From: prabhu To: cyriljohn@vsnl - Ephesians 511

AUGUST
8, 2015 Sexual predators are more prevalent among rabbis, pastors and yogis than
among Catholic priests But they are not as widely reported by the secular -- especially the
international -- media.
As one reader wrote when he sent me the story on the Jehovah's Witnesses'
abuses, "If it were the Catholic Church, it would be on the cover of the
main newspapers in the World! 1000 cases in one country!!"
With a detailed collation of information on the Catholic perspective of the
pedophilia issue. I. HINDU GURUS, BABAS, YOGIS, GODMEN AND GODWOMEN
1. RAMPAL
Godman or fraud man?
http://www.india.com/news/india/sant-rampal-godman-or-fraudman-how-can-one-
have-his-own-army-in-the-country-197647/ EXTRACT
Rampal has been charged with murder and forgery while his followers are
facing cases of assault and criminal intimidation. The Rashtriya Samaj Sewa
Samiti (RSSS) is the name of the army made by Rampal, in which men are
armed with pistols and rifles. The 4,000 RSSS members guard Satlok Ashram
24×7 and are monitoring the situation from the 'war room' inside the
Ashram. The RSSS men also have walkie-talkies. The RSSS intelligence wing
also monitors police movement in Hisar.
It's not just that he formed an army of his own, but his men also attacked
the local cops when they came to arrest Rampal following the High Court
order.
Rampal is surrounded by women and children and his army has kept them
hostage. He is using the innocent ones as a human shield and doesn't allow
them to leave the ashram. Sant Rampal arrested: The story behind the 'Godman' and his followers
http://www.india.com/news/india/sant-rampal-arrested-the-story-behind-the-
godman-and-his-followers-198701/ EXTRACT:
November 20, 2014
Self-proclaimed Godman Rampal was finally arrested by the Haryana police on
November 19 after a two-day long operation in Hisar. Before the arrest,
Rampal's supporters and his 'army' had attacked cops when they were trying
to enter into his Satlok Ashram to nab him. The police had to face massive
defence from Rampal's army. The question is: What gave Rampal a godman's
status that people stood up in support and even fought with the police?
Rampal, who has an engineering diploma, was thrown out of his position of
junior engineer in the Haryana irrigation department because of his
careless attitude towards work. Just before he was fired, he established
the Satlok Ashram. He first came into the limelight when he made derogatory
comments against Swami Dayanand Saraswati.
According to Rampal's official website, his followers have always indulged
in clashes with the Arya Samaj believers, with the first fight that
happened in 2006. This violence became the major reason of Rampal's rise to
fame. Taking the benefit of this, he formed an army called the Rashtriya
Samaj Sewa Samiti (RSSS).
After the 2006 violence, Rampal and some of his followers were arrested and
sent to jail. His arrest helped him to gain more sympathy from his
supporters.
Rampal met Kabir Panthi Saint Swami Ramdevanand Ji Maharaj and became a
disciple of Sant Kabir. He openly opposed the teaching of Arya Samaj
founder Swami Dayanand Swaraswati and even asked not to believe in God. In
this way the 2006 clash with Arya Samajis and his arrest made him a
'Godman' for his followers.
Logically, Rampal's arrest and his stand against Arya Samaj made him
popular. But it is more because of the state of mind of the people who
believe in such kind of a man. According to reports, during search
operations, the police found condoms, drugs, adult content, and even a
secret camera in the ladies' toilet at Rampal's Satlok Ashram.
It clearly indicates what kind of business was going on at his ashram! The
need of the hour is that the police must investigate the case in depth.
Apart from it, we the people must be careful about this kind of blind
following. In the name of God, people like Rampal are playing with our
sentiments and misusing us.
2. RADHE MAA
Radhe Maa: All you wanted to know about the controversial self-proclaimed
'Godwoman'
August 6, 2015
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/lifestyle/radhe-maa-all-you-wanted-to-know-
about-the-controversial-self-proclaimed-godwoman-1031157.html [pic] The self-proclaimed Godwoman, popularly known as Radhe Maa, has courted a
fresh controversy by posing in a red mini-skirt, which quite
evidently, hasn't gone down well with a lot of her devotees.
Sukhvinder Kaur aka Radhe Maa is known for her lavish lifestyle and her
high profile list of devotees that include TV actress Dolly Bindra, Manoj
Tiwari and Ravi Kishan.
She became a self-styled 'Godwoman' at the age of 23 and now delivers
sermons at various places across India. Her followers believe that she is
blessed with supernatural powers and can help them get through any trouble.
