As an aside, any religious group is tax-exempt and does not need to file for a formal 501(c)(3) tax-exempt recognition with the IRS. Believers feel these intangibles confer a benefit upon them and so they donate money and deduct that donation from their income tax. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata. The Mormons excluded Black men from its Priesthood until 1978. A massive Hindu temple in New Jersey brought some 200 workers from India to the US on R-1 visas as religious volunteers, but forced them to work on illegally low wages, a class action. The majority are Dalit, the lowest rung in Indias caste system. They were paid $50 in cash, with the rest deposited in accounts in India, the complaint said. Brain Rumpf. You will now start receiving email updates. It is being designed by a Gujarat-based family close to Modi that specializes in contemporary Hindu temples, among them one in New Jersey raided last November by the FBI for using forced labor. Federal workplace safety inspectors determined it had been an accident. First Amendment religious protections and Supreme Court rulings were used to enforce slavery and racism in America for hundreds of years. Arguing from exceptions/abuses, one could posit that the govt should take more strenuous efforts at domestic surveillance or should apply less scruple to what constitutes lawful search and seizure to curb the evils that are enabled by these Constitutional protections. He even worked in conspiracy theories and Holocaust Denials. FBI agents and other law enforcement officials raided the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Robbinsville, NJ, following a lawsuit by several workers accusing the temple of exploiting them and paying the equivalent of roughly $1.20 an hour. Spokesmen for the other two departments declined to comment. Her firm describes this as one of the largest forced labor cases in decades and seeks back wages in accordance to New Jersey's minimum wage. 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. Seats on the advisory board remain open, and members of that board have been unable to meet both because they lacked a quorum and because there is no ombudsman to coordinate with., N.J. Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, New Jersey (Weehawken) Sri Venkateswara Temple (New Jersey) Swaminarayan Akshardham (North America) Categories: Hindu temples in the United States by state. BAPS has close ties to Indian Prime Minster Narendra Modi, according to the article. This opens the door to the abuses enumerated above and many other human rights violations. Excellent point on David Duke. While the temple appears complete, Eyewitness News is told that these workers were part of various ongoing construction projects. 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. From The New York Times we learn that federal agents raided a massive Hindu temple in Robbinsville of the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) sect, which appears to. Too sprawled out? 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. His family filed a lawsuit against BAPS, which it settled for an undisclosed amount. Religions are legally allowed to do this as it is a matter of faith. The New York Times: 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. The total amounts range from $65,523 for the New Brunswick Theological Seminary to nearly $148 million for Rutgers University. Lawyers for the workers said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, a Hindu sect known as BAPS that has close ties to Indias ruling party and has built temples around the world, had exploited possibly hundreds of low-caste men in the yearslong construction project. Mukesh Kumar, a 37-year-old worker who has since returned to India, contacted Ms. Sawant, the immigration lawyer, who began investigating. 8. 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. 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They arrived in the wake of a civil lawsuit filed against the massive Hindu temple that alleges labor and immigration law violations. The lawsuit says hundreds of workers from India suffered torturous treatment. Murphy visited the Robbinsville temple which aims to be the biggest Hindu temple in the U.S. when he was running in 2017 and visited one of its temples during a 2019 trip to India. Sea Org members from outside the US have their passports taken from them and locked in a safe. I appreciate you bringing something to our attention that would otherwise quickly sink in the din of news noise. Robert Tilton existed and got rich because the system allowed him to do exactly what he did. If you study religious litigation in America, the same type of lawsuits are filed over and over and the courts almost always refuse to interfere. I would not be surprised to see money laundering in the mix. 5. Pein said she was notified by Superintendent George Chidiac through an email following Monday night's school board meeting. New Jersey temple, Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, a Hindu sect known as BAPS, underpaid and exploited its workers . 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. It is not illegal. The New Jersey temple, or mandir, is itself a multimillion-dollar operation, public records show. So, Jeffrey, whats your take on why the Church of Scientology doesnt get raided? THE CHURCH Former Newark Archbishop sexually abused 5-year-old in church rectory, lawsuit claims, by NJ Advance Medias Kelly Heyboer: A former Newark resident went to the Archdiocese of Newark last year with an explosive claim. According to the complaint, the workers wereallegedlybrought to the US on R-1 Visas that are applicable for clergy and religious workers like missionaries. Federal law enforcement agents descended on a massive temple in New Jersey on Tuesday after workers accused a prominent Hindu sect of luring them from India, confining them to the temple. I would also argue that grifters are by no means a specifically religious phenomenon. These White religious groups form powerful and wealthy voting blocs that keep White elected officials in power. 