Reminder of the past

Americans, those not too old to remember the mass suicide led by the camp of David Joan or those innocent followers of the Moonies.

Both these two cultic groups were using Christianity as their front; both leaders lived despicable private lives and, accumulated mammoth amount of wealth pilferring from innocent pious elderlies or, the incomes hard earned by the youthful followers. Selling flowers from dawn to dusk. It was the well known ugly history of the past.

But, of course; people nowaday are much shrewder than people of old. With advance IT technology, anything happened at this moment can be acknowledged immediately to all over the world.

Even as a small nation. Thanks to the efficiency and proficiency of the incumbent government; incidents like the above mentioned will not likely to occur in this small yet dynamic natiion. If one may recall; there was a cultic group called the House of Israel was quickly squashed and smashed before any damage was done.

With the establishment of too many charitable organizations in the nation. It could be a blessing or otherwise, a disgrace to some religious groups.

Of all the many faith; Buddhist, Hindo, Muslims and Christian and some inter denomination faith.The Christians has the most charitable association established in the nation, and; of course acquired the larger size of the pie, which is the assistance dispensed by the government and, also the general public's donation.

That's the main reason why, charitalbe homes (called halfway houses in Singapore) are