We exist in a false reality. We have been fed lies all of our lives. There is no "United States of America". There are no countries. What we have are "Hunger Games" districts. All countries are insolvent. No currency is backed by collateral. It's all fake. People think they elect a representative. But people don't even realize that we are supposed to be a common law jurisdiction based on the principle of individual sovereignty. The State (a tool of the Cult) has destroyed the concept of natural laws. We exist under Maritime laws principles. The Corporation has overtaken the whole country. The idea that States are sovereign and are actually countries is lost. Countries have governors. Corporations have presidents. We have a shell of the ideal of the United States of America, upheld and maintained by lies and distortions. The difference between the People and a citizen is largely unknown. And worst of all, nobody cares. Nobody cares and most of the country continues to be distracted by money, stuff, careers, or materialism. For a very long time now children are no longer taught what it means to be The People. Civics has been replaced by Social Studies. People grow up indoctrinated to believe a lie. The lie is never openly revealed.
Human husbandry is the game. But nobody cares as long as they get their "opium" which comes in many forms. People conform, submit, and consent through ignorance and stupidity to the slave masters. And this is by design. The current "reality" we exist in is not reality at all. It is a simulation, a production, a play.
But nobody cares.
We Are Not in a Good Position
Man is living by "food, sex, power" and have rejected the bread of life offered by The Spirit. The Spirit convicts, it doesn't give you warm and fuzzies. The Spirit scolds, it doesn't pander to your human frailties. The Spirit warns, it tells you that you are not living up to your duty as a son or daughter of God. The Spirit is strict, not a pushover. The Spirit is blunt and doesn't beat around the bush. The Spirit is not "feeling warm all over". It's not "feelings" at all.
It is a voice, it is the conscience, it is the one that tells you what baggage you need to drop in order to get through the narrow gate and continue down the difficult path that leads to life.
Joy in the world isn't guaranteed by the Spirit. Obeying the Spirit leads to pain and suffering, in this world. That is because the world HATES the Spirit. Obeying God doesn't bring you riches in this world. It doesn't guarantee friends and a loving family. Because what the Spirit asks of you is something the flesh and the world does not want. To be carnally minded is death. To be spiritually minded is life eternal.
It is a voice, it is the conscience, it is the one that tells you what baggage you need to drop in order to get through the narrow gate and continue down the difficult path that leads to life.
Joy in the world isn't guaranteed by the Spirit. Obeying the Spirit leads to pain and suffering, in this world. That is because the world HATES the Spirit. Obeying God doesn't bring you riches in this world. It doesn't guarantee friends and a loving family. Because what the Spirit asks of you is something the flesh and the world does not want. To be carnally minded is death. To be spiritually minded is life eternal.
As you can see, unconstitutional laws get enforced because State governors have accepted bribes from the Federal government.Via Reorganization Plan 3 of 1940, Roosevelt reassigned duties of the Federal Alcohol Administration to BIR, thereby abandoning the agency Congress established, then via Reorganization Plan 26 of 1950, Truman effectively terminated the offices of assessor and collector Congress established in 1862, In other words, after the Supreme Court determined that Federal enforcement agencies had no authority to enforce state alcohol law in the several States, administration of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act was moved under authority of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, Puerto Rico for administration in insular possessions of the United States. By law, BIR, Puerto Rico could not be exercised in the Union, but since State governments were willing to accommodate Federal encroachment in return for whatever financial incentives Federal government provided, the fraud was and has generally been accommodated. The scheme worked well enough that in 1950, Truman followed the Roosevelt lead by authorizing BIR, i.e., IRS administration of Federal income tax law. But the geographical application remains the same, limited to the District of Columbia and insular possessions of the United States.
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"The Congress shall have Power to Lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excise, to Pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;" The Constitution for the United States of America, Article 1, Section 8, paragraph 1.
" No Capitation or other direct, Tax shall be laid, unless in Proportion to the Census or Enumeration hereinbefore directed to be taken." The Constitution for the United States of America, Article 1, Section 9, paragraph 4.
CAJI Investigation
Investigation of the alleged Internal Revenue Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has disclosed a broad, premeditated conspiracy to defraud the Citizens (freemen) of the united States of America. Examination of the United States Code, the Code of Federal Regulations, The Statutes at Large, Congressional record, The Federal Register, and Internal Revenue manuals, too numerous to list, reveals a crime of such magnitude, that words cannot adequately describe the betrayal of the American people. What we have uncovered has clearly been designed to circumvent the limitations of the Constitution for the united States and implement the COMMUNIST MANIFESTO within the 50 States. Marx and Engles claimed that in the effort to create a classless society, a "GRADUATED INCOME TAX" could be used as a weapon to destroy the middle class.
THE ART OF ILLUSION
Magic is the art of illusion. Those who practice magic are called "Magi". They have created a web of obfuscation and confusion in the Law. When the courts have ruled them unconstitutional or unlawful they merely stepped outside JURISDICTION AND VENUE. By fooling the people they continued the Crime. These Magicians have convinced Americans that we have a status we do not. We are led to believe we must do things that are not required. Through the clever use of language the government promotes FRAUD.
