?Spiritual? Politicking Sathya Sai Baba Style. An India-UK Nexus
2009-11-04 19:22:00 After our urgent, co-ordinated actions, the British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie were within minutes prevented from visiting Sai Baba at Whitefield near Bangalore. They were ten minute?s drive away from his ashram when, heeding our representations, British High Commission officials were able to dissuade Blair and his wife from visiting Sathya Sai Baba.
Links Critical of Sathya Sai Baba: India?s Most Famous Living Guru
2009-11-01 22:09:00 Links to websites and blogsites critical of Sathya Sai Baba, India's most famous living guru, who claims to be God fully incarnate, come to save the world, effectively in his own lifetime
Artificial Intelligence Diagnoses Abuse
2009-10-30 15:17:00 Eric Bland, Discovery News A broken bone one day, a particular infection a few months later and depression the following year may appear to be separate, medical issues. However, to a new artificial intelligence program developed by Boston doctors, these are all symptoms of domestic abuse. ...
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Inner Ignoring of ?Warning Flags? Prior To Dissent From A Sect
2009-10-28 22:12:00 There is an ignoring, while one is still a member a questionable group, of what apostates, looking back on their process, have called 'warning flags'. The rationalising and psychological denial factors loom, but not so large as to cause deeper questioning and leave-taking. These are phenomena widely encountered in the reports of dissenters from sects. I have written of this aspect in an article, where I wrote: "Since leaving Sathya Sai Baba in October 1999, I have counted around 10 major ?flags? that I myself ignored. The realization of most of these resistances only occurred over time. Coming out of the spell?s grip is a painful, arduous process". See: A Cult?s Powerful Grip. (Sathya Sai Baba Sect Example) Posted by Barry Pittard on June 29, 2009
More from the Guru Papers ? on sexual abuse
2009-10-27 10:24:00 ‘The Guru Papers’ by Joel Kramer and Diane Alstead is a major work exposing the exploitation of authoritarian power by gurus. It is particularly relevant to the study of Sathya Sai Baba, who fits the bill for such a guru:- “When abuses are publicly exposed, the leader either denies or justifies the behaviors by saying ...
Reputed Media and Other Agencies Decried By Sathya Sai Baba?s Defenders
2009-10-27 00:21:00 Those who defend Sathya Sai Baba and his global cult would tirelessly denigrate and defame all who seriously question him and his Sathya Sai Organization. Quite apart from former followers and other critics, their targets include leading journalists and broadcasters of repute who have investigated Sathya Sai Baba and his sect. This fact alone suggests the cultic mind at work. Being one of those centrally involved in approaches to Interpol, media, UNESCO, and other agencies in attempting to bring third party scrutiny to the Sathya Sai Baba and his core accomplices, I have repeatedly seen how demanding journalists and officials of these professional organizations are. Media include the BBC, DR, CBC, ABC, SBS, India Today, Times of London, Telegraph, the Guardian, the Age, Gatopado, West Australian, (Adelaide) Advertiser, and newspapers in Europe, Canada and and still others.
David Bailey and Thomas Wiehe. Transcript Of Phone Link: Sathya Sai Abuses
2009-10-24 23:44:00 This article contains the link to the mp3 format phone conversation in which David Bailey, an enormously important early exposer of India's leading guru Sathya Sai Baba, explains his and his wife Faye Bailey's stance. In 1999, the extensive document 'The Findings' by David and Faye Bailey appeared. This document caused enormous damage to the Sathya Sai Baba's credibility and that of his worldwide Sathya Sai Organization. Here was the case where persons previously very close indeed to Sathya Sai Baba spoke out, and in no uncertain terms. Faye had been a noted leader in the Australian Sathya Sai Organization well before the guru, much to the astonishment of them both, chose them to be husband and wife, and presided over their wedding. In their speaking out about the untold corruption they and others had uncovered, and the consequent great shock and sense of spiritual betrayal, the unique role in the organization of the Baileys stood in marked contrast to the situation in which...
