Ha ha, perhaps I have been too technical
and objective in my approach.... leading to the suspicion
from someone who thinks i am a closet CHC member.
Perhaps i should also consider some of the emotions beneath this
forum.
Anyway, I am just a professional based in China for some
years now , and looking at this saga from
afar. I confessed that I did not know
about his first class travel, and I clearly agreed that we
must also look at the fund raising practices itself.
As I have said, I am not for raising funds for big buildings ,
because from my assessment of the property landscape in Singapore,
we have too many buildings that are under utilized during the
weekends that can be used for Church worship and
activities... and I am not saying that they are not guilty in
the first place , because indeed technically they are not unless
proven and sentenced in court. I am definitely not
for the reported mansion that they rented in USA .... Even a listed
company , if properly managed , the management during travelling or
based overseas do not spend such money recklessly, and there is so
much to say about the leadership of the church..
What I was trying to say is that CHC as an organization has many
other aspects that are positive, and the "project of
using Sun as an outreach to the youths and certain part of society"
is indeed questionable from the way it is being carried out.
In fact, instead of raising a new star, if they wanted to use this
path for evangelism, there are many stars that are converted
christians that they can use in Hongkong and Taiwan.
Hence, it is better to set this apart so that the gangrene part
of the body can be removed and the whole body can still be
healthy.
Lastly, I have been to big churches when I was in Singapore many
years ago and have seen how the inner circle breaks down when the
congregation goes beyond a certain size .... due to selfish
ambitions, jealousy, ...etc
But I have also seen many other churches , who could not keep up
with the big churches , speaking unkindly of the big
churches....
Singapore by nature is a compettive place. This spirit of
competitiveness can lead to many evils....if not managed
properly. The church is not spared of this.... Many
years ago, someone has prophesied that unless the churches in
Singapore learn how to sacrifice and give, ie. instead of
having the "fish tank" mentality... , the leadership will
always be subjected to the temptations and sometime yield to it....
as we have seen....
Asking God for success is easy, because He will give if we
humbly ask .... Consistently Attributing the successes
to God after obtaining it is difficult....