NOT CREATED BY CONGRESS
The Bureau of Internal Revenue, and the alleged Internal Revenue Service were not created by Congress. These are not organizations or agencies of the Department of the Treasury or of the federal government They appear to be operated through pure trusts administered by the Secretary of the Treasury ( the Trustee ). The Settler of the trusts and the Beneficiary or Beneficiaries are Unknown. According to the law governing Trusts, the Information does not have to be revealed. (?)
NOT FOUND IN 31 USC
The organization of the Department of the Treasury can be found in 31 United States Code, Chapter 3, beginning on page 7. You will not find the Bureau of Internal Revenue, the Internal Revenue Service, The Secret Service or the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and firearms listed.
We learned that the Bureau of Internal Revenue, internal revenue, Internal Revenue service, internal revenue service, Official Internal Revenue Service, the Federal Alcohol Administration, Director Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms Division, and the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms are one organization. We found this obfuscated.
CONSTRUCTIVE FRAUD
The investigation found, that except for the very few who are engaged in specific activities, the Citizens of the 50 States of the united States of America have never been required to file or to pay "income taxes". The Federal government is engaging in constructive fraud on a massive scale. Americans who have been frightened into filing and paying "income taxes "have been robbed of their money. Millions of lives have been ruined. Hundreds of thousands of innocent people have been imprisoned on the pretense they violated laws that do not exist. Some have been driven to suicide. Marriages have been destroyed. Property has been confiscated to pay taxes that were never owed.
LINCOLN'S WAR TAX
During the Civil war, Abraham Lincoln imposed a war tax upon the citizens. The war tax lawfully applied only to those citizens who resided WITHIN THE FEDERAL DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND FEDERALLY OWNED TERRITORIES, DOCKYARDS, NAVAL BASES, OR FORTS, and (?) those who were considered to be in rebellion against the Union. Many Citizens of the several States volunteered to pay. After the war the tax was repealed. THIS LEFT THE IMPRESSION THAT THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS COULD LEVY AN UNAPPORTIONED DIRECT TAX UPON THE CITIZENS OF THE SEVERAL STATES; WHEN IN FACT NO SUCH TAX HAD EVER BEEN IMPOSED. The tax was hot fraud as nothing was done to deceive the people. THOSE WHO WERE DECEIVED, IN FACT, DECEIVED THEMSELVES.!!
PHILIPPINE TRUST # 1
In the last century the United States acquired by CONQUEST the territory of the Philippine Islands, Guam, and Puerto Rico. The Philippine Customs Administrative Act was passed by the Philippine Commission during the period from Sept. 1, 1900 to August 31, 1902, to regulate trade with foreign countries and to create revenue in the form of duties, imposts, and excises. The act CREATED THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S FIRST TRUST FUND called Trust fund #1, the Philippine special fund (customs and duties), 31 USC, Section 1321. The Act was administered under the general Supervision and control of the Secretary of Finance and Justice.
PHILLIPINE TRUST # 2
BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE
The Philippine Commission passed another act known as The Internal Revenue Law of Nineteen Hundred and Four. This Act created the Bureau of Internal Revenue and the federal government's second trust fund (internal revenue), 31 USC, Section 1321. In the Act, Article 1, Section 2, we find, "There shall be established a Bureau of Internal Revenue, the chief officer of which Bureau shall be known as the Collector of Internal Revenue. He shall be appointed by the Civil Governor, with the advise and consent of the Philippine Commission, and shall receive a salary at the rate of eight thousand PESOS per annum. The Bureau of Internal Revenue shall belong to the Department of Finance and Justice." And in Section 3, we find, " The Collector of Internal Revenue, under the direction of the Secretary of Finance and Justice, shall have general superintendence of the assessment and collection of all taxed and excises imposed by this Act or by any Act amendatory thereof, and shall perform such other duties as may be required by law.
CUSTOMS AND B.I.R. MERGED
It was clear that the Customs Administrative Act was to fall within the JURISDICTION of the Bureau of the Internal Revenue which bureau was to be responsible for "all taxes and excises imposed by this Act," which clearly include import and export excise taxes. This effectively MERGED Customs and Internal Revenue in the Philippines."
DEMON ALCOHOL
When Prohibition was ratified in 1919 with the 18th Amendment, the government created federal bureaucracies to enforce he outlaw of alcohol. As protest and resistance to prohibition increased, so did new federal laws and the number of bureaucrats hired to enforce them. After much bloodshed and public anger, prohibition was repealed with the 21st Amendment which was ratified in 1933.
FEDERAL ALCOHOL ACT
In 1933 President Roosevelt declared a "Banking Emergency". The Congress gave the President dictatorial powers under the "War Powers Act of 1917". Congress used the economic EMERGENCY as the excuse as the excuse to give blanket approval to any and all Presidential EXECUTIVE ORDERS. Roosevelt, with a little help from his socialist friends was prolific in his production of new legislation and executive orders. In 1935 the Public Administration Clearinghouse wrote, and Roosevelt introduced, The Federal Alcohol Act. Congress passed it into law. The Act established The Federal Alcohol Administration. That same year the Supreme Court in a monumental ruling struck down the act among many others on a long list of draconian and New Deal laws. The Federal Alcohol Administration did knot go away; it became involved in other affairs, placed in a sort of standby status.
