It is not illegal. No one seemed put out by the dopey white folk. : In Trenton for a 1 p.m. coronavirus press conference. To further illustrate this point, when one looks at the blessings promised by the likes of Osteen, typical televangelists or scientology even, these blessings are invariably material and self-centered. Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, New Jersey (Weehawken) Sri Venkateswara Temple (New Jersey) Swaminarayan Akshardham (North America) Categories: Hindu temples in the United States by state. They lived in trailers on the property and were not permitted to leave. It is allowed because First Amendment religious protections allow a convicted sex felon to run his White-only polygamist church from a prison cell. Temples in New Jersey. In a statement to NBC News on Tuesday evening, Matthew Frankel, a spokesperson for BAPS in New Jersey said, "We were first made aware of the accusations early this morning, we are taking them very seriously and are thoroughly reviewing the issues raised.". And not just because New Jerseys growing South Asian community is starting to see its numbers reflected in political representation. The U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday that more than $36 billion in emergency grants will go out to public and private colleges under the American Rescue Plan Act for emergency financial aid for students and funding for institutions. The FBI has also raided the building, from which they removed about 90 workers who were allegedly paid less than $1 USD per hour. A "masterpiece of exquisite Indian design and workmanship" is how the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir is described on its website. Matthew 23: 27-28. Scientology brings these people in on R1 religious worker visas. The problem is not the system but unscrupulous bad actors. Matt Friedman's must-read briefing on the Garden State's important news of the day. 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. STEP INSIDE THE WEST WING: What's really happening in West Wing offices? The Mormons changed their doctrine and allowed Black men into the LDS priesthood due to enormous external pressures from culture. ***** 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. The Church of Scientology has for seven decades used this same pattern of human trafficking and forced labor while calling it religious. They were paid $50 in cash, with the rest deposited in accounts in India, the complaint said. Excellent point on David Duke. 8. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The teachers in the kindergarten to 6th grade district got sick after attending an event catered by an outside vendor, Harring said., CROWNED VIC A Camden question for mayoral candidate Victor Carstarphen, by InsiderNJs Max Pizarro: Certainly, we know the unseen circuitries of power sustaining public imagery in Camden through rapid-fire press releases deriving from the political infrastructure otherwise known as the Camden County Democratic Committee, resoundingly want him to be mayor. Tilton poured his budget to buy television time into these communities he targeted. 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. Spokesmen for the other two departments declined to comment. 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. 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 lawsuit seeks unpaid wages for the workers and money for damages. ', Murphy appoints three to Corrections ombudspersons advisory board, Assembly panel to weigh bill allowing 17-year-olds to vote in primaries Wednesday, NJ asks Facebook to abandon harmful tween version of Instagram, How historic judge shortage could overwhelm states judicial system, NJ considers $10M to manage lakes, including algal bloom fight. Brain Rumpf. Duke even used the pseudonym Dorothy Vanderbilt to write a self-help book for women: Finders-Keepers: Finding and Keeping the Man You Want. The panel told the woman it could not find any evidence to independently verify her claims of abuse by the well-known archbishop, who died five years ago. Crader cited legal restrictions barring the disclosure of any discipline, but made plain the district did not look the other way. The Catholic Church fought for over 20 years in its refusal to turn over internal records of pedophile priests sexually molesting boys. The religious scene has its Osteen, Jeffs and others. "They had their passports taken and their visas confiscated," Kakaleck said. 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. 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. Johnson has served in the Assembly for nearly two decades. Earlier, the organisation had comeunderthe radar of US federal agencies after a 17-year-old boy diedin 2017 followinga fallatthe construction site. The suit says the defendants lured low-caste men and members of other marginalized communities to work at the temple, which is still under construction. Religious workers in America are exempt from secular workplace protections as they are classed as volunteers and not employees. To explore the site, enjoy the video below. These people get nothing except what a particular ministry decides they may get. The organisation has, however, denied all allegations, and in astatement said they are thoroughly reviewing the issues raised. As reported byAmerican Bazaar, the raid on the temple was conducted by three US Federal agencies including the FBI: Workers from India were paid $1.20 and their passports were confiscated: report. We called, sent emails, text messages, engaged subordinates, and tried to find him in person. The US Governments indifferent and laissez-faire approach to the intrinsic religious racism in America was