Robert Priddy and Barry Pittard On Dr G. Venkataraman ? Sathya Sai Baba Glo
2009-10-17 23:16:00 The Sathya Sai Organisation's Deception and Propaganda Expose "The foes of the 'open society' (Sir Karl Popper's term) are those who use its very openness to achieve their closed and devious ends. Sai Baba and his highly authoritarian and cultist organisation have such ends, which critics have tried to make known. Its foremost leaders silence all those who question it- and never face substantive criticisms. For the first time - after six years of pained and guilty silence - since hundreds of long-term devotees left it in disgust - the Sathya Sai Organisation has found it necessary to try to defuse the debate about Sathya Sai Baba's alleged crimes, deceits and fraudulence. Dr. Venkataraman's tendentious cover-up article expresses untruths which have long circulated within the cult, giving an opportunity to confront him with facts and truth"
Lord Paul Swarj Under British Police Investigation
2009-10-12 23:45:00 I have written of the Sathya Sathya Sai Baba-implicated and high-profile British Labour Government Minister, Tony McNulty MP, and police investigations into allegations of rorting the British taxpayer. The very wealthy Lord Paul of Marylebone (See Wikipedia note below) is now under police investigation for the same reason. In probing Lord Paul, the British media might like, while investigating, to see whether Paul has been assisting the Sathya Sai Organization, as has been Tony McNulty. Both have long been powerfully influential in the British Labour Party.
Michelle Goldberg, US Author-Journalist, on Sathya Sai Baba (1)
2009-10-07 23:53:00 It is one of the gambits of pro Sathya Sai Baba activists like Indulal Shah (when he was active), Dr G.Venkataraman and his virtual counterpart Gerald Moreno, to portray highly reputed media journalists as sensationalist, and so on. In their offensive and denunciatory style, they fail to credit world leading media journalists, and the researchers as well, ...
Thorbjørn Meyer: Is Democracy Such A Good Idea?
2009-10-05 00:06:00 My regular readers will have noticed my use of - not uncommonly - phrases of the sort: Sathya Sai Baba and certain of his core leaders. Worthy leaders have their assistants or followers; oppressive ones have their henchmen. Thorbjørn Meyer, European Central Coordinator of the Sathya Sai Organization, is regarded by a number who know him well as being of the henchman variety. Meyer's lack of accountability is great. Abandoned are essential values of democratic accountability, as if they had never been heard of. This is of course true in regard to various other key Sathya Sai Baba leaders; however, Meyer is one of the foremost of the guru's leaders, and his accountability the greater. He is right at the hub of the cover up of Sathya Sai Baba, and of his monumental spiritual betrayal, and of the suppression of serious crimes that would, were India far more properly democratic, be investigated as a matter of course. Robert Priddy, when head of the Sathya Sai Organization, knew...
Concerning Attempts To Contact Former Sathya Baba Followers
2009-10-04 01:11:00 Concerning Attempts To Contact Former Sathya Baba Followers In the case of these approaches, carefully vetting is performed so as to screen off the proven attempts of Gerald Moreno and others to infiltrate or otherwise undermine former devotee work to bring about proper third party investigation of Sathya Sai Baba and core components of his international Sathya Sai Organization. It has been important for us to take advice from outstanding abuse professionals, lawyers, and so on. The temerity, and in some cases the naivity, of some requests to us for even the most sensitive information might stagger those who had not become used to it.
Sathya Sai Baba can?t escape the sex abuse testimonies
2009-10-03 20:33:00 At least 30 young men have openly testified in public to one or another form of sexual abuse by Sathya Sai Baba, from handling of genitals to masturbation and oral sex. Numerous others who fear for their own safety have contacted trusted dissidents in private with their accounts. SAI BABA ALLEGED SEXUAL ABUSES – A HISTORICAL ...