INTERNAL REVENUE (PUERTO RICO)
At some unknown date prior to 1940 another Bureau of Internal Revenue was established in Puerto Rico. The 62nd Trust Fund was created and named Trust Fund #62 Puerto Rico special fund (Internal Revenue). Note that the Puerto Rico special fund has Internal Revenue , capital "I" & "R". The Philippine special fund (internal revenue) is in lower case letters.
Between 1904 and 1938 the China Trade Act was passed to deal with Opium, Cocaine and Citric wines shipped out of China. It appears to have been administered in the Philippines by the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
CHINA TRADE ACT
We studied a copy of The Code of Federal Registrations of the United States of America in force June 1, 1938, Title 26 - Internal Revenue, Chapter 1 - ( Parts 1-137). On page 65 it makes reference to the China Trade Act, where the first use of such terms as: income, credits, withholding, Assessment and Collection Deficiencies, extension of time for payment, and failure to file return. The entire substance of Title 26 deals with foreign individuals, foreign corporations, foreign insurance corporations, foreign ships, income from sources within possessions of the United States, Citizens of the United States and domestic corporations deriving income from sources within a possession of the United States, and China trade Act Corporations.
NARCOTICS, ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS
All of the taxes covered by these laws concerned the imposts, excise taxes, and duties to be collected by the Bureau of Internal Revenue for such items as narcotics, alcohol, tobacco, and firearms. The alleged Internal Revenue Service likes to make a big "to do" about the fact that Al Capone was jailed for tax evasion. The I.R.S. will not tell you that the tax Capone evaded was not "income tax" as we know it, but the tax due on the income from the alcohol which he had imported from Canada. If he had paid the tax he would not have been convicted. The Internal Revenue Act of 1939 was clearly concerned with all taxes, imposts, excises and duties collected on trade between the POSSESSIONS AND TERRITORIES of the United States and foreign individuals, foreign corporations, or foreign governments. The income tax laws have always applied only to the Philippines, Puerto Rico, District of Columbia, Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, territories and insular Possessions.
F.A.A. becomes B.I.R.
Under the Reorganization Plan Number 3 of 1940 which appears at 5 United States Code Service 903, the Federal Alcohol Administration and offices of members and Administrators thereof were abolished and their functions directed to be administered under direction and supervision of Secretary of Treasury through Bureau of Internal Revenue. We found this history in all of the older editions of 27 USCS, Section 201. It has been removed from current editions. Only two Bureaus of Internal Revenue have ever existed. One in the Philippines and another in Puerto Rico. Events that have transpired tell us that the Federal Alcohol Administration was absorbed by the Puerto Rico Trust # 62 (Internal Revenue).
VICTORY TAX ACT
World War II was the golden opportunity. Americans were willing to sacrifice almost anything if they thought that sacrifice would win the war. In that atmosphere Congress passed the Victory Tax Act. It mandated an Income Tax for the years 1943 and 1944 to be filed in the years 1944 and 1945. The Victory Tax Act automatically expired at the end of 1944. The Federal Government with the clever use of language, created the myth that the tax was Applicable to ALL Americans. Because of their desire to win the war, Americans filed and paid he tax. Because of IGNORANCE OF THE LAW, Americans filed and paid the tax. The Government promoted the FRAUD AND THREATENED THOSE WHO OBJECTED. Americans "forgot" that the law expired in 2 years. When the date had come and gone, they continued to keep "records"; they continued to file; and they continued to pay the tax. The Federal Government continued to print returns and COLLECT THE TAX. NEVER MIND THE FACT THAT NO CITIZEN OF ANY OF THE SEVERAL STATES OF THE UNION WAS EVER LIABLE TO PAY THE TAX IN THE FIRST PLACE.
FEDERAL POWERS LIMITED
The FICTION "that because it was an excise tax, it was legal" (lawful) IS NOT TRUE. The power of the Federal Government is limited to its own property as stated in Article I, Section 8, Paragraph 17, and to "regulate Commerce with FOREIGN NATIONS, and among the "several" States, and with the Indian tribes;" as stated in Article I, Section 8, Paragraph 3, 18 USC, Section 921, Definitions, states," The term 'interstate or foreign commerce' INCLUDES commerce between any place in a State and any place outside of that State, or within any POSSESSION of the United States ( not INCLUDING the Canal Zone) or the District of Columbia, but such term DOES NOT INCLUDE commerce between places within the same State, but through any place outside of that State. The term 'State' INCLUDES the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the possessions of the United States (not INCLUDING the Canal Zone)." Only EMPLOYEES of the federal government, RESIDENTS of the District of Columbia, RESIDENTS of naval bases RESIDENTS of forts, U.S. Citizens of the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Territories, and insular possessions were lawfully required to file and pay the Victory Tax.
B.I.R. becomes I.R.S.