challenged in the 1982 court case Bob Jones University v. The United States. She went to America and into the Sea Org where no child belongs. The temple is located at 112 North Main Street, Robbinsville. The trail of permits and inspections is evidence along with what the workers will testify. Her protest centered around what she called the ineffectiveness of face masks in preventing the spread of COVID-19 and their harm to children. Did the Founders want cynical and self-serving religious leaders and their churches to amass great wealth and power by conning simple believers and covering up for rapists and pedophiles in their midst? I appreciate you bringing something to our attention that would otherwise quickly sink in the din of news noise. The FBI would not confirm what action they took on the property. ***** 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 [] The Texas Supreme Court ruled that the children were not in any immediate danger. ), and finally trusting in the durable comfort zone of the party line.. So this is a story worth keeping an eye on. 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. They allege that the . You can unsubscribe at any time and can contact us here. They were brought to the United States on religious visas, or R-1 visas temporary visas used for clergy and lay religious workers such as missionaries and presented to the U.S. government as volunteers, according to the claim. India needs fair, non-hyphenated and questioning journalism, packed with on-ground reporting. Instead Fulop had his spokesman blame the media for reporting his foolishness [Wetsuit wholesaler] Conrad Ferla cut to the heart of the matter. You will now start receiving email updates. Swaminarayan temple in US raided, workers taken from India treated as forced Somnath, Akshardham & now Ram Mandir Gujarat family designing temples for 15 generations. In a lawsuit filedTuesdayin US District Court of Newark,six workers allegedthatthe organisation brought them to theUnited Statesfrom India to work on an extension of the temple situated in Robbinsville, New Jersey. Owning an arsenal in America is not illegal because the Second Amendment says it is legal. The lawsuit, filed by six named workers in U.S. District Court in New Jersey, says at least 200 Indian nationals who work or have worked at the temple in Robbinsville would be part of the class. BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Robbinsville Township, N.J., on Tuesday. While these groups are anti-Government and racist, they nevertheless enjoy tax exemption and other religious protections. NEW JERSEY (Diya TV) Federal authorities in New Jersey are accusing the highly influential Hindu organization BAPS of human trafficking and wage violations. For buzzy nuggets and details that you won't find anywhere else, subscribe today. It says such R-1 visas are religious visas available to "those who minister or work in religious vocations or occupations" and are members of the religious denomination sponsoring the visa holders. Ill have to look more into this. BJU sued the IRS. I sincerely appreciate you taking the time to expand on your thoughts. And it is truly despicable. The majority are Dalit, the lowest rung in Indias caste system. One of the lawyers in the wage claim suit has said this could be the first forced labour casein the USsince 1995. 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. The fact that this beautiful building . Conversely, superstar hacker Kevin Mitnick had to resign from the Board of KnowBe4 when the company went public as convicted felons cannot serve on corporate boards. 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. Copyright 2022 Printline Media Pvt. Assembly Republican Leader Jon Bramnick, a Republican, in April had called for Governor Phil Murphy, a Democrat, to use some of the federal aid to pay down the states debt.. 5. They have to be fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. In this case, the IRS revoked Bob Jones University 501(c)(3) religious tax exemption due to BJUs ban on interracial dating. There are parallels in other places. The Government raided the FLDS YFZ Ranch in Texas in 2008 and ripped the children out of the arms of their mothers in front of cameras. There are so many intractable problems created by the First and Second Amendments. Hindu Temple Listings ISKCON of Central New Jersey 1020 W 7th St, Plainfield, Plainfield , New Jersey 7063 Hindu Temple. For example, beautiful religious sites can hide a wealth of deviance, rape, criminality, human trafficking, suicide, and death. A lawsuit filed in federal court accuses the leaders of the Hindu sect known as . 1. "It was just an extremely traumatic and isolating experience," said Patricia Kakalec, an attorney representing the workers. Cases cited by CRT scholars include, but are not limited to, these notorious SCOTUS rulings: Dred Scott v. Sandford (1856) The New Jersey temple is meant to be the crown jewel in BAPSs growing number of American places of worship. The old ban on excess capital accumulation by religions seems to have disappeared due to the inaction of the IRS and the US Congress. Mr. Kumar, who is named in the federal lawsuit, said in an interview with The New York Times that BAPSs response to the illness and death of his co-worker prompted him and others to come forward. We are taking them very seriously and are thoroughly reviewing the issues raised.". We are not alone in arguing that here is a pervasive and widespread abuse of the First Amendment religious protections. FBI agents raided a Robbinsville, New Jersey, Hindu temple over allegations of forced labor. The lawsuit accuses the massive temple of forcing Indian men to work nearly 90 hours a week for around $1 an hour. Details of the groups spending has not been previously reported. You further agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. Kishangarh marble dumping yard is a health hazard. 