Sathya Sai Baba and Dr G.Venkataraman: Will They Disavow Their Idi Amin Fon
2009-10-01 23:09:00 Deputy head of the international Satahya Sai Organization and Head of Sai Global Radio G. Venkataraman?s ?Mr Idi Amin? Report (/Journals/Vol_05/01JAN07/11-pr-asanthi-diary) stands as an appalling affront to those who suffered at this monstrous dictator's hands. Note how Venkataraman, on Sai Global Radio, refers to Mr Idi Amin. I may add that it is interesting that Amin claimed to have a direct line to God. Did he have in mind, specifically, Sathya Sai Baba? Perhaps Amin scholars may have something among their files, and can let us all know. Here is what G. Venkataraman wrote:
Dr G. Venkataraman, Sathya Sai Baba?s Nuclear Boon Companion
2009-09-29 00:18:00 Robert Priddy is the former long-time head of the Sathya Sai Organization in Norway and a retired philosopher in the Social Sciences, University of Oslo. He has written insightfully on the extraordinary, often procrustean efforts of Sathya Sai Baba's head of Puttaparthi propaganda programs to rationalise his beliefs in Sathya Sai Baba. Though not a physical (actually, nuclear) scientist like Dr G. Venkataraman, he has an abiding interest in the sciences, and how a certain variety of scientists, in a great minority but with unfortunate influence far beyond their importance, falsely use science to buttress up their religious claims. The following information may be of particular value for journalistic and scholarly investigators, and also those institutions and agencies which the Sathya Sai cult in many countries attempts to influence - but without portraying their real agendas. For those who may like to hunt and peck among Priddy's writings on G. Venkataraman, I have excerpted fro...
Brandjacking Index: Financial Brand Abuse
2009-09-22 23:20:00 In this edition of the Brandjacking Index®, they look at brand abuse trends in the financial vertical, focusing on four major financial services brands and four terms associated with the financial crisis – foreclosure, mortgage, refinance and unemployed. As the economy has worsened over the past months, they found that con artists have exploited consumers' financial fears and uncertainties, and have rushed in to hijack well-known brands for their own profit.As in their previous reports, this edition of the Brandjacking Index tracked millions of emails and billions of web pages, including pages featuring online advertising, eCommerce, auctions and social networking.Request Free!
?The Secret Swami? ? BBC Film Footage and Transcript
2009-09-22 00:29:00 VIEW THESE EXCERPT TRANSCRIPTS AND VIDEO CLIPS FROM THE BBC TV DOCUMENTARY 'THE SECRET SWAMI':
?BILD? Story. ?Guru Wants Sex? (Sathya Sai Baba)
2009-09-13 02:24:00 The article below, in which Jens Sethi recounts being sexually abused by Sathya Sai Baba, is from the magazine 'BILD' of Munich on 21st August, 2000. Wikipedia states that 'BILD' is "the best-selling newspaper in Europe and has the sixth-largest circulation worldwide". About a year earlier, NEXUS Magazine (Australia), August-September 1999, featured three articles on Sathya Sai Baba, containing serious allegations. One of these was the testimony of a German husband and wife, Jens and Gurprit Sethi who had been devotees, but had left him.The other articles were the testimony of Terry Gallagher, (who, on principle, had resigned as head of the Sathya Sai Organization in Australia) and Hans de Kraker, also Australia, who had likewise investigated allegations of Sathya Sai Baba's serial sexual abuse of boys and young men. Kraker was, for a number of years, head of the Western Canteen at Puttaparthi
The Theology of Abuse (Part One)
2009-09-10 23:29:00 Hugo, via Facebook, pointed me to today's Washington Post story about a new study on clergy sexual abuse from Baylor University's School of Social Work: One in every 33 women who attend worship services regularly has been the target of sexual advances by a religious leader, a survey released Wednesday says.The study, by Baylor University researchers, found that the problem is so pervasive that it almost certainly involves a wide range of denominations, religious traditions and leaders."It certainly is prevalent, and clearly the problem is more than simply a few charismatic leaders preying on vulnerable followers," said Diana Garland, dean of Baylor's School of Social Work, who co-authored the study.It found that more than two-thirds of the offenders were married to someone else at the time of the advance.... For its study, Baylor used the 2008 General Social Survey, a nationally representative sample of 3,559 respondents, to estimate the prevalence of clergy sexual misconduct. Wo...
By: Reiter's Block
Chris Brown Abuse NEVER happened before!
2009-09-09 19:06:00 This is a second series in which I wanted to write about Chris Brown and his interview with Larry King. Chris Brown, his Mother and Denial was my first part.IT NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE!Chris Brown's reaction towards the beginning of the interview is pretty typical. In most cases abusers will NOT admit when things happened before, but when they get caught like he did? THAT was the first time! The relationship was pretty normal beforehand.I realize people will RUSH to say the incidents that are mentioned were never proven. If it never happened would you react like he did? "I don't remember that happening." Most people will say, "THAT NEVER HAPPENED!" The lawyer stated that the probation people took those incidents from different reports, and placed it in the present report. THAT doesn't mean it never happened! OH AND they never spoke to either of the parties about this. Where did it come from then? Something was called to their attention, and if neither party told the prob...
