did CHC exploit GOD's name to enrich themselves?

[leetahbar]

Mar 7, 2010
Church to co-own Suntec
By Esther Teo

Amid cheers from the congregation, City Harvest Church (CHC) yesterday announced that it will pay $310 million to become a co-owner of Suntec Singapore, a prime piece of downtown real estate. --PHOTO: NP

Amid cheers from the congregation, City Harvest Church (CHC) yesterday announced that it will pay $310 million to become a co-owner of Suntec Singapore, a prime piece of downtown real estate.

Senior pastor Kong Hee broke the news first at CHC's service at its Jurong West building, then later at another service at the Singapore Expo in Changi.

He said CHC had acquired a 'substantial stake in a consortium company that owns 80 per cent of a joint venture fund that owns Suntec Singapore'.

The complex's full name is Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre.

The $310 million includes the cost of acquiring shares in the consortium, rental costs, renovation costs and others.

Suntec Singapore was acquired by ARA Asset Management through the ARA Harmony Fund last year, with its investors comprising Suntec Reit - which holds 20 per cent - and a consortium company which holds 80 per cent.

Read the full story in The Sunday Times.

to begin with, was JESUS CHRIST a rich founder of CHRISTIANITY? he was born in a mangle, set all who heard his gospel free, washed the feet of his disciples, lived righteously and humbly. was CHRIST ever a rich man to begin with?

JUDAS ISCARIOT - one of the disciple was temporary a "rich man" when he betrayed CHRIST for some gold coins. in the end, he hung himself.

SATAN's temptation to all man: GIVE ME YOUR SOUL FOR THE RICHES AND WEALTH OF THE WORLD.

did CHC sell GOD'S WORD to enrich themselves?

 

[leetahbar]

is religion is being unmindfully exploited in becoming a "new age" business?

we ve witnessed how rich a buddhist monk could get and how many private properties a monk can possess. now we are seeing even more christian preachers who are obscenely paid by using GOD'S NAME and HIS reward to them. but really what is GOD's intention for humanity? money, wealth, fame and power?

but i thought those "rewards" could easily be bestowed by GOD'S oppositer, LUCIFER or SATAN.

so what is now happening in this world of us? more people coming to know GOD and do HIS goodness and compassion OR more people being misled by SATAN and continue to enhance deceit. hypocrisy and propagating of more sinister evil?

such sinister evil in plain eyes appear to be "goodness" but belied a hideous obnoxious vile evil beneath.

then how can we be sure what is real and what is unreal that we are believing or worshipping?

 

[JinGanKor]

since when does GOD need money?

 

[myo539]

Religious organisations which make lots of money must be reclassified as commercial organisations and pay taxes accordingly.

 

[dunbluffme]

Where are the auditors? What is CPIB doing?

 

[AhBengBoyBoy]

Religious organisations which make lots of money must be reclassified as commercial organisations and pay taxes accordingly.

Previously, these organisations existed to help the poor, etc. and are non-profit organisations.

Is property leasing, commercial business activities and maybe entertainment business activities, which are clearly profitable ventures, still classifiable as non-profit and thus tax-free?

All need to be enlightened on this.

 

[QXD]

Wow, a bapok cheebyekia trying to be saintly....

 

[QXD]

Lanjiao sucking unemployed parasite old fart faggot fake monk PAP dog Bob Sim Kheng Hwee, temple thief, swindler, fraudster, cheat, con-artist, liar, hypocrite, deceiver, betrayer, all rolled into one!


You stole temple donation money and the chief monk told you to fuck off!

You bashed your 80 y.o.father until bloody when he threw away your gay porn!

You called your mother LAUCHEEBYE when she reprimanded you for doing fuck all at home except prostituting yourself round-the-clock in cyberspace!

You also stole handphones and claimed that handphones waved at you!

You steal others forum password!

You tried to con a forummer's property!

You tried to con the same person to include your name in his will when he discovered you tried to con his property!

You cursed an old man at his death bed!

You tried to con laukwayboos but you end up only con some free makan!

You claim to be still a virgin but the truth is because you never use your lanjiao but enjoy having lanjiao!