In 1953 the United States relinquished control over the Philippines Why do the Philippine pure Trusts #1 (customs duties) and #2 (internal revenue) continue to be administered today? Who are the Settlers of the Trusts? What is done with the funds in the Trusts? What businesses, if any, do these Trusts operate? Who are the Beneficiaries? Coincidentally on July 9, 1953, the Secretary of the Treasury, G.M. Humphery, by "virtue of the authority vested in me", changed the name of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, B.I.R. to Internal Revenue Service when he signed what is now Treasury Order 150-06. This was an obvious attempt to legitimize the Bureau of Internal Revenue. Without the Approval of Congress or the President, Humphrey, without any legal and LAWFUL authority, tried to turn a pure trust into an agency of the Department of the Treasury. His actions were illegal and unlawful but went unchallenged. Did he change the name of the B.I.R. in Puerto Rico or the B.I.R. in the Philippines? WE CANNOT FIND THE ANSWER.
MUTUAL SECURITY ACT
In 1954, the United States and Guam became partners under the Mutual Security Act. The Act and other documents make reference to the definition of Guam and the United States as being INTERCHANGEABLE. In the same year the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 was passed. The Code provides for the United States and Guam to coordinate the "Individual Income Tax". Pertinent information on the tax issue may be found in 26 CFR 301.7654-1 : Constitution of U.S. and Guam Individual income taxes. 26 CFR 7654 - 1 (e): Military personnel in Guam, 48 USC Section 1421(i) : "Income tax laws" defined. The Constitution forbids unapportioned direct taxes upon the Citizens of the several States of the 50 States of the Union: Therefore the federal government must trick (defraud) people into volunteering to pay taxes as "U.S. citizens" of EITHER Guam, the Virgin Islands, or Puerto Rico. IT SOUNDS INSANE BUT IT IS ABSOLUTELY TRUE. [ AN I.R.S. HUMBUG ]
B.A.T.F. from I.R.S.
On June 6, 1972 Acting Secretary of the Treasury, Charles E. Walker signed Treasury Order Number 120-01 which establishes the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. He did this with the stroke of his PEN citing, "by virtue of the authority vested in me as Secretary of the Treasury, including the authority in Reorganization Plan No. 26 of 1950." He ordered the, "transfer, as specified herein, the functions, powers and duties of the Internal Revenue Service arising under laws relating to alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives (including the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms division of the Internal Revenue Service) to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (hereinafter referred to as the Bureau) which is HEREBY established. The Bureau shall be headed by the Director, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (hereinafter referred to as the Director). The Director shall perform his duties under the general direction of the Secretary of the Treasury (hereinafter referred to as the Secretary) and under the supervision of the Assistant Secretary (Enforcement, Tariff and Trade Affairs, and Operations) ( hereinafter referred to as the Assistant Secretary)."
B.A.T.F = I.R.S.
Treasury Order 120-01 assigned to the new B.A.T.F. CHAPTERS 51, 52, 53 OF THE Internal Revenue Code of 1954 and sections 7652 and 7653 of such code, chapters 61 through 80 inclusive of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (27 USC Chapter 8)[which, in 1935 the SUPREME COURT HAD DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL WITHIN THE SEVERAL STATES OF THE UNION,] 18 USC Chapter 44, Title VII Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (18 USC Appendix, sections 1201 - 1203, 18 USC 1262 - 1265, 1952 and 3615. etc. Mr Walker then makes a statement within TO 120-01 that is very revealing, "The terms 'Director, Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms Division' and 'Commissioner of Internal Revenue' wherever used in regulations, rules, and instructions, and forms, issued or adopted for the administration and enforcement of the laws specified in paragraph 2 hereof, which are in effect or in use on the effective date of this Order, shall be held to mean 'the Director'". Walker seemed to branch the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), creating the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (BATF), and then with that statement joined them back together into one. In the Federal Register, Volume 41, Number 180, of Wednesday, September 15, 1976 we find, "The term Director, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Division ' has been replaced by the term ' Internal Revenue Service."
We found this pattern of deception and obfuscation everywhere we looked during our investigation. For further evidence of the fact that the I.R.S. and the B.A.T.F. are one in the same organization, check 27 USCA Section 201.
The Gift of the Magi
This is how the Magi perform magic. Secretary Humphrey with NO AUTHORITY, creates an AGENCY of the Department of the Treasury called "Internal Revenue Service", out of AIR, from AN OFFSHORE PURE TRUST, called "Bureau of Internal Revenue". The "SETTLER" and "BENEFICIARIES" of the trust are UNKNOWN. The "TRUSTEE" is the "SECRETARY of THE TREASURY". Acting Secretary Walker further LAUNDERS the trust by CREATING from the alleged "Internal Revenue Service", the "BUREAU OF ALCOHOL TOBACCO AND FIREARMS".
PERSON BECOMES THING
Unlike Humphrey, however, Walker ASSUAGES himself of any guilt, when he NULLIFIED the order by PROCLAIMING, "The terms 'Director, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Division' and 'Commissioner of Internal Revenue' wherever used in regulations, rules, and instructions, and forms, issued or adopted FOR THE ADMINISTRATION and ENFORCEMENT of the LAWS specified in paragraph 2 hereof, which are in effect or in use on the effective date of this Order, shall be held to mean the Director'".