2. 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. confirmed agents had been on the temple grounds but would not comment further. The lawsuit accuses the massive temple of forcing Indian men to work nearly 90 hours a week for around $1 an hour. Matthew 23: 27-28. I dont want to put words in your mouth, but it seems like [your testimony is saying] we couldnt have done better in New Jersey, said state Sen. Mike Testa (R-Cumberland), a former Trump campaign surrogate who harangued Persichilli for her refusal to testify before a Republican panel earlier this year. 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? Rabid Cult: Scientology Bites Dog Food Company; Attacks Cream Cheese; and Screams at Rolling Stone Magazine, Podcast with Aaron Smith-Levin: Grant Cardone Lawsuit Update & David Gentile Criminal Case, Scientologys Celebrity Centre in Hollywood was involved in covering up the alleged multiple forcible rapes committed by Danny Masterson. Together, we have helped New Jersey progress towards its ambitious renewable energy goals and plant the seeds of green growth. 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 . You would not get much argument from me about the ones you have listed as examples. Hinduism in New Jersey. Why is this even allowed? BJU sued the IRS. 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. But just as Frank Moran resigned without any deep explanation, so Carstarphen materializes and awaits transition as his sloganeering successor, preordained for a June 8th victory as a consequence of his position on the Camden County Democratic line. He told the newspaper that he was not in charge of day-to-day operations at the site. Religious workers in America are exempt from secular workplace protections as they are classed as volunteers and not employees. Moreover, religious leaders have no legal obligations to make any financial disclosures to their own rank and file membership. Phil Murphys Covid-19 response, using the bulk of their time during a 2 1/2-hour budget hearing to tear into the administrations management of outbreaks at nursing homes, its economic reopening guidance and limited public transparency. Kakaleck represents six previous temple workers in a suit that involves at least 200 low-caste men allegedly lured from India to New Jersey. In any event, while my conclusion may differ from yours in this case, I am most thankful that youre putting the facts out there and following the money. Always good to read your blog! His church ministry gives him a large media platform. 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. 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. 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. "It was just an extremely traumatic and isolating experience," said Patricia Kakalec, an attorney representing the workers. The Mormons enjoyed religious tax exemption even as they had a racist Whites Only priesthood. 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. 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. He can take in tax-exempt donations for doing this. He reaped huge financial returns until Ole Anthony and others exposed him as a fraud and a con artist preying on the poor, the sick, and the desperate. 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. The FBI said in a statement that it was at the temple "on court-authorized law enforcement activity" and that it had no further comment. The Homeland Security Investigations division of Immigration and Customs Enforcement declined to comment. Ltd. All rights reserved. In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. : In Trenton for a 1 p.m. coronavirus press conference. 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. Temples in New Jersey. 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QUOTE OF THE DAY: This lady simply introduced me because she knew me because of my role in the Legislature. Where I differ from you is in the conclusion that This is all part of the corrupt system of religion in America. This seems to suggest that our system is to blame for these abuses. One laborer died from an apparent illness last autumn, prompting a backlash among the workers, according to the complaint and another worker. Even more is the fact that authorities would gladly go after the Hindus while leaving scientology to do the same if not worse. 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. wont support eminent domain, wants to negotiate BMC deal with HRH. 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. ***** Hence, White Supremacist churches are still tax-exempt. 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.". 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 finally trusting in the durable comfort zone of the party line.. It opened in 1984, making it the oldest Hindu temple in the Dayton metropolitan area. IE 11 is not supported. 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Peaceful assemblies which somehow destroyed countless livelihoods, cost over $2 billion and resulted in numerous injuries and deaths? ***** 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. In fact, these groups do not file for IRS 501(c)(3) religious tax exemption as they consider that formal tax-exempt status places them in servitude to the US Government. The Mormon treasure horde is only known about due to a whistleblower. They lived in trailers on the property and were not permitted to leave. The Biden Administration has identified White Supremacy as the major domestic terrorist threat. 