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  • Bishops Steal Over $ 52 Millions

    I was reading a Book by John Grisham , ‘A Time To Kill”(He also authored ‘The pelican Brief and The Firm, both were filmed).

     

    It is a story about  a Black being sent to the gallows for a murdering two rapists who raped his small daughter.

     

    The Book deals with American White Black Problem .’Law  among other things.

     

    There is a character in the story, a Bishop who tries to steal the Funds,$ 6000, he collected for the Accused.

     

    I was wondering whether some body would become so low in Life., though I am aware of the swindles by the Church and some Bishops.But individually the the rake of by a Bishop may not come anywhere  near a %2 Million Dollar swindled by Martin Sigillito—a bishop in the American Anglican Convocation and a St. Louis attorney—convinced 200-plus people to do more than just consider it: they actually entrusted him with their money to invest in a financial venture. But this venture turned out to be an old-fashioned Ponzi scheme, and in April of this year, Sigillito was convicted of leading a conspiracy that swindled $52 million from victim investors

    One of the United Kingdom hotel properties that victims of Martin Sigillito’s Ponzi scheme thought they were investing in.
    One of the United Kingdom hotel properties that victims of Martin Sigillito’s Ponzi scheme thought they were investing in.

    He is an Attorney as well.

     

    I am also providing Links at the end of the post some scams by the Clergy(from The FBI Files) as well.

     

    Please search the FBI site.

     

    Well , Men of God!?

     

    Story:

     

    How the scam began. In late 2000, Sigillito opened a law office but didn’t actually practice law—instead, he advertised his “international business consulting services.” One of the “services” he offered was participation in the British Lending Program (BLP), transformed by Sigillito into a Ponzi scheme. Through the BLP, investors could “loan” money to a real estate developer in the United Kingdom for short periods of time, mostly one year, at high rates of return—between 10 and 48 percent.

    This real estate developer, according to Sigillito, had a knack for spotting undervalued properties he could flip for a profit, had options on land that would become valuable when re-zoned, and had inside connections with British authorities. It sounded like a win-win for investors.

    Unfortunately, this British developer was not the wunderkind Sigillito made him out to be—he was just another link in the criminal conspiracy.

    How did Sigillito convince his investors to part with their money? He exploited his personal ties to people and particular groups he was affiliated with—like his church, social clubs, professional acquaintances, family, and neighbors—in a technique known as affinity fraud. He also held himself up as an expert in international law and finance and claimed he was a lecturer at Oxford University in England (when in reality he had simply taken part in a summer legal program at Oxford).

    http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2012/july/massive-ponzi-scheme-proves-age-old-adage/massive-ponzi-scheme-proves-age-old-adage

     

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  • Christianity Converts Even During Obituary

    I received an email from The American Hindu Association.

    It is disgusting to see proselytization even after death.

    What do they gain by numbers?

    It shows the weakness of Religion.

    Do they mean to imply that Christianity would like to have dead followers?

    Please read my posts under Christianity.

    Watch the Video of a western woman on Hinduism.

    Seems to know the fundamentals correct, I am not sure how many Hindus have this fundamental grasp of Hinduism.

    There are some sane people too.

    Christian Conversion
    Christian Conversion

    The Forward.

    UNITED STATES, March 24, 2013 (Huffington Post, by Anantanand Rambachan): We recently lost a beloved family elder. He lived out his life within the structures of meaning and ritual provided by the Hindu tradition. These guided his commitment to work, his devotion to family, and his sense of justice. The beginning and the end of his life were marked by traditional Hindu ceremonies. He was a paragon of fidelity and a repository of rich life experiences that he shared passionately in stories with receptive grandchildren. The Hindu tradition is still domestic centered. Since funeral ceremonies are performed at home, it is customary, in Hindu obituaries, to mention the address, identify the funeral ritual as Hindu and specify the place of cremation.

    We received many cards, notes and letters of sympathy in the days following the funeral ceremony. There were several, however, from persons whose names and addresses we did not recognize. Each one was structured in a similar way. The writer opened with words of sympathy, making mention of many personal details from the obituary. This was followed by Biblical texts about the way to eternal life and reunion with loved ones. The letters spoke of punishment for unbelievers but also of the promise of salvation from effects of sin “through the ransom sacrifice of …Jesus Christ.” The letters included published Christian literature. We quickly realized that these Christian letter-writers searched newspaper obituaries with the aim of identifying families belonging to other religious traditions with the aim of proselytization. We learned also that this was not unusual and that Hindus experiencing death in their families regularly received such invitations to convert.

    Some Christians, like these letter writers, assume a religious need in the other for Christianity and make no effort to understand the religious life of the other. They conclude wrongly that traditions other than Christianity have no good resources and insights for helping their practitioners understand and cope with the loss of a loved one and they appeal to fear of punishment as a basis for religious commitment. They are driven by their need to convert the other and not by the need of the other for conversion. Christians will understand better our discomfort by taking our places and imagining themselves as recipients of invitations, from Hindus, to convert in the midst of grief for a loved one.

    What troubled me also about this effort to proselytize is the undisguised attempt to exploit what they saw as an occasion of emotional vulnerability resulting from our grief. Such exploitation is not dissimilar to proselytization in circumstances of poverty or in situations of natural disaster that we witnessed, for example, on the occasion of the Asian tsunami. Grief-evangelism, as I choose to describe what we experienced, is similar to aid-evangelism and both need to be vigorously repudiated by people of all religions. There are many good reasons for reading obituaries. Trolling for opportunities to proselytize is not among the good ones.

    More at source.

     

    Adopting Hinduism–Youtube Video

    UNITED STATES, September 4, 2012 (YouTube): Raised Catholic, and considering herself spiritual for many years, Danielle decided to convert to Hinduism at age 16. The name Gauri Maheshwari was given to Danielle by one of the priests at the temple upon her decision to be a Hindu.

    Hinduism is a way of life for Danielle. In fact, it is the very essence of life and gives her purpose in all she does. It makes her a kinder, gentler person because she realizes that God is in everyone and so she must treat people the way she would treat God. Danielle worships in her puja room at home and at the Hindu Temple in St. Louis.

    In this 30 minute interesting and well-made video, Gauri articulately explains her views on Hinduism, religion, beliefs, adopting Hinduism and more. At the time of the interview she is 18 years old.

     

     

     

    Hindu Obituaries And Christian Proselytization

    Ack.American Hindu Association,AHA.

     

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