Breaking! Kong Hee issued a statement to the press

[Extremist]

Let us all pray for our court prosecutors, Christopher Ong and Grace Goh, may God give them strength and wisdom in their efforts to bring the six con-artists to justice.

 

[Mdm Tang]

Let us all pray for our court prosecutors, Christopher Ong and Grace Goh, may God give them strength and wisdom in their efforts to bring the six con-artists to justice.

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This case calls for a more more Senior State P P

 

[sukhoi-30]

NKF's TT Durai, despite being full of hsien tau, at least did provide some dialysis service facilities for kidney patients.

Kong Hee provided nothing tangible, except that he sold the Prosperity Gospel Snake Oil to believers. Yeah, that's right you idiots, go fulfill the Great Commission by throwing more money at him, then funding his (and his floozy wife's) luxurious lifestyles.
Give until your tears fall down. Ha!

Yes..i fully agreed.

NKF and Renci at least did provide community service for many years to Singaporeans.They didn't try to arouse passion and sentiment following their arrest.

Con Hii fervently spread his brand of Christianity to the increasingly culture-less Chinese Singaporeans who in a daze and some greed just contribute to the extravagant lifestyle of himself, his wife and few of his fellow pastors.

Had the authorities monitor & put a stop to such religious teachings of some churches here, such things will not have happened. They are also a security threat to the nation and State...seen by the increasing defiance the saga has ignited.

 

[myfoot123]

Do you know why Kong Hee was so confident about himself. It is the evil of money that he can deploy - with best lawyers, best supporters and every dwindly conscience he tried to use money to buy. The fact is, he is not clean and money cannot purify him anymore. The guilt is in him to stay and the only way he tried to wriggle it out is to hide it for as long as money can do the job. Look at his accounts staff, holding secretary posts in several companies, which say alot about a person character.

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Right on. Much as I dislike Durai have to agree with you.
Hell! Even sunshine empire also gave back 'dividends'....this fucking Con Man of the first degree just use god and nothing else to bluff and con.

Yes..i fully agreed.

NKF and Renci at least did provide community service for many years to Singaporeans.They didn't try to arouse passion and sentiment following their arrest.

Con Hii fervently spread his brand of Christianity to the increasingly culture-less Chinese Singaporeans who in a daze and some greed just contribute to the extravagant lifestyle of himself, his wife and few of his fellow pastors.

Had the authorities monitor & put a stop to such religious teachings of some churches here, such things will not have happened. They are also a security threat to the nation and State...seen by the increasing defiance the saga has ignited.

 

[Kinana]

Accountants holding dozens of secretary posts for small companies is common practice. Thats not a problem.

Anyway Kong will be going to jail and he knows it. Thats why they are going all out to drag the trial by each engaging different lawyers. this will give him more time to keep the members to fund the suntec purchase.
Don't listen to what they say, look at what they are doing. Thats the best.

 

[Cruxx]

Right on. Much as I dislike Durai have to agree with you.
Hell! Even sunshine empire also gave back 'dividends'....this fucking Con Man of the first degree just use god and nothing else to bluff and con.

Not trying to defend Con Hee but I'm sure the CHC sheep would tell you that they've gained something that's far greater than money and kidney dialysis: a sense of belonging.

 

[kazuo]

It talks about first love, not about wrong teachings sir.

Pl read your bible in its context. First love here refers to the love for the Lord. What love were you thinking of? Sexual love?

 

[longbow]

Let the man have his day in court.

If there was CBT or fraud then jail and throw away the keys. Also, I think there should be better audits of these non profits. Some of these entities are larger that 90 percent of the listed companies on Singapore Stock Exchange.

To be given non profit status they should demonstrate where money comes from and where it goes to.

 

[freedalas]

We can derived some important points from Con Hii's statement.

This conman pastor is becoming desperate as each day passes with the increasing hint that all the frauds, misuses of funds etc are systematically exposed with no methods to cover up anymore.

He knew that the authorities is ever firm and determined to forge ahead with the charges against him and his five accomplices fraudsters. Any less harsh punishments for these pastors would generate public backlash against the govt as the people are strongly united on this issue, whether pro or oppo supporters.

His call to God and Jesus have fallen into deaf ears with no supernatural hints of spiritual help of any kind. Hong Xiuquan. leader of the Christian Taiping Rebellion in 18th century China always attributed his victory to God and his "younger brother" Jesus. But when his rebellion faltered and surrounded by Qing troops, his prayers were all unanswered and God seems to abandon him at his most desperate moment. His whole kingdom was destroyed.

Con Hii tried to mobilise his own congregation and affiliated churches from overseas which he knows have been slowly abandoning him. The hardcore supporters might support him but I believe the numbers are declining rapidly everyday.

In the last resort, he tried to use religion. .."The Christian Community" at large. The use of religion against the State is a dangerous move as it can create unnecessary dangerous social and political problems. Spore is also a multi-religious society where more than 80% are non-christians. It is a unwise and dangerous move but I believe Sporean Christians are discerning enough not to be lured by this Con Hii.