You were exposed as a Changi Point bapok by respected forummers!

You bio young boys going home from school and masturbate while pretending to read newspaper!

You regularly make lewd prank calls to little children living in your block!

 

[QXD]

I'm pretty sure bashing your parents is against all sane religions.

 

[SotongMee]

Exxcuse me, you mind explaining why is the red cap on the man-snake head?

Wow, a bapok cheebyekia trying to be saintly....

 

[saratogas]

Having such mega church is like Branding, they need to be rich to attract the rich. Its about status, CHC has become a prestige Christian brand.

 

[Liquigas]

For the so called servants of God, their mission in life should be to prepare themselves for the arrival (or second coming) of the messiah and not to spend so much time and effort in enriching themselves...

 

[jonlatio]

Having such mega church is like Branding, they need to be rich to attract the rich. Its about status, CHC has become a prestige Christian brand.

I knew someone who joined CHC because of this. Never saw him again after that.

 

[leetahbar]

all the extravagance, pizzazz and excesses , only leeported barely 20% were actually use to help the poor. very strange christ-liked style.

did christ ever live in luxurious mansion? did he ask the church to prosper using his name? what is actually the words of god? ASK AND U SHALL BE GIVEN? money? fame? power?

answer: ASK AND U SHALL BE GIVEN......ETERNAL LIFE.

 

[mustspeakup]

then how can we be sure what is real and what is unreal that we are believing or worshipping?

i can only use this analogy to answer your question...

let say you are the civil servants....do you pledge your loyalty to peasants or the Hakka Lee..

even though when you pledge loyalty to Hakka Lee, you will be rewarded with quick promotions and lots of $$$$...

but one fine day, the regime changes and you ended up losing your job because of your loyalty to the previous regime...some even in disgraced...and investigated for corruption and nepotism.

for those who stayed loyal to the peasants, they got appreciated and were re-en-stated to the qualified positions. This reward is eternal no matter how many regime changes any country goes through....

Hope you are clear now...

 

[leetahbar]

Having such mega church is like Branding, they need to be rich to attract the rich. Its about status, CHC has become a prestige Christian brand.

are u saying that the church is more powerful than the entity they preach such that they could "brand" GOD?

so there is a grading for different christian category. the lesser xtian, the standard xtian and the elite christian?

but to GOD, everyone is an equal child to him - white, black, brown, yellow or rainbow colored.

did they upgrade GOD's taste too??

 

[leetahbar]

i can only use this analogy to answer your question...

let say you are the civil servants....do you pledge your loyalty to peasants or the Hakka Lee..

even though when you pledge loyalty to Hakka Lee, you will be rewarded with quick promotions and lots of $$$$...

but one fine day, the regime changes and you ended up losing your job because of your loyalty to the previous regime...some even in disgraced...and investigated for corruption and nepotism.

for those who stayed loyal to the peasants, they got appreciated and were re-en-stated to the qualified positions. This reward is eternal no matter how many regime changes any country goes through....

Hope you are clear now...

your analogy is pure craps!

if the regime changes for the worst and another tyrant such as chee ascends to the throne, the best would be to make my exit with all my million$.

here we are talking whether a loving GOD has been exploited to create millions for a group of christian led by a KONG HEE FATT CHOY. is it his words or GOD'S words who is asking for tithes?

if God could reward such "staunch xtian", why wasn't JESUS CHRIST a rich man then? he was after all the Son of a Loving God.

 

[leetahbar]

warning:

THIS THREAD MIGHT SELF-DESTRUCT IN LESS THAN 30 MINS TIME.

 

[AvalanCh3]

i totally agree, various church have made their believers to pay them so much money and that is still not enough, they still go around investing in business. as a matter of fact, the momment they invest into business they shouldn't be classified as non-profit organisation because their investment itself is a profitable cause.

 

[mustspeakup]

i totally agree, various church have made their believers to pay them so much money and that is still not enough, they still go around investing in business. as a matter of fact, the momment they invest into business they shouldn't be classified as non-profit organisation because their investment itself is a profitable cause.

is there a law against it? why not charges made yet?