Walker created the [Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms] from the [Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Division] of Humphrey's [Internal Revenue Service]. He then says, that, what was transferred, is the same ENTITY as the [Commissioner of Internal Revenue]. He KNEW he could not create something from nothing without the AUTHORITY OF CONGRESS and/or the President, so he made it look like he did something that he had, in fact, not done. TO COMPOUND THE FRAUD, the FEDERAL REGISTER PUBLISHED the unbelievable assertion that a PERSON HAD BEEN REPLACED WITH A THING; " the term Director Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Division has been replaced with the term Internal Revenue Service."
STROKE OF GENIUS
The FEDERAL Alcohol Administration, which ADMINISTERS the Federal Alcohol Act, and offices of members and Administrator thereof, were ABOLISHED, and their functions were DIRECTED to be ADMINISTERED under direction and supervision of Secretary of Treasury through Bureau of Internal Revenue, now Internal Revenue Service. THE FEDERAL ALCOHOL ACT WAS RULED "UNCONSTITUTIONAL" WITHIN THE 50 STATES; so was transferred to the B.I.R., which is an OFFSHORE TRUST, which became the I.R.S.; which gave BIRTH to the B.A.T.F.; AND SOMEHOW, the term [Director, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Division], which is a PERSON within the B.A.T.F., spawned the alleged Internal Revenue Service via another flick of the pen on September 15, 1976. In a brilliant flash of LOGIC, Wayne C. Bentson DETERMINED that he could CHECK THESE FACTS, by filing a Freedom of Information Act request, asking the B.A.T.F. to:- "name the person who administers the Federal Alcohol Act." If we were wrong a reply stating that no record exists as to any name of any person who administers the Act. The request was submitted to the B.A.T.F. THE REPLY came on July 14, 1944, from the Secret Service, an unexpected source, which discloses a connection we had not suspected. THE REPLY STATES THAT JOHN MAGAW , OF THE BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS, of the [Department of the Treasury], administers THE FEDERAL ALCOHOL ACT. You may remember from the Waco hearings that JOHN MAGAW IS THE [DIRECTOR ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS]. All of our research was confirmed by that ADMISSION.
SMOKE AND MIRRORS
Despite all the pen flicking and the smoke and mirrors, there is no such organization of the Department of he Treasury known as "Internal Revenue Service" or the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms." 31 USC IS 'Money and Finance' and therein is published the laws pertaining to the Department of the Treasury (D.O.T.). 31 USC, Chapter 3 is a statutory list of the organizations of the D.O.T.--- Internal Revenue Service and/or Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms ARE NOT LISTED WITHIN "31 USC" AS AGENCIES OR ORGANIZATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. --- THEY ARE REFERENCED, HOWEVER, AS, "TO BE AUDITED" BY THE CONTROLLER GENERAL IN 31 USC SECTION 713.
BATF - PUERTO RICO
We have already demonstrated that both of these organizations are in reality the same organization. Where we find one we will surely find the other. In 27 CFR, CHAPTER 1, SECTION 250.11, DEFINITIONS, we find, "United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms office. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms office in Puerto Rico ... " and "Secretary - The Secretary of Puerto Rico", and "Revenue Agent - Any duly authorized Commonwealth Internal Revenue Agent of the Department of the Treasury of Puerto Rico." Remember that 'Internal Revenue' is the name of the Puerto Rico Trust #62. It is perfectly logical and reasonable that a Revenue Agent works as an employee for the Department of the treasury of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Where is I.R.S.
Where is the alleged "Internal Revenue Service?" The Internal Revenue Code of 1939, a.k.a. Internal Revenue Code of 1954, etc., etc.,; 27 CFR Refers to Title 26 as relevant to Title 27, ----- as per 27 CFR, Chapter 1, Section 250.30, ----- which states that 26 USC 5001 (a) (1) is governing a 27 USC law. ----- In fact 26 USC Chapters 51, 52, and 53 are the alcohol, tobacco and firearms taxes, administered by the Internal Revenue Service; alias Bureau of Internal Revenue; alias Virgin Islands Bureau of Internal Revenue; alias Director, Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Division; alias Internal Revenue Service.
MUST BE NOTICED
According to 26 CFR Section 1.6001 - 1 (d), Records, [no one is required to keep records or file returns, unless specifically notified, by the district director, by notice served upon him, to make such returns, render such statements, or keep such specific records, as will enable the district director to determine, whether or not, such person is liable for tax under subtitle A of the Code.
26 CFR states that this rule includes State individual income taxes. --- Don't get yourself all lathered up because "State" means ... the District of Columbia, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, territories, and insular possessions.
NO IMPLEMENTATION OF LAW
44 USC says that every regulation or rule must be published in the Federal Register. It also states that every regulation or rule must be approved by the Secretary of the Treasury. If there is no regulation there is no implementation of Law. There is no regulation governing "failure to file a return". There is no computer code for "failure to file". The only thing we could find was a requirement stating "where to file" an income tax return. It can be found in 26 CFR, Sect. 1.6091-3, which states that, "Income tax returns required to be filed with the Director of International Operations". Who is the Director of International Operations?
DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
NO ONE IN GOVERNMENT IS ALLOWED TO DO ANYTHING UNLESS THEY HAVE BEEN GIVEN SPECIFIC WRITTEN AUTHORITY, OR SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN GIVEN AUTHORITY IN THE LAW, GIVES THAT PERSON A DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY ORDER SPELLING OUT EXACTLY WHAT THEY CAN AND CANNOT DO UNDER THAT SPECIFIC ORDER. We combed the Department of the Treasury's Handbook of Delegation Orders and we found that no one in the I.R.S. or B.A.T.F. has any authority to do most of the things they have been doing for years.
NO AUTHORITY TO AUDIT
Delegation Order Number 115 (Rev. 5) of May 12, 1986, is the only delegation of authority to conduct Audit. It states that the I.R.S. and B.A.T.F. can only audit themselves, and only for amount of $750.00 or less. Any amount above that amount, must be audited by the Controller General according to Title 31 USC. No other authority to audit exists. No I.R.S. or B.A.T.F. agent, or representative can furnish us with any law, rule, or regulation, which gives them the authority to audit anyone other than themselves. Order Number 191 states that they can levy on Property, but only if that Property is in the hands of third parties.
Authority to Investigate
The manual states on page 1100-40.2 of April 21, 1989, Criminal Investigation Division, that:- "the Criminal Investigation Division enforces the criminal statutes applicable to income, estate, gift, employment, and excise tax laws ... involving United States citizens, residing in foreign countries, and non resident aliens, subject to Federal income tax filing requirements, by developing information concerning alleged criminal violations thereof, evaluating allegations and indications of such violations, to determine investigations to be undertaken, investigating suspected criminal violations of such laws, recommending prosecution when warranted, and measuring effectiveness of the investigating process ... "
AUTHORITY TO COLLECT
On page 1100 - 40.1 it states in 1132.7 of April 21, 1989, Director, Office of Taxpayer Service and Compliance, "Responsible for operation of a comprehensive enforcement and assistance program for all taxpayers under the immediate jurisdiction of the Assistant Commissioner (International) ... Directs the full range of collection activity on delinquent accounts and delinquent returns for taxpayers overseas, in Puerto Rico, and in United States possessions and territories.
50 STATES NOT INCLUDED
1132.72 of April 21, 1989, Collection Division, says "Executes the full range of collection activities on delinquent accounts, which includes securing delinquent returns involving taxpayers outside the United States and those in United States territories, possessions and in Puerto Rico."
U.S. ATTORNEY'S MANUAL
The United States Attorney's Manual, Title 6 Tax Division, Chapter 4, page 16, October 1, 1988, 6-4.270, Criminal Division Responsibility, states, "The Criminal Division has limited responsibility for the Prosecution of offenses investigated by the I.R.S. Those offenses are:- excise violations involving liquor tax, narcotics, stamp tax, firearms, wagering, and coin-operated gambling and amusement machines; MALFEASANCE OFFENSES COMMITTED BY I.R.S. PERSONNEL: forcible rescue of seized property; corrupt or forcible interference with an officer or employee, acting under INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS; and unauthorized mutilation, removal or misuse of stamps. See 28 CFR S 0.70.
"ACTS OF CONGRESS"
We found this revelation in 28 USC Rule 54c, Application of Terms, "As used in these rules the following terms have the designated meanings. 'Act of Congress' includes any act of Congress locally applicable and in force in the District of Columbia, in Puerto Rico, in a territory or in an insular possession".
IT IS THE LAW
28 USC is the "Rules of the Courts" and was written and approved by the Justices of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court in writing 28 USC has already ruled upon this issue It is the Law.(l.o. How can the Supreme Court write law?)
WHERE IS THE MONEY?
Where does the MONEY go that is paid into the I.R.S.? It spends at least a year in what is called a "quad zero" account under and Individual Master File, after which time the Director of the I.R.S. Center can apparently do whatever he wants with the money. It is sometimes dispersed under Treasury Order 91 (Rev, 1 ), May 12, 1986 which is a service agreement between the I.R.S. and the Agency for International Development, A.I.D.
WE FINANCED SOVIET WEAPONS
When William Casey, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency during the Iran-Contra, was the head of A.I.D. he funnelled hundreds of millions of dollars to the Soviet Union, which money was spent building the Kama River Truck Factory, the largest military production facility for tanks, trucks, armored personnel carriers, and other wheeled vehicles in he world. The Kama River factory has a production capability larger than all of the combined automobile and truck manufacturing plants in the United States. (l.o. New World order for the collapse and take over of the automotive industry).
I.R.S. / AID SERVICE AGREEMENT
The Agreement states "Authority is hereby delegated to the Assistant Commissioner International to develop and enter into the service agreement between the Treasury Department and the Agency for International Development. The Secretary of the Treasury is always appointed Governor of the International Monetary Fund (treason?) in accordance with the international agreement that CREATED the I.M.F. The Secretary of the Treasury is paid by the I.M.F. while acting as Governor (treason, emoluments?)