31 more deaths for a total of 25,841 confirmed or probably deaths. Too rich? WHERES MURPHY? It opened in 1984, making it the oldest Hindu temple in the Dayton metropolitan area. However, narcissism, conceit, arrogance, and a sense of entitlement does. But chipping away at Constitutional guarantees, and trusting our govt aparatchiks to do so with unselfish motives is a bridge too far for me. At the moment, New Jersey has neither. They are not free to leave. 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. Representatives of BAPS denied these allegations in interviews to the New York Times. We can both agree that there are a number of bad actors in religion. 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. Sikander Ranu says his religion differs widely from the BAPS sect of Hinduism, including that Sikhism does not recognize the caste system, which he feels may have made these workers more vulnerable. A Hindu temple in the U.S. 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. I would also argue that grifters are by no means a specifically religious phenomenon. Mr. Modi gave a eulogy at his funeral and laid the foundation stone for a temple that BAPS is building in Abu Dhabi. It opened in 2014 but is still under construction as BAPS has tried to fulfill its aim of building the largest Hindu temple in the country. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata. They were given $450 a month $50 in hand and $400 deposited to their bank accounts in India. 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. IE 11 is not supported. We said, We dont want to die like that, he said. The Civil Rights Cases (1883) Ah, so not only is your Aryan (if they can define that) Princess supposed to cook, clean, rear children, help with the crops, and respond to all your desires, she also has to learn Kegels. First published on May 12, 2021 / 5:08 AM. 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. Hinduism in New Jersey. Thank you. Duke has admitted using the pseudonym Konrad. The IRS maintained that racist groups did not qualify for religious tax exemption. The Mormons enjoyed religious tax exemption even as they had a racist Whites Only priesthood. NEW JERSEY COLLEGES TO HIRE 223 FOOTBALL COACHES New Jersey colleges will get $895M from American Rescue Plan, by POLITICOs Carly Sitrin: New Jerseys colleges and universities are set to get more than $895 million from the latest pot of coronavirus rescue funds from the federal government. Its a human trafficking story the workers allegedly came over on religious visas for volunteers, had their passports taken an were confined to the grounds a class story and yes, even a political one. The BAPS temple opened in Robbinsville, N.J., in 2014 and is still under construction. 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. 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. Waterfords 900 or so students wont return to their three buildings until May 24, Superintendent Brenda Harring said in a letter to the school community. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email along with 7129 other subscribers. Of course not, but this is what it has devolved into in far too many cases. In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. Did the mayor issue a graceful concession statement attesting to his willingness to work this out with the residents who like his own constituents like to go to the beach on occasion? This happened when Scientology recruited her mother in Siberia. 9. HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Senate Democrats Jack Barnes, former U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo, NJAIJ's Viri Martinez. wont support eminent domain, wants to negotiate BMC deal with HRH, Former Newark Archbishop sexually abused 5-year-old in church rectory, lawsuit claims, Swift action kept outbreak of COVID variant in NJ facility from spreading into community, How the closed pipeline and truck driver shortages could affect N.J. gas pumps, N.J.s famous Delaware River hot dog man, Greg Crance, dead at 56 from COVID, View all our political and policy newsletters, View the Full New Jersey Playbook Archives . 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. New Delhi:ASwaminarayan temple in New Jersey, US, was raided by theFederal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Homeland Security,and the US Department of Labourtoinvestigate allegations of forced labour against Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sansthan (BAPS),reportedThe New York Times. 4. The Nation of Islam has incurred severe criticism for these beliefs, but it has never faced any legal challenges over its religious right to embrace these core beliefs. Hicks also defended his departments soaring overtime costs before the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, OFFICIALS STRUGGLE TO INTRODUCE NEW JERSEYANS TO NOVEL CONCEPT OF BRIBERY With NJ COVID vaccine goal at risk, 'bribe people' an option to get more shots in arms, by The Records Scott Fallon and Kristie Kattafi: New Jersey's daily rate of COVID vaccinations has plummeted so much in recent weeks that it's casting doubt on whether Gov. 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. He quitand returned to Indiaafter a labourer died due to an illness. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. 