Alleged Foster Care Abuse
2009-09-09 01:04:00 The parents of a minor child who was in foster care are suing the foster parents, case worker and agency after the child was allegedly beaten while in care. Plaintiffs Mariam Lee and Bernard Hightower allege that their daughter was placed in foster care with defendant Booker Terry who battered and beat her "on her head causing her to suffer severe brain damage." The complaint further states that Booker Terry was not a licensed foster parent and it was illegal and against DCFS policies to place the child in that home. The plaintiffs also allege that the defendant agency and its employees knew that Booker Terry had a history of violence and committed acts of violence against their daughter. To...
Paralyzed Man Alleges Abuse By Cops and False Charges
2009-09-08 23:35:00 A paralyzed man claims two Chicago police officers pulled him out of his car and caused him to be falsely charged with criminal offenses. According to the complaint, on June 6, 2008, plaintiff Kenneth Courtney was stopped by two Chicago police officers who pointed their firearms at him and ordered him out of the car. The plaintiff is paralyzed from the waist down and could not comply with the order, the complaint states. Plaintiff asserts that the police officers pulled him out of his car and searched his vehicle and later wrongly stated that he did not have a valid driver's license, stood up using his legs and posessed contraband....
Depositions Sought in Priest Sexual Abuse Case
2009-09-08 23:19:00 Plaintiffs in a sexual abuse case against a priest in Washington are seeking subpoenas for the depositions of three Illinois priests in order to get more information on the defendant's past behavior. The plaintiffs, whose identities are concealed, claim that they were sexually abused by Christian Brother Edward Courtney in Washington in the late 1970's and early 1980's. The petition filed today states that Courtney served at three schools in Illinois in the 60's and 70's - Rice High School in Chicago, Leo Catholic High School in Chicago and St. Laurence High School in Burbank, Illinois. The petition filed today seeks supboenas for the depositions of Brother Thomas J. Collins, John Patrick McGraw and Brother Norbert B. Hueller, all currently...
?What about the miracles?? Response To One Drawn By Sathya Sai Baba
2009-09-06 03:53:00 Recently, a writer, who had witnessed inexplicable phenomena occurring at a Sai devotee venue, asked me: what about the (Sathya Sai Baba-related) miracles that are happening around the world? I responded in terms close to the following. I shall now include some relevant links: The question is fair. It is one that many who have left Sathya Sai Baba have pondered over. I have not seen any satisfactory explanation. Typically, there is a quality of manifestation that cannot be explained. In my view, these phenomena are far removed from phenomena of the Ouija board type, what to mention many another variety studied by parapsychologists. I think that neither devotee nor non-devotee explanations can do justice to phenomena about which, in the scientific, rational sense, we can say very little. There is that arresting statement in the philosopher Paul Wittgenstein's 'Tractatus': "Whereof we cannot speak, thereof we must be silent".
Religious Abuse Religious Extremism
2009-09-04 21:40:00 As I struggle with my anger over the story of Jaycee Lee Dugard I read a story regarding Elizabeth Smart as well.In both cases, the accused abductor seems to have been motivated by religious extremism, Ed Smart said."It makes you angry that anyone would use God as an excuse to rationalize their predatory behavior," he said.It amazes me that most people can connect the dots with the religious abuse - among other forms of abuse - with these two ladies, but can't see the downright screwy thinking of the church regarding domestic violence of all forms.I mean they use GOD to rationalize the abusive behaviors towards family members ALL THE TIME!WORK ON YOURSELFI remember years back when I started on my journey of learning that I had experienced abuse. What I was living with was indeed abuse - verbal and emotional abuse. I didn't recognize the physical abuse right away. I assumed that getting the snot kicked out of me was the only form of physical abuse. I learned later that was inco...
Huffing - Solvent Abuse
2009-09-02 14:00:00 People who use inhalants can lose their sense of smell, suffer nausea and nosebleeds and may develop liver, lung and kidney problems. Chronic use can lead to reduced muscle mass, tone and strength. Inhalants can make people unable to walk, talk and think normally. Much of the damage is caused to the brain tissue when the toxic fumes are sniffed straight into the sinus.
