The lawsuit says hundreds of workers from India suffered torturous treatment. Scientology promises a generous wage and a better life in America. Why do they get a free ride? This sent the message that polygamy is unacceptable whereas racism is not. BJU appealed. The total spent by the group over the previous three years is nearly as much as the $15.6 million Murphys campaign will be permitted to spend in this years general election, assuming it takes part in the states public financing program. It has shrines for the deities Venkateshwara, Rama and Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman, Ganesha, and Radha Krishna. Not enough evidence (sure not)? 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. You will now start receiving email updates. ), and finally trusting in the durable comfort zone of the party line.. The people at the top get rich by exploiting everyone beneath them in the name of God, the Guru, L. Ron Hubbard, or whatever the Deity is. No one seemed put out by the dopey white folk. "I've represented migrant farmworkers, I've done low-wage worker cases, and this is really quite shocking.". HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Senate Democrats Jack Barnes, former U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo, NJAIJ's Viri Martinez. The old ban on excess capital accumulation by religions seems to have disappeared due to the inaction of the IRS and the US Congress. Lenin Joshi, a spokesman for BAPS, told the newspaper, "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.". But also a new selfie, Reels Central ministries biggest litigants in govt with 2.85 lakh pending cases, finance tops list, Florida Bill proposes gender studies ban, matches likely Presidential candidate DeSantis vision. The organization, related entities and several people are accused of recruiting the men to come to New Jersey and help build the temple for around 87 hours a week for $450 a month, or around $1.20 an hour. 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. 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. Kakalec said that the situation was a "labor trafficking" case" and that the workers were "constantly monitored" with dozens of cameras and threatened with fines for breaking rules. As of 2021, only 2% of Utah is Black. Thank you. It is allowed because First Amendment religious protections allow a convicted sex felon to run his White-only polygamist church from a prison cell. It looks like this group has connections to both Modi and the Patels. 3,664,496 fully vaccinated, or about 39.4 percent of the population. 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. The parallels to scientology are stunning. The US Government did not challenge the Mormons on its racist priesthood. These people get nothing except what a particular ministry decides they may get. The Catholic Church fought for over 20 years in its refusal to turn over internal records of pedophile priests sexually molesting boys. TRANSGRESSION 'Action' taken against Neptune vice principal involved in transphobic rant, by The Asbury Park Press Joe Strupp: School district officials have taken 'swift and serious action' against the middle school vice principal who threw a beer at fellow diners during a videotaped transphobic meltdown last month that went viral, according to a district notice. 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. 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. He even worked in conspiracy theories and Holocaust Denials. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization have found that face masks are effective in reducing the spread of the disease., A year living in a hotel with 3 kids. Bullets of all calibers are in high demand and manufacturers are hard-pressed to keep up with the demand. I sincerely appreciate you taking the time to expand on your thoughts. The Mormons abandoned polygamy as a result. The Mormons have amassed >$150 billion in cash and there is no requirement for them to spend it. Sea Org members from outside the US have their passports taken from them and locked in a safe. Religions have increasingly turned to using secular arbitration law in contracts signed by religious volunteers. The Mormons excluded Black men from its Priesthood until 1978. 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. 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. Together, we have helped New Jersey progress towards its ambitious renewable energy goals and plant the seeds of green growth. 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Even though he was an immoral and greedy charlatan, the First Amendment gave him permission to do everything he did. First Amendment religious rights and Second Amendment gun ownership rights exist simultaneously. The PMgaveaeulogy at his funeral. Deal public beach access: Would new parking rules keep out those who don't live here? We said, We dont want to die like that, he said. 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. Tony Ortega, Recruit poor people with false promises of a better life in America, Bring them into America using R1 religious worker visas, The use of religious worker visas acts to conceal human trafficking and exploitation, Do not allow them to talk to their family back home, Ensure that exploited workers only get a minimum amount of sleep, Demand enormous amounts of labor from the trafficked workers, Make these workers fear arrest and imprisonment if they try to escape, Call this forced labor and exploitation religious work, Pay the workers slave wages and justify it because they are religious volunteers. NEW YORK, May 11 (Reuters) - Hundreds of marginalized workers from India were recruited to build a massive Hindu temple in New Jersey where they were forced to work long hours for low. ***** Located near Princeton, the temple draws followers from across the region. This is why Martha Stewart cannot serve on the Board of her own company. India needs fair, non-hyphenated and questioning journalism, packed with on-ground reporting. DEEP DISH AND DEEP DEBT Treasury rescue wont bail out Chicago, New Jersey from debt, by Bloombergs Shruti Singh and Amanda Albright: The U.S. Treasury Department is sending a message to states and cities that the billions in aid from the American Rescue Plan should provide relief to residents, not their governments debt burdens. I would not be surprised to see money laundering in the mix. The Nation of Islam believes that Whites are inherently inferior and that Jews, in particular, are behind the suppression of Blacks. '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. 