Introduction & FAQ

I decided to start this blog after a conversation with a friend over lunch, who suggested I do this so that 1 day when we look back, we can see how things unfolded, without having to scroll through the other rubbish I have on my facebook page.

sounded like such a great idea I have no idea why I hadn't thought of it myself.

so here it is, Satay News!

And I thought I should begin with a short FAQ:



1. What is Satay News about?

this blog is a collection of news articles from various sources regarding the case of the City Harvest Church case.


2. What case is that?

Six church leaders, including founder Kong Hee, were charged last year (2012) with misusing $24 million in church monies to fund the pop music career of Kong's wife Sun Ho.
It is alleged that they took another $26 million to cover up the first amount.


3. When will the court case resume?

26 – 30 January 2015
2 – 6 February 2015
16 – 26 March 2015
30 – 31 March 2015
1 – 17 April 2015
4 – 6 May 2015
11 – 15 May 2015
18 – 20 May 2015
25 – 29 May 2015
2 – 12 June 2015
(Pending confirmation: Additional dates: 27 – 30 April 2015 and 7 – 8 May 2015)

4. Why are you doing this?

Because I still consider myself part of city harvest and I want to know what is revealed in the trial.

Because I can't find one website that can give me all the details of what is going on in the trial. and in case you were wondering, ESPECIALLY city news. but if you want to read Disney version of events, here's the link.

Because I think it is dangerous to be an ostrich.
we can hide in our own wells until the sandstorm buries us alive, or we can know when the sandstorm is coming by sticking our heads out and actually do something about it. even if there really is nothing we can do, at least we can be mentally prepared

Because i REALLY don't think that at the end of the day, the judge will decide on the verdict based on what pastors are telling us, or what city news reported.


5. What is your stand on this whole case?

I think we must first be clear not to confuse the lines between the 6 accused and the church.
Kong Hee, and the other 5, are NOT representing the church, and definitely NOT representing God when they stand before the judge.
They are there purely because of their own actions, or lack thereof.

The state has come out on more than 1 occasion to say that this is NOT a persecution on the church, this is done to protect the church.
I feel it has been proven necessary, given the amount of cover-ups that has already been revealed so far.
Without this, we would never know what is going on behind the scenes.


How much does anyone know about where the money is going and what is being done with it?
How much authority and autonomy should we give the leadership?
Where is the corporate governance? With the amount of wrong doing and cover ups we have seen so far, the directors are obviously not doing their due diligence.

Transparency is something we see, and not just something we hear the leaders talk about.
 




As stated at the beginning, the rest of the blog will be a compilation of articles from various sources. I take no credit.
I will list the source of the information and provide the link to the source whenever possible.


All highlighted portions are my own emphasis.
At times, I might slip in with my own opinion, but it would be clearly labelled.

Live long, and may the truth set you free.