Agent Of Foreign Powers
Lloyd Bentsen held the following positions at the same time he was Secretary of the Treasury:
1. U.S. Governor of the International Monetary Fund,
2. U.S. Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
3. U.S. Governor of the African Development Bank,
4. U.S. Governor of the Asian Development Bank,
5. U.S. Governor of the African Development Fund
6. U.S. Governor of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Mr. Bentson received a salary from each of these organizations which literally made him an unregistered agent for several foreign powers (treason, emoluments?)
Citizen vs citizen
By birth we are each a Citizen of the State of New Jersey, or a Citizen of the State of California, or a Citizen of the State Florida, or a Citizen of the State of whatever State you wherein we were born, and at the same time, we are all Citizens of the united States of America, AND ARE NOT SUBJECT TO ACTS OF CONGRESS, OTHER THAN THE 18 GRANTS OF POWERS SPECIFICALLY CITED IN THE Constitution for the united States of America. People who are born or who reside within the federal District of Columbia, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, any territory, on any naval base or dockyard, within forts, or within insular possessions are called U.S. citizens AND are subject to Acts of Congress. Within the Law, words have meanings, that not the same meanings, that are accepted in common usage. our Constitution is the Constitution for the united States of America. The U.S. Constitution is the Constitution of Puerto Rico.
VOLUNTEER "TAXPAYERS"
We are subject to the laws of the JURISDICTION which we volunteer to accept. In the Law governing Income tax, income is defined as foreign earned income, offshore oil well, or windfall profits, and war profits. A return is prepared by a TAXPAYER to submit to the federal government taxes that he or she has collected. A TAXPAYER IS ONE WHO COLLECTS TAXES AND SUBMITS THE TAXES AS A RETURN TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. AN EMPLOYEE IS ONE WHO IS EMPLOYED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. AN EMPLOYER IS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. AN INDIVIDUAL IS A citizen OF GUAM OR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. A BUSINESS IS DEFINED AS A GOVERNMENT, A BANK, OR AN INSURANCE COMPANY. A RESIDENT IS AN ALIEN CITIZEN OF GUAM, THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, OR PUERTO RICO, WHO RESIDES WITHIN ONE OF THE 50 STATES OF THE united STATES OF AMERICA or one of the other island possessions.
1040 for "ALIENS"
A form 1040 is the income tax return for a nonresident alien citizen of the U.S. Virgin Islands residing within one of the 50 States (geographically) of the several States of the united States of America. If you volunteer that you are a U.S. citizen, you have become a U.S. citizen. IF YOU WRITE OR PRINT YOUR NAME ON A LINE LABELED " taxpayer", you have become a taxpayer. Since these form are affidavits, which you submit under penalty of perjury, you commit a crime every time you fill one out and sign stating that you are that which you are not. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS DELIGHTED by your ignorance, AND WILL GLADLY ACCEPT YOUR RETURNS AND YOUR MONEY. As proof refer to The Virgin Islands Tax Guide which states, "All references to the District Director or to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue should be interpreted to mean the Director of the Virgin Islands Bureau of Internal Revenue. All references to the Internal Revenue Service, The Federal Depository and similar references should be interpreted as the B.I.R., and so forth. Any question interpreting Federal forms for use in the Virgin Islands should be referred to the B.I.R.."
CODES TELL THE TALE
In Internal Revenue Service publications 6209, Computer Codes for I.R.S. "TC 150" is listed as the Virgin Islands Returns" and the codes 300 through 398 are listed as "U.S. and UK Tax Treaty claims involving taxes on narcotics which were financed in the Cayman Islands and imported into the Virgin islands".
NARCOTICS DEALER?
When Freedom of Information Act requests have been filed for Individual Master File (IMF) for people who are experiencing tax problems with the I.R.S., every return ha been found to contain the above codes except for some which are coded as "Guam" returns. Every return shows that the unsuspecting Citizen is being taxed on income derived from importing narcotics, alcohol, tobacco, or firearms into the United States or one of its territories or possessions, from a foreign country or from Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands or into the Virgin Islands form the Cayman Islands.
WHO IS REQUIRED TO FILE?
26 CFR, 601.103 (a) is the only place which tells us who is required to file a return, provided that person has been properly noticed by the District Director to KEEP RECORDS AND THEN NOTICED THAT HE/SHE IS REQUIRED TO FILE. It states, "In general, each taxpayer (or person required to collect and pay over the taxes) is required to file a prescribed form of return ..." Are you a Taxpayer? (l.o.- you must first be a tax collector)
WHO ARE THESE THUGS?
