--- Santosh Helekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is it Rs. 250 now? I thought it was Rs. 170, which > is > what is still being claimed on their website. Are > there any more hidden charges? > > Thousands of people attending is precisely what I am > talking about. This enormous volume of customers is > generated by false advertising of miracle cures. It > also brings in a healthy stream of donations, which > would never have been as robust without the lure of > miracles. > > Attending the retreat would not convince me that the > laws of nature are being routinely violated at this > chosen place, that these specially gifted > charismatic > preachers possess some unearthly telepathic powers > which enable them to remote-sense the healing > process > occurring within the human body. I have seen my > share > of godmen, televangelists, faith healers and > psychics > perform miracles before live audiences on TV, and in > a > couple of instances, in person. I have read how many > of them have been exposed as frauds when the bright > light of scientific scrutiny was shone upon them. > > What would convince me is actual scientific evidence > of an AIDS patient being miraculously cured or a > congenitally defective heart beating inside the > chest > cavity of a child being preternaturally repaired - > physical evidence obtained by undertaking a thorough > medical examination before and after a retreat using > objective diagnostic methods. > > Those who feel that this is all about spirituality > should ask themselves: Would this place attract up > to > 20,000 people from far and wide, many of them poor, > every week, if miracles had not been used as a > promotional tactic? > > Why don't the spiritually inclined simply throng to > our beautiful churches and temples, instead? They do > not charge any fee. Mental patients are not > prevented > from entering their premises. The priests who offer > services there do not ask anybody to disclose any > details about their personal health. No false hopes > are touted or sold there. No frills or gimmicks. > Just > pure faith! That is how it should be. > > Cheers, > > Santosh > > --- Gllenda Viegas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Retreat at Pota really bring spirituality to > > oneself. The registration fee > > which includes lodging and food is just around two > > hundred and fifty for all > > the days. Thousands of people attend the retreats > > while several others help > > in the organisation. The environment makes one > feel > > for God and many cures > > do take place. One should not write anything > against > > these retreats without > > attending the same. These retreats are attended by > > people of all religions. > > I request Santosh Helekar to attend these retreats > > and then write what ever > > he wants to write > > Yours faithfully > > Glenda Viegas > > >
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