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. Hirabayashi v. United States (1943) Duke even used the pseudonym Dorothy Vanderbilt to write a self-help book for women: Finders-Keepers: Finding and Keeping the Man You Want. She had no one but her mother. 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. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. BAPS has beenbehind scores of temples built around the world. Kanu Patel, the chief executive of BAPS, who is named as a defendant, told The New York Times, "I respectfully disagree with the wage claim." They were given $450 a month $50 in hand and $400 deposited to their bank accounts in India. In the complaint,sixmen have come forward with the allegations saying they were brought to theUSin 2018 and were made to worklong hours often under dangerous conditions. 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. 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. In fact, I would argue that as the US increasingly secularizes so do the hucksters. You can unsubscribe at any time and can contact us here. The lawsuit says hundreds of workers from India suffered torturous treatment. ***** India needs fair, non-hyphenated and questioning journalism, packed with on-ground reporting. Thank you. 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? Johnson has served in the Assembly for nearly two decades. The FBI was at a massive Hindu temple in New Jersey on Tuesday that has been accused in a lawsuit of luring Indian men from marginalized communities to the U.S. and forcing them to work. 9. Shortly after, Kumar contacted Swati Sawant in 2020, an immigration lawyer who then began investigating these claims. We are not alone in arguing that here is a pervasive and widespread abuse of the First Amendment religious protections. The Texas Supreme Court ruled that the children were not in any immediate danger. Its a politically influential sect. How can the US Government outlaw these groups without violating their First and Second Amendment protections? 4. The woman turned down the churchs offer and filed a $50 million lawsuit in March alleging Geretys sexual abuse led to a lifetime of mental health issues. He ducked all of it, apparently preferring a fire-blanket opening statement to suffice, or others to write his words for him (or not! Anyone can read what you share. Quoting a source, theNYTreport said 90 labourers were removed from the site byUS federal agencies after Tuesdays raid. hindu temple in new jersey raided. They allegethat they werepaid $1 per hour for their work when the minimum wage in New Jersey is$12 per hour. 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 LDS leadership will not give its members any relief. 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. The fusion of First Amendment religious protections and American using secular arbitration law creates a virtually unassailable barrier to accountability for the malicious conduct of any religious group. Conversely, there is zero accountability for how religious leaders at the top spend tax-exempt dollars. With nearly 400,000 Indian-born residents, New Jersey has one of the largest Indian immigrant populations in the country. 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. The organisation has, however, denied all allegations, and in astatement said they are thoroughly reviewing the issues raised. ***** The lawsuit seeks unpaid wages for the workers and money for damages. The lawsuit said the mens passports had been confiscated, and they were confined to the fenced-in and guarded site, where they were forbidden from talking to visitors and religious volunteers. Lenin Joshi, a spokesman for BAPS, also disputed the accusations, saying the men did complicated work connecting stones that had been hand-carved in India. "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. Religions have increasingly turned to using secular arbitration law in contracts signed by religious volunteers. 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. The destruction of the Babri Mosque set off waves of sectarian violence, and the construction of the temple in Ayodhya is a significant step in the quest by Mr. Modi and his party to shift India from its secular foundations toward a Hindu identity. Swaminarayan Akshardham in Robbinsville, New Jersey, is a Hindu mandir (temple) complex. The Catholic Church fought for over 20 years in its refusal to turn over internal records of pedophile priests sexually molesting boys. 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. But whats striking is that this is in the United States, he said. ThePrint with exceptional reporters, columnists and editors is doing just that. 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. Learn how your comment data is processed. Along with its temples, BAPS publicizes its good works. We called, sent emails, text messages, engaged subordinates, and tried to find him in person. But the compensation board offered her a settlement $5,000. This did not work because bullet manufacturers increased capacity to meet demand and yet demand for ammunition remains higher than ever. Owning an arsenal in America is not illegal because the Second Amendment says it is legal. The BAPS temple opened in Robbinsville, N.J., in 2014 and is still under construction. They were asked to sign several documents, often in English, and instructed to tell U.S. embassy staffers that they were skilled carvers or decorative painters, the complaint said. First published on May 12, 2021 / 5:08 AM. 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