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. None of this is religious work; it is all manual labor for pennies an hour. 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. This was also a PR disaster because the Government has no business breaking up families when it was actually after the sex criminals Warren Jeffs and his inner circle. 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. This is why the religious hypocrites that benefit from human suffering fight to maintain the status quo. And I share your outrage that these criminals abuse the special trust and vulnerability that exists in a belief-based (religious or otherwise) relationship. 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. Photo: CBS Philly. 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. We are taking them very seriously and are thoroughly reviewing the issues raised.". CNN Six Indian men filed suit against a large Hindu temple in New Jersey on Tuesday, alleging that the prominent sect in charge of the facility lured them halfway around the world with. 2. I hope this may pave the way for law enforcement to stop Scientologys labor abuses. WHERES MURPHY? Matt Friedman's must-read briefing on the Garden State's important news of the day. Bob Jumbojets: The Dalit workers did virtually all the work including pouring the foundations, masonry, heavy equipment, etc. Scientology is also willing to spend enormous amounts of parishioner money to fight it out in court. So that's nice. The trail of permits and inspections is evidence along with what the workers will testify. 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. This is our secret. The New Jersey Independent Victim Compensation Program, a board created by the Catholic Church to settle abuse claims out of court, reviewed the womans allegations last year, her attorney said. 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. Sustaining this needs support from wonderful readers like you. I appreciate you bringing something to our attention that would otherwise quickly sink in the din of news noise. The Mandir is geographically situated at the heart of the U.S. Northeast megalopolis and with relative proximity to Newark . She also writes about immigration. The Biden Administration has identified White Supremacy as the major domestic terrorist threat. 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. Interior photo of the Swaminarayan Akshardham Hindu Temple. Around 7 minutes long, the footage features an up close look at art and architectural details - it is undeniably mesmerizing. 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. However, the US Government had went to war with the Mormons in the late 19th century over the issue of polygamy. The outer beauty of the temple conceals the evil within perpetrated by the leaders. That represents a 64% decline from the first week of April, when 340,000 first doses were administered. What she did outside of that, I have absolutely nothing to do with that. Assemblymember Jamel Holley (D-Union) trying to draw distance between himself and accused Capitol rioter Stephanie Hazelton, who introduced him at a Statehouse anti-vaxx rally as a superstar and once prominently featured a photo with him on her Facebook profile. ", 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. But in the first seven days of May, only 121,000 first doses of Pfizer and Moderna were administered, according to a review of state data. In our podcast interview with Katrina Reyes, she shared her horror story of being forced Into the Sea Org at Age 11. I respectfully disagree with the wage claim, Kanu Patel, the chief executive of BAPS, told The New York Times, while noting he was not in charge of day-to-day operations at the site. Excellent point on David Duke. 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. Id imagine that theyve closed the temple to the public and have goon guards around the entrance. Earlier, the organisation had comeunderthe radar of US federal agencies after a 17-year-old boy diedin 2017 followinga fallatthe construction site. This ruling was not a deterrent in any way to those churches associated with White Supremacy or White Nationalism. Copyright 2022 Printline Media Pvt. How can a young couple support, say, seven children and still be expected to pay 10% of their weekly gross income to a church that has over $150 billion in cash reserves? Because they have subjective belief systems called religion.. New Direction New Jersey, which is organized under Section 501(c)(4) of the federal tax code, quietly disclosed all of its donations and spending to the state Election Law Enforcement Commission in February. Is there any way we could have done something better in New Jersey?, EDNA MAHAN Despite law, NJ prison oversight on hold, by NJ Spotlights Colleen ODea: To ensure some level of dignity to the incarcerated, legislators last year passed a reform law that gave broad powers to the corrections ombudsman and created an advisory board to assist those efforts. New Jerseys 78 higher education institutions will be splitting the the states share federal grant money between all public four-year universities, private colleges, county colleges, vocational technical school districts and degree-granting religious institutions. They were paid $50 in cash, with the rest deposited in accounts in India, the complaint said. First Amendment religious protections and Supreme Court rulings were used to enforce slavery and racism in America for hundreds of years. According to the complaint, the workers wereallegedlybrought to the US on R-1 Visas that are applicable for clergy and religious workers like missionaries. Religious workers can be legally subjected to harsh ecclesiastical disciplines. ThePrint with exceptional reporters, columnists and editors is doing just that. 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. Bloody hell Jeff, the parallels to the $sci. She went to America and into the Sea Org where no child belongs. 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. Feds raid New Jersey BAPS temple, face forced labor chargesFederal authorities in New Jersey are accusing the highly influential Hindu organization BAPS of h. 3. This is an egregious abuse of the system that has been used by Scientology and other religions that want First Amendment protections to keep all abuse hidden and to strip victims of their rights to seek justice in secular courts. "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. Democrats Jack Barnes, former U.S. Rep. 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