The 50-year-old, who has three children, has often been in news for all the
wrong reasons. In July 2015, a woman from Mumbai issued a complaint against
her for dowry harassment. She even stated that Radhe Maa physically abused
her for various reasons.
Her shenanigans are quite often noticed on the social media and many
pictures have surfaced where she's been found kissing and hugging her
followers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radhe_Maa EXTRACT:
Around 2003-04, a Hindu organization in Phagwara objected to her portrayal
as an incarnation of goddess Durga. Subsequently, she was forced to tender
an apology.
In July 2015, Nikki Gupta of the Gupta family named Radhe Maa, her husband
Nakul Gupta and five others in a dowry-related complaint. Nikki accused
Radhe Maa of instigating her in-laws to demand more dowry, and of forcing
her to work at the ashram, where she was physically assaulted. The Guptas
dismissed the allegations as a result of a matrimonial dispute. On 6 August
2015, the Mumbai Police declared her absconding in this alleged dowry
harassment case, and issued a lookout notice against her.
In August 2015, videos of Radhe Ma's devotees carrying her around during
satsangs went viral online. Activist-lawyer Falguni Brahmbhatt lodged a
police complaint against her for obscenity, running a business disguised as
religion, fraud and cheating. http://www.india.com/news/india/radhe-maa-exposed-obscene-pictures-of-
godwoman-go-viral-492837/ EXTRACT:
A Mumbai-based lawyer Falguni Brahmbhatt also accused the so called
spiritual lady for spreading obscenity in the name of religion. "Radhe Maa
was found kissing, and hugging several of her followers. They were touching
her private parts also," she told ABP News. http://www.dailyo.in/politics/masaan-moral-policing-radhe-maa-porn-
ban/story/1/5549.html EXTRACT
By Vikram Johri
August 8, 2015
This week, images of Radhe Ma sauntering "obscenely" to Bollywood music and
having the time of her life were beamed. A retinue of her bhakts were
incensed with the realisation that Radhe Maa was after all only human and
not this asexual doll that she comes across when devotees shower her with
tons of flowers while she sits fresh-faced, her hand raised in blessing.
That scene is weird with its sexual undertones but no one can say that
since she is in her godwoman avatar then and all sexuality can be explained
away as divine beatification. But the moment she puts on a mini-skirt and
grooves lustily, she becomes a whore.
It says something about us that her pictures generated more media buzz than
the very real crimes of an Asaram Bapu who too is a godman, only one
charged with serial murders. 3. ASARAM BAPU
10 Curious Scandals of Indian Swamis
http://www.wonderslist.com/10-curious-scandals-of-indian-swamis/ EXTRACT:
He's our current favourite in India. This controversial godman hit the
nerve of every rational Indian when making a remark on the 2012 Delhi gang
rape saying that the girl raped was also to be blamed. He further added
that the girl "should have called the culprits brothers and begged before
them to stop... This could have saved her dignity and life." To exemplify
his hideous theory he said "Can one hand clap? I don't think so."
We don't think so either swami, especially since he has been arrested for
paedophilic behaviour recently. This is what is generally called tit-for-
tat.
This January, 7 more girls have poured out their tales of horror (which
includes forced oral) to the police who have collected the statement of
around 100 people, enough to build up a case against this self-styled
godman. India's 10 most controversial gurus
http://www.rediff.com/news/report/pix-india-10-most-controversial-
gurus/20141120.htm EXTRACT:
November 20, 2014
Born in Sind in undivided India, today Asaram Bapu has over 425 ashrams and
more than 50 gurukuls all over, and a tremendous following both in India
and aboard.
Spirituality aside, he has also been courting controversy.
Controversies:
1. Last week Asaram Bapu was accused of sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl
at his Jodhpur ashram even as her mother was waiting outside. He was served
a summons in the case by the Jodhpur police at his ashram in Indore. The
police had earlier served a summons to his officials at his Ahmedabad
ashram. The godman claimed he was innocent and regards the minor as his
"daughter".
2. Commenting on the December 16 Delhi gang rape incident, Asaram suggested
that the victim was equally responsible for the crime. He said the girl
could have called her assailants brothers and begged them to stop. His
comments invited sharp criticism from across the political spectrum and
from women's activists.
3. The ministry of corporate affairs said it had received complaints
against him and his son in an alleged 700-acre land-grabbing case and the
serious frauds investigation office is looking into the matter.
4. Asaram and his son were also investigated in