Children of a Lesser God--A Test of Faith. / Dan Lattin.
by Lattin, Dan; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2002Article 22Institutions. Publisher: San Francisco Chronicle, 2001ISSN: 1522-3256;.Subject(s): Prabhupada, 1896-1977 | Child abuse | Cults | Hare Krishnas | Krishna consciousness movementDDC classification: 050 Summary: "One of the tests facing any spiritual cult or religious sect is surviving the death of its charismatic leader. For the International Society of Krishna Consciousness, the founding guru's decision to pass the flame to 11 separate disciples may have been a fatal error. Years of infighting among...successors--along with a huge sexual abuse lawsuit filed against them by the children of Hare Krishna parents--may soon bankrupt the movement." (SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE) This article examines how the Hare Krishnas are struggling to keep their sect alive amid allegations of abuse.
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Originally Published: Children of a Lesser God--A Test of Faith, Feb. 13, 2001; pp. A1+.
"One of the tests facing any spiritual cult or religious sect is surviving the death of its charismatic leader. For the International Society of Krishna Consciousness, the founding guru's decision to pass the flame to 11 separate disciples may have been a fatal error. Years of infighting among...successors--along with a huge sexual abuse lawsuit filed against them by the children of Hare Krishna parents--may soon bankrupt the movement." (SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE) This article examines how the Hare Krishnas are struggling to keep their sect alive amid allegations of abuse.
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