Playmate Dalene Kurtis Victim Of Abuse (Photos)
2009-09-01 14:06:00 Former Playmate of The Year Dalene Kurtis was attacked by her boyfriend, who also threatened to kill her, while on vacation in Hawaii. Dalene claims he punched her, chocked her, broke her finger and spit in her face while saying he was “gonna kill [her],” “slit [her] throat” and that she was a “f**king whore.” The ...
Donors and Would-be Donors Beware (Sathya Sai Central Trust Example)
2009-08-30 01:34:00 As the years pass, more evidence emerges of the very non-divine manner in which Sathya Sai Baba and his financial wing collect vast funds - particularly from wealthy donors. As with scams the world over, there are methods of 'spotting' - in this case, by ashram staff of visitors most likely to donate large sums. The admixture of 'miracles' - such as Sai Baba's 'materializing' of expensive rings or pendants etc., for the wealthy - is central to setting up of these traps. This operation involves the participation of the registration office, as well as Sathya Sai Baba's close servitors, many of them wealthy or those who have given away their wealth to him. Criminals and police forces often refer to this type of spotting as finding the 'mark' or victim to be set up. Donors and Would-be Donors Beware There are two classes of individual, and in some cases institutions, who have every reason to be looking at these issues. First, those who have already been donors to Sathya Sa...
Prescription Drug Abuse
2009-08-30 01:06:00 With Michael Jackson's doctor and the recent homicide charge, it seems timely to talk about prescription drug abuse. While we don't yet know the complete list of chemicals found in Michael Jackson's body, it's quite clear that this is an example of a doctor and his patient acting complicitly in the horrible cycle of drug abuse. This is an equal opportunity syndrome. For example, you can be a doctor, a grocery store cashier, a garbageman, a famous writer, even a star high school athlete and be prescription drug abuse victim. While I have not intentionally been complicit, like most doctors, I've been duped by patients that I trusted were telling me a true story only to find out they were...
Gerald Moreno?s Attacks On Individuals and Institutions Critical of Sathya
2009-08-28 14:57:00 How could any Sathya Sai Baba devotee - of those many who are decent and sincere - bear to read Gerald Joe Moreno's writings? The constant welter of the latter's constant, strident, vituperative and demeaning posts to the Internet can, even at a quick glance, be gauged by the titles of but a small portion of his links, which, for convenience, are posted here: Partial List of Gerald Moreno's Vast Postings Contra Sathya Sai Baba Critics. See also: About Gerald 'Joe' Moreno's Chameleon and Deceptive Websites
United Methodist Church Daycare Sued for Abuse
2009-08-28 00:37:00 An unnamed woman is suing a daycare associated with the Ministries of the United Methodist Church on behalf of her son for abuse she alleges occurred at the daycare. According to the complaint, on May 7, 2009, defendant Jerome Morgan, an employee of the Marcy Center, a daycare center on S. Springfield in Chicago, "attacked, assaulted and battered" the minor plaintiff. The complaint goes on to state that defendants named - including the Chicago Board of Education which controlled the elementary school where minor plaintiff was enrolled at the time - owe a duty to its students to protect them from "sexual assault and/or battery by its employees." To read the complaint, click here....
Would Serious Sathya Sai Baba Devotees Read Gerald Moreno?s Attacks?
2009-08-27 01:15:00 How could any Sathya Sai Baba devotee - of those many who are decent and sincere – bear to read Gerald Joe Moreno’s writings? The constant welter of the latter’s constant, strident, vituperative and demeaning posts to the Internet can, even at a quick glance, be gauged by the titles of but a small portion of his links, ...
