There were 2 events that took place on March 16, 2008 at the Singapore Expo:
The first was an event by the Nichiren Shoshu. It was scheduled to start at 11am. What took place was the arrival of the members at about 8am. The members then waited for almost 3 hours for the priest of Nichiren Shoshu to arrived. They were left there without any briefing, entertainment, food, water, reading materials, etc.
They were cold as it started raining at 11am. After a short speech by the priest, the members were coax to pay a fee.
The second event was the Interfaith Symposium organised by the Singapore Soka Association (SSA). It was scheduled to start at 2pm. The priest of SSA arrived at 12pm to wait for the members. When the members arrived, there was an exhibition on peace for their viewing pleasures completed with guides.
The event was graced by Singapore Minister of Foreign Affairs. There were representatives from many different faiths in Singapore declaring their committment for peace for the sake of humanity. There were also delegates from 6 countries from various parts of Asia.
This event was reported in many newspapers and was highly praised by many in the society. The members went home with a beautiful book launch by the Minister and containing many inspirational quotes.
The rain stopped at 2pm just before the event started.
I think the contrast is clear on which organisation is really working for the good of society and which is only trying to enrich their own pockets.
One priest made the members wait while another came early to welcome the members. The distinction between a good and bad priest is also clear.
Even the weather agrees.
The first was an event by the Nichiren Shoshu. It was scheduled to start at 11am. What took place was the arrival of the members at about 8am. The members then waited for almost 3 hours for the priest of Nichiren Shoshu to arrived. They were left there without any briefing, entertainment, food, water, reading materials, etc.
They were cold as it started raining at 11am. After a short speech by the priest, the members were coax to pay a fee.
The second event was the Interfaith Symposium organised by the Singapore Soka Association (SSA). It was scheduled to start at 2pm. The priest of SSA arrived at 12pm to wait for the members. When the members arrived, there was an exhibition on peace for their viewing pleasures completed with guides.
The event was graced by Singapore Minister of Foreign Affairs. There were representatives from many different faiths in Singapore declaring their committment for peace for the sake of humanity. There were also delegates from 6 countries from various parts of Asia.
This event was reported in many newspapers and was highly praised by many in the society. The members went home with a beautiful book launch by the Minister and containing many inspirational quotes.
The rain stopped at 2pm just before the event started.
I think the contrast is clear on which organisation is really working for the good of society and which is only trying to enrich their own pockets.
One priest made the members wait while another came early to welcome the members. The distinction between a good and bad priest is also clear.
Even the weather agrees.
