Systematically Encouraging Suits Against Hindu and Buddhist Groups

suchandra · October 31, 2007

"Such groups are the Hare Krishnas"...would make sense that this was all triggered.

Posted Wednesday 31 October 2007, by Kunal Ghosh:

"The American Constitution enshrines religious freedom explicitly and unambiguously, it is well known. What is not well known is that America has many anti-cult laws on her statutes. A cult is defined as a cohesive social group devoted to beliefs or practices that the surrounding culture considers outside the mainstream. Under the cult laws any religious organisation, outside the pale of traditional Christian denominations, can be sued for millions of dollars if even one disgruntled or disappointed former disciple can be found who states that he/she has been taken advantage of. Many Hindu-Buddhist organisations and secular Yoga exercise groups have been sued under cult laws. Often an evangelical Christian enters a so-called cult in the disguise of a disciple only to come out later lifting an accusatory finger. Organised Christian cult-busting legal groups with dozens of lawyers and million dollar budgets go around systematically encouraging suits against Hindu and Buddhist groups. Such groups as the Hare <layer id="google-toolbar-hilite-0" style="background-color: Yellow; color: black;"></layer> Krishnas (ISKCON), Transcendental Meditation, the Sikhs under Yogi Bhajan, to name a few, have faced such suits and sometimes adverse settlements in the millions. To summarise, [1] what the Constitution gives with the right hand it takes away with the left, and [2] Evangelist influence is increasing as America moves more and more toward persecution of beliefs alien to mainstream Christian denominations."

Full article:

Mainstream, Vol XLV, No 45

Strategic Alliance with the USA in a World of ’Civilisation’-based Alignment

Wednesday 31 October 2007, by Kunal Ghosh

http://www.mainstreamweekly.net/article388.html