Brian D.Steel Updates References To Kevin R.D.Shepherd Writings
2009-08-25 03:25:00 Brian D.Steel, who has written in-depth on matters of Sathya Sai Baba-related bibliography, has just sent a note. I think that these references below can be read as a resource in company with my blog of yesterday: Kevin R.D. Shepherd Exposes Sathya Sai Baba Defender Gerald Moreno Brian Steel writes: I have just amended 2 articles to include references to 3 more of Kevin R.D. Shepherd's contributions, the latest from his splendid new website: http://www.kevinrdshepherd.info-
R.D. Shepherd Exposes Sathya Sai Baba Defender Gerald Moreno
2009-08-24 01:43:00 I refer to the independent British scholar Kevin R.D. Shepherd. His older website - http://citizeninitiative.com/ - cites academics of renown who have supported his work, such as the eminent British psychologist, Robert H.Thouless, (1894-1984)who wrote the best-selling "Straight and Crooked Thinking". Shepherd has just put online another website - www.kevinrdshepherd.info. It deals with topics on which he has written widely - philosophy, religion and psychology. Although Kevin Shepherd has never had affiliation with Sathya Sai Baba or his worldwide movement, nor friendship with former followers of Sathya Sai Baba, one section deals with Gerald 'Joe' Moreno, a highly aggressive, vituperative, defamatory pro Sathya Sai Baba defender, who works with assistance - they in the background - from prominents well as rank-and-file Sai Baba personnel in different parts of the world.
Maternal Deprivation Abuse
2009-08-22 17:19:00 Victims of domestic violence suffer physical and emotional trauma at the hands of their abusers. Some don?t escape these relationships alive. But even for those who are fortunate enough to get out with their lives, their ordeal isn?t necessarily over. In many cases their tormentors still pose a threat to them and their children. And ...
New Zealand Lawyer Exposes Official Cover Up of Killings In Sathya Sai Baba
2009-08-20 01:33:00 Long before worldwide allegations of Sathya Sai Baba?s serial sexual abuse of boys and young men began to surface in earnest ? circa AD 2000 ? notable individuals shocked by signs of cover up ? started to analyze situations, and leave the Sathya Sai Baba camp. For an example of early investigators, see the article by Warren C. Pyke LLN (Hons.) LLM (VUW), Barrister, New Zealand 3-3-1993: Sathya Sai Baba Murders Evidence (A New Zealand Barrister Analyses Police Evidence). Another earlier investigator of various serious allegations against Sathya Sai Baba was Terry Gallagher, an agricultural scientist and businessman who, in consequence of his findings, resigned as head of the Sathya Sai Organization in Australia. See: Terry Gallagher?s Testimony
No Place to Hide: Drug Abuse
2009-08-14 14:00:00 When the addict commits a harmful act or dishonest deed, they develop a memory of that deed and all the surrounding circumstances at the moment the deed was done. Contained in each memory is who was involved, the time and place the deed occurred and what the end result of the dishonest deed was. The addict knows these negative actions are wrong and because the person himself, not the addicted personality, is good they will feel bad or guilty after the dishonest act was committed.
11 Cited For Handicapped Placard Abuse
2009-08-13 15:00:00 According to Chicago Breaking News, 11 motorists abusing handicapped placard privileges were cited Wednesday morning....
Senior Indian Policeman (Rtd) Speaks Out About Sathya Sai Baba Murders Cove
2009-08-07 12:11:00 As the years have passed, the Government of India and the Government of Andhra Pradesh have not been able to silence all police personnel. One who has refused to shut up is a senior, retired policeman V. J. Ram, whose work as a detective won him a Presidential Medal. He has spoken out against the massive cover up of the police killings in Sathya Sai Baba's private quarters, when Sathya Sai Baba and his brother (the late) Janaki Ramaiah (who was on the Sathya Sai Central Trust) had charge of events soon after the slayings occurred.Those who wish to know more about V.J. Ram's work are welcome to contact me (my details are obtainable by clicking on the tab - Barry Pittard
Sara Morrison Claims Sexual Abuse By Dr. Phil (Photos)
2009-08-06 18:54:00 A former patient named Sara Morrison accuses Dr. Phil McGraw of fondling and sexually abusing her while she was being treated by the TV Doctor. The 44 year-old woman says she looked for help when she was a college sophomore home for the summer because she suffered from low self-esteem, depression and felt suicidal back ...
New data breach research looks at 'misuse and abuse' of corporate resources
2009-07-28 02:00:00 I recently came across the very useful '2009 Data Breach Investigations Report' from Verizon Business. It makes some particularly interesting points about insider risk.
