did not immediately return messages. This is the only Hindu temple in . Without having gotten into the lawsuit much, my initial impression is that if they did any masonry/cement (as opposed to just manual labor) theyre going to have major Joy-zee problem. According to journalist Tyler Bridges, The Times-Picayune obtained a copy and traced its provenance to Duke, who compiled the content from womens self-help magazines. The federal raid comes as a lawsuit claims workers were lured there from India. 'This could have been a very serious outbreak,' said Dr. Barry Kreiswirth The virus attacked 93% of the patients and staff in the affected unit at the Carrier Clinic and would have been more difficult than the original strain to treat. And it is truly despicable. 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. 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. 11. Mandir hours are 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. daily. The Mormons excluded Black men from its Priesthood until 1978. The organization has strong ties with Narendra Modi, Indias prime minister, and his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. The FLDS filed an emergency Writ of Mandamus appealing the State of Texas illegally seizing its children and won. In 2017, a 17-year-old boy who was among the groups of religious volunteers who have helped on the construction project died after a fall. ROBBINSVILLE, N.J. (CBS) -- A local palace of peace turned into the site of suffering, according to a new lawsuit filed against the largest Hindu temple in the country. Of course, Scientology has had its internal culture of violence and cover up exposed many times. Over the years, the organization has grown into a global enterprise made up of both for-profit and nonprofit entities. 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 nearly 90 hours a week for around $1 an hour. 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. In a surprise to some, these funds cant be used for debt payments, a potential complication for fiscally stressed governments that had already etched out plans to pay off loans The rule could also affect New Jersey, which sold nearly $3.7 billion of bonds last year to cover its shortfall during the pandemic. their right to believe that God told them that Whites are superior, and fight this in Court? The Church of Scientology has for seven decades used this same pattern of human trafficking and forced labor while calling it religious. Murphy visited the Robbinsville temple which aims to be the biggest Hindu temple in the U.S. when he was running in 2017 and visited one of its temples during a 2019 trip to India. Pein said she was notified by Superintendent George Chidiac through an email following Monday night's school board meeting. The majority are Dalit, the lowest rung in Indias caste system. Temples in New Jersey. These Sea Org members are not free to call home when they want. I sincerely appreciate you taking the time to expand on your thoughts. Why is this even allowed? The contradiction here is insane. The former friends and colleagues are split over Johnson, with Paul accusing Huttle of using her experience with Johnson for her own political leverage, trying to undermine the off-the-line contenders campaign. Please enter valid email address to continue. It has shrines for the deities Venkateshwara, Rama and Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman, Ganesha, and Radha Krishna. As such, they do not have to be paid any money at all. ", CLOSE CALL Swift action kept outbreak of COVID variant in NJ facility from spreading into community, by The Records Lindy Washburn: The Hackensack Meridian Health system squelched an outbreak of COVID-19 late last year that infected 81 staff and patients at the Carrier Clinic, a behavioral health facility it owns in Somerset County and prevented the virus from spreading further. Religious workers can be legally subjected to harsh ecclesiastical disciplines. The LDS leadership will not give its members any relief. DaniellaSilva is a reporter for NBC News, focusing on education and how laws, policies and practices affect students and teachers. 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. The lawsuit says more than 200 workers - many who don't speak or understand English - were coerced into signing employment agreements to work at the Hindu temple, had their passports [] Even though he was an immoral and greedy charlatan, the First Amendment gave him permission to do everything he did. 9. 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. The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, one component of the campus, was inaugurated and opened to the public on August 10, 2014 as the world's largest Hindu temple outside India. US federal agents on Tuesday launched an investigation into a Hindu temple in New Jersey after workers alleged they were lured and forced to work more than 12 hours per day at slave wages to help build the temple. 10. In the pandemic, the group has donated masks to hospitals in Los Angeles and has flown oxygen to India, which has been recently engulfed in a devastating Covid-19 outbreak. You mentioned correctly: The Biden Administration has identified White Supremacy as the major domestic terrorist threat. I dont pretend that I am in a position to fact-check how much of this threat is real, especially since we live in an environment where demagogues and hucksters are throwing these terms around with abandon at anyone they disagree with. ***** There are so many intractable problems created by the First and Second Amendments. Instead of changing gun ownership laws, the US Government deemed the Branch Davidians fully legal exercise of US gun laws to be terroristic in nature. Mukesh Kumar, a 37-year-old worker who has since returned to India, contacted Ms. Sawant, the immigration lawyer, who began investigating. The outer beauty of the temple conceals the evil within perpetrated by the leaders. It also raises the question of how much power we should invest govt with in the areas of our homes, families faiths and other beliefs. 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. This is why Martha Stewart cannot serve on the Board of her own company. The ministry keeps the money they donated and is under no legal obligation to return the money. Hindu Temple Listings ISKCON of Central New Jersey 1020 W 7th St, Plainfield, Plainfield , New Jersey 7063 Hindu Temple. May this be a wedge in the ongoing work to stop slave labor in religious settings. In the complaint,sixmen have come forward with the allegations saying they were brought to theUSin 2018 and were made to worklong hours often under dangerous conditions. The US Government did not challenge the Mormons on its racist priesthood. 2. FBI agents raided a Robbinsville, New Jersey, Hindu temple over allegations of forced labor. Religions use all of the social services police, fire, roads, and infrastructure and pay no taxes for these services. The Bottom Line: If your spiritual enlightenment requires that other human beings suffer and be exploited, then your enlightenment is false and a lie. This creates the formidable legal quicksand in which White Supremacist religious groups can exist. Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart! In fact, these groups do not file for IRS 501(c)(3) religious tax exemption as they consider that formal tax-exempt status places them in servitude to the US Government. Scientology is particularly notorious in this regard. Shortly after, Kumar contacted Swati Sawant in 2020, an immigration lawyer who then began investigating these claims. Moreover, religious leaders have no legal obligations to make any financial disclosures to their own rank and file membership. The woman turned down the churchs offer and filed a $50 million lawsuit in March alleging Geretys sexual abuse led to a lifetime of mental health issues. Intangible spiritual benefits allows any religious group to take tax-exempt cash in exchange for conferring intangible spiritual benefits upon believers. 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. 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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. The Civil Rights Cases (1883) Feds raid New Jersey BAPS temple, face forced labor chargesFederal authorities in New Jersey are accusing the highly influential Hindu organization BAPS of h. They didnt think they would be treated like animals, or like machines that arent going to get sick, said Swati Sawant, an immigration lawyer in New Jersey who is also Dalit and said she first learned of the mens plight last year. Excellent point on David Duke. 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