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. But whats striking is that this is in the United States, he said. ***** The Mormons excluded Black men from its Priesthood until 1978. Scientology promises a generous wage and a better life in America. May 12, 2021 / 5:08 AM It seems to me that hucksterism is a phenomenon that stretches across the religious and secular realms alike. The Mormon treasure horde is only known about due to a whistleblower. 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. Even though he was an immoral and greedy charlatan, the First Amendment gave him permission to do everything he did. The Church of Scientology stands out because it exploits the system and its Sea Org members more brutally than any other cultic group. 3. The puritan-inclined Klan was shocked by Dukes writing. Too sprawled out? Wray responds to FBI critiques over Hunter laptop, Trump raid, Jan 6: We're 'on the American people's side' Wray also responded to criticisms over the arrest of a pro-life activist recently . Quoting a source, theNYTreport said 90 labourers were removed from the site byUS federal agencies after Tuesdays raid. Anyone can read what you share. The Mormons abandoned polygamy as a result. In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 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. confirmed agents had been on the temple grounds but would not comment further. 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. 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. Sea Org members from outside the US have their passports taken from them and locked in a safe. 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. This opens the door to the abuses enumerated above and many other human rights violations. 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. Inside Newarks affordable housing crisis, $15M in rent, utilities assistance coming to [Essex Countys] tenants, Bayonne council pres. The organization also pledged the equivalent of about $290,000 to Mr. Modis most important election promise: building a temple in the city of Ayodhya, where a mosque had stood before Hindu devotees destroyed it in 1992. However, the US Government had went to war with the Mormons in the late 19th century over the issue of polygamy. In a good week the pay might be $50 which is still only 50 cents per hour. One of President Obamas answers was to have the US government purchase as much ammunition as possible form manufacturers and thereby cut off the supply of bullets to these groups. Mukesh Kumar, a 37-year-old worker who has since returned to India, contacted Ms. Sawant, the immigration lawyer, who began investigating. Other ideologies have their Rev Jackson, Rev Sharpton, blm and anti- fa. And you are using your skills to tell TRUTH. Over the years, the organization has grown into a global enterprise made up of both for-profit and nonprofit entities. 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. 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. Phil Murphy will meet his goal to fully vaccinate 4.7 million adults by the end of June. This construct of law by White people is what creates and perpetuates White Supremacy as defined by CRT. In America, religious groups have no obligation whatsoever to make any financial disclosures to the IRS whatsoever so long as they do not earn any unrelated business income. May this be a wedge in the ongoing work to stop slave labor in religious settings. still months away from getting body cameras to all officers at troubled womens prison, top official says, by NJ Advance Medias Blake Nelson: All officers at New Jerseys only womens prison should have body cameras by the fall, Corrections Commissioner Marcus Hicks said Tuesday during his first public appearance before state senators since those lawmakers voted overwhelmingly for his ouster. Intangible spiritual benefits allows any religious group to take tax-exempt cash in exchange for conferring intangible spiritual benefits upon believers. Robert Tilton and his ministry were investigated by the IRS but was never charged with anything. While the temple appears complete, Eyewitness News is told that these workers were part of various ongoing construction projects. "I've represented migrant farmworkers, I've done low-wage worker cases, and this is really quite shocking.". '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. It builds temples around the world that draw visitors with awe-inspiring white stone spires, intricate carvings, gurgling fountains and wandering peacocks. CORONAVIRUS TRACKER: 858 newly-reported positive PCR tests for a total of 881,171. They allegethat they werepaid $1 per hour for their work when the minimum wage in New Jersey is$12 per hour. Across the road is a worship center for the Sikh community. Ole Anthony did a masterful expose of how televangelist Robert Tilton used an outside firm to micro-target poor Black communities to prey upon. 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. 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. Photo: CBS Philly. However, Jeffs still leads FLDS from prison. Bob Jumbojets: The Dalit workers did virtually all the work including pouring the foundations, masonry, heavy equipment, etc. The New Jersey temple, or mandir, is itself a multimillion-dollar operation, public records show. 10. None of this is religious work; it is all manual labor for pennies an hour. Religious workers can be legally subjected to harsh ecclesiastical disciplines. The labourers were presented to the US government like volunteers. Religions are legally allowed to do this as it is a matter of faith. Its a politically influential sect. 2. She had no one but her mother. Ozawa v. United States (1922) What she did outside of that, I have absolutely nothing to do with that. 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