Abuse in the Spiritual Realm
2009-07-18 19:57:00 Once in a while you come across a very moving video regarding dealing with domestic violence within the church. Spiritual Help for the Abused is a very pretty and moving video.I wanted to share this. Speaking about this domestic violence within the home is the first step toward healing. There are alot of places of worship that encourage the silence, but that is not what the Bible states is to happen. The truth is to be brought into the light, because that is what God's word says.Truth is what brings healing, and not silence as a tool for the sacrifice for others not wishing to face it.
Petition For Official Investigation Into Sathya Sai Baba Cult
2009-07-10 00:00:00 A key difficulty facing an authoritarian, suppressive, unaccountable sect such as the Sathya Sai Organization is this: When there are serious scandals being hushed up, there is -: organized, networked dissent and public exposure, and in other ways quiet disruption and internal decay that happens quite apart from formal, focused, widespread efforts. the exponential spread of crisis for the organization. The well-informed leaders of "the Secret Swami's" (c.f. the BBC) know and suffer the effects of these three factors. It suits them to allow ignorant and unconscionable voices to attack those who have responsibly and clearly raised the issues in various parts of the world.
Sathya Sai Baba Sect: A Crisis of Trust
2009-07-05 00:01:00 One of the distinctive phenomena that independently confirm voices critical of Sathya Sai Baba and his cult is that his movement is eroding from within. A glance at each of these older articles in conjunction with the other highlights two important facts:
Ex-judge taken to court for eight years of abuse
2009-07-01 01:44:00 The 20-year-old son of former Cook County Court Judge Lambros Kutrubis filed suit in court today, accusing his father of eight years of physical and emotional abuse.In the 16-page complaint, John Kutrubis detailed his father's initial abuse of his mother, Betty Stokes, leading up to an incident in 1999, when he threw her out of the house and cut off all contact between mother and son.In the years following, from 1999 until 2007, Kutrubis claims his father "on a regular, consistent basis, would become intoxicated and then begin physically striking Plaintiff about the head, back and chest, often without warning."...
A Cult?s Powerful Grip. (Sathya Sai Baba Sect Example)
2009-06-29 03:16:00 Since leaving Sathya Sai Baba in October 1999, I have counted around 10 major 'flags' that I myself ignored. The realization of most of these resistances only occurred over time. Coming out of the spell's grip is a painful, arduous process. Approached with rigorous self-questioning and the company of loving, caring and insightful individuals, the process can be full of learning, personal renewal, and a sense of release from hard-held self-concepts. One confronts oneself, far more than anyone or anything else.
You Can Help Stop Handicapped Placard, License Abuse
2009-06-22 04:58:00 Now you can help catch people abusing handicapped placards and parking for free at parking meters. Based on the great investigative reporting by CBS 2 on motorists illegally using handicapped placards, Secretary of State Police have setup a website to report this abuse. You'll need to provide some important pieces of info, including the placard or license plate number, or the disability plate number, plus date, time and address of the abuse. You can go to the website for more info. But check out the second part of the two part investigative report by Dave Savini entitled, State Asks For Your Help Catching Meter Cheaters. It's a great piece of reporting catching some people misbehaving and embarrassing the hell out...
Did Obama Abuse His Power to Punish an Investigation of His Friend?
2009-06-13 01:40:00 Sorry in advance for the quick hit-and-git. I’m out the door to a Rockies game and this just crossed on Drudge. Seems Barack Obama may have fired an IG (and inso doing, even violated the law he helped craft about the procedures for such) because he was investigating a big supporter of the president. Read through ...
By: GayPatriot
Jon Gosselin accused of Animal abuse Gossip
2009-06-11 16:21:00 Hollywood Celebrity GossipAs if Jon Gosselin did not already have enough allegations thrown at him, he has also recently been accused of animal cruelty.
Sathya Sai Baba Sect and Its Hidden Agendas. A Caution
2009-05-30 01:47:00 Sathya Sai Baba sect devotees around the world speak constantly of Truth, Right Conduct, Peace, Love and Non-Violence. They would link up with you, smile happily with you, act in a manner that has every appearance of professional and ethical responsibility. But there is a hidden agenda. What is more, core leaders keep a great deal hidden from the rank-and-file members. This means that the latter are all the more convincing when they interface with their communities - for they come across as honest, decent and nice people. They often are |
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