This issue has nothing to do with religion. It is an issue where people are being swindled of their hard earned money using God as a cheating instrument. Mingyi and TT Durai are examples but their is peanuts compared to CHC. But it will be a national security issue if people like Con hee continue to be defiant and resisted and try to devised ways to fight the State.

The State in the interest of all should not hesitate to take strongest actions possible to protect the people from these crooked businessman.

Excellent points, bro, Very perceptive. I just want to reinforce your belief that S'porean Christians are discerning enough. I know of quite a number of Christians not from CHC (of course) who regard Kong Hee as an absolute fraud and his horse-faced wife as absolute disgrace ti Christianity. In fact, long before these charges were brought against them or even before they were being investigated, many Christians were already pointing out the wrong-doings of CHC, branding them as not true Christians. Many said they knew CHC eventually would land into trouble and expressed surprise it took the authorities so long to gun them down. So what Kong Hee claimed that the Christian Community is behind CHC is totally false, as with everything else he says or do. But as many forummers highlighted earlier, the fault lies mainly with the dumb congregation who despite the very obvious signs continue to support Kong Hee and Sun Ho. As many christians from other churches say, CHC members are worshipping Kong Hee and Sun Ho and not God.

 

[ThePlen]

touching people is one thing, emptying peoples' pockets to fill their own in another. sadly, these people still dont get it

Not trying to defend Con Hee but I'm sure the CHC sheep would tell you that they've gained something that's far greater than money and kidney dialysis: a sense of belonging.

 

[hurley]

City Harvest Church warned over fund raising for accused

Singapore's Commissioner of Charities (COC) has warned City Harvest Church about its employees' efforts to raise funds to pay the legal fees of the church's leaders facing criminal charges in court.

At issue is a donation form which surfaced this month seeking funds as a "personal gift" to the six people charged so far.

Commissioner of Charities' response

"The Commissioner of Charities' (COC) office had earlier issued a Restriction Order to the Board of City Harvest Church (CHC) to restrict CHC from paying the legal fees of the six accused persons and entering into transactions relating to payment of services to the suspended individuals and their related entities, without the approval of the COC.

The COC has informed CHC that the church and/or its employees should not be involved in raising funds for the legal expenses or setting up a specific fund for this purpose."

 

[sense]

One primary issue is that it is an opt-in system for charities to be subjected to whistle-blowing. Therefore, do you think CHC and the less than honest charities will rush to register for this service?

Till this quirky requirement is resolved, one can still attempt to whistle blow rouge charities by sending an anonymous email to SSC ([email protected], [email protected], [email protected]) AND Commissioner of Charities (LOW Puk Yeong) at [email protected]

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http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1221231/1/.html

SINGAPORE: A new and independent whistle-blowing initiative has been introducedfor charities to strengthen their governance.

Shared Services for Charities (SSC), a not-for-profit charitable organisation, will now be offering professional help for charities to set up their own ethics hotline.

SSC said it recognises the need for charities -- especially the smaller ones -- to have an efficient and cost-effective mechanism to report misconducts.

An independent hotline operated by a third party will also give individuals more assurance to report misconducts without fear of being identified.

SSC's executive director, Lilian Tay, said: "Staff and stakeholders of the charities who sign up with us are able to call in and lodge their complaints or suspicions of misconduct, or issues of concerns with the way the organisation is run.

"We provide this independent channel, and we gather the information and on a very confidential basis, we will feedback this information to the board of directors or the audit committee to manage that and to handle further."

The ethics hotline will see SSC providing different reporting channels for stakeholders' use.

These include a dedicated hotline manned by SSC trained staff to receive calls, and a mailing address to receive reports.

Tip-offs of possible misconduct will be kept strictly confidential.

The public can call a dedicated hotline or send an email, which would be managed by SSC staff.

SSC will then report the matter to the charity in question to carry out its own investigations. Charities will ultimately have to decide if the matter warrants the involvement of authorities.

SSC announced the new initiative on Tuesday as it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with sponsors, such as Singapore Exchange, and partners, such as leading accounting firms KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

The MOU aims to bring better governance to charities through professional services.

Authorities have welcomed the move.

Acting Minister for Comunity Development, Youth and Sports, Mr Chan Chun Sing, said: "We welcome all these additional channels for people to give feedback on governance systems and standards with the respective organisations.

"Of course, all these will be confidential and any information we obtain, we will work with the organisation to see how we can help these organisations overcome some of the challenges that they may be facing."

The whistle-blowing service however, is not free.

Charities will have to pay a one-time fee of S$500 and monthly fees of between S$150 and S$200 for a two-year service.

The SSC said the rates are cheaper than out-sourcing such whistle-blowing services commercially, where charities can be charged between S$5,000 and S$10,000 for an initial set-up, plus a monthly charge of S$1,000 to S$3,000.

Since 2008, SSC has tapped on the expertise and professional resources of such partners to help charities raise their governance standards and transparency. It has extended its services to more than 50 charities, and is looking to double that number within a year.