The scam manifests itself in many different ways. In order to maintain the semblance of legality, hats are changed from moment to moment. When you are told to submit records for examination YOU ARE DEALING WITH CUSTOMS. When you submit an offer in compromise, YOU ARE DEALING WITH THE COAST GUARD. When you are confronted by a Special Agent of the I.R.S. you are really DEALING WITH A DEPUTIZED UNITED STATES MARSHALL. When you are being investigated by the alleged Internal Revenue Service, YOU ARE REALLY DEALING WITH AN AGENT, CONTRACTED BY THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, TO INVESTIGATE NARCOTICS VIOLATIONS. When the alleged Internal Revenue Service charges you with a crime, YOU ARE DEALING WITH THE BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS. Only a small part of 26 USC is administered by the Internal Revenue Service. Most of the Code is administered by THE BUREAU OF ALCOHOL AND FIREARMS, including Chapter 61 through 80, which is ENFORCEMENT. ---- In addition, 27 CFR IS B.A.T.F. and states in Subpart B - DEFINITIONS, 250.11, MEANING OF TERMS, "United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms office - Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms office in Puerto Rico". Every Person we find, who is being prosecuted by the alleged Internal Revenue Service has a Code on their I.M.F. putting them in "tax class 6" which designates that they have violated a law relating to alcohol, tobacco, or firearms, Puerto Rico.
NO JURISDICTION
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, has no venue or jurisdiction within the borders of any of the 50 States of the united States of America, except in pursuit of an importer of contraband alcohol, tobacco, or firearms, who failed to pay the TAX on those items. As proof, refer to the July 30, 1993 ruling of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1 F.3d 1511; 1993 U.S. App. Lexis 19747, where the court ruled in United States v. D.J. Vollmer & Co. that "the B.A.T.F. has jurisdiction over the first sale of a firearm imported to the country, but they don't have jurisdiction over subsequent sales."
FEDS LIE
Attorneys, including your defense attorney, the U.S. Attorney, Federal Judges, and alleged Internal Revenue Service and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms personnel, routinely lie in depositions and on the witness stand to perpetuate the FRAUD. THIS THEY DO WILLINGLY AND WITH FULL KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY ARE COMMITTING PERJURY. EVERY JUDGE INTENTIONALLY LIES, EVERY TIME HE/SHE GIVES INSTRUCTIONS TO A JURY IN A CRIMINAL, OR TAX CASE, BROUGHT BY THE I.R.S. OR THE B.A.T.F. They all know it, and do it willingly, and with malice aforethought.
WHERE DO THEY GET THESE GUYS?
How does the government hire people, who will intentionally work to defraud their fellow Americans? Most of those who work on the lower levels for the I.R.S., B.A.T.F, and other Agencies simply do not know the truth. They do as they are told to earn a living until retirement. Executives, U.S. Attorneys, Federal Judges, and others, do KNOW, AND ARE, with full KNOWLEDGE and MALICE aforethought, participating in the crime of the century. MANY OF THESE PEOPLE ARE PAID LOTS OF MONEY. (l.o.-EVERY SOUL HAS ITS PRICE).
MONETARY AWARDS
(for DECEPTION, CRIMINALITY AND FRAUD)
The Internal Revenue Manual; Handbook of Delegation Orders, January 17, 1983, PAGE 1229-91; outlines the alleged Internal Revenue Services's system of monetary awards, "of up to and including $5000.00, for any one individual employee or group of employees, in his/her immediate office, including field employees, engaged in National Office projects; and contributions of employees of other Government agencies and armed forces members"; WITH THE APPROVAL OF the Deputy Commissioner; " of $5,001.00 to $10,000.00, for any one individual or group", with the approval of the Deputy Commissioner; "of $10,001.00 to $25,000 for any one individual or group", with the Commissioner's concurrence, "an additional monetary reward of $10,000.00 (total $35,000.00) TO THE PRESIDENT THROUGH TREASURY AND OPM" with the Commissioner's concurrence. (IMPEACHABLE, TREASONABLE).
LEGAL (l.o.-BUT NOT LAWFUL) BRIBERY
These awards include cash awards. They are not limited as to number, that may be awarded, to any one person or group. There is no limitation placed upon any award. Any person or group of persons can be awarded this money, including:- U.S. Attorneys, Federal Judges, your Certified Public Accountant, THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, YOUR MOTHER, H&R BLOCK, etc. The awards may be given to the same person or group, each minute, each hour, every day, every week, every month, every year, or not at all. In other words, the U.S. Government and the alleged Internal Revenue Service, a.k.a, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms have a perfectly legal (l.o. not lawful) system of bribery. The bribery works against the Citizens of the several States of the united States of America.
WARNING!
Our investigation uncovered a lot. We have printed only a little. Successful use of this material requires a lot of study and an excellent understanding of the legal system. Please do not compound errors by attempting to extract some imaginary magic bullet against alleged Internal Revenue Service, or the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO DISCOVER THIS INFORMATION. YOU MUST KNOW IT INSIDE OUT, BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS; LIKE A KNEEJERK RESPONSE.
TRUST BETRAYED
We have been betrayed by those we trusted. We have been robbed of our money and property. It happened because we trusted imperfect men to rule imperfect men; and we failed in our duty as watchdog, and SOVEREIGNS OVER OUR SERVANTS. IT HAPPENED BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN IGNORANT, APATHETIC AND EVEN STUPID.
BY CHOICE AND CONSENT
"A nation or world of people, who will not use their intelligence, are no better than animals that have no intelligence; such people are beasts of burden and steaks upon the table by choice and consent." "Behold a Pale Horse" by William Cooper, Light Technology Publishing, Sedona. A significant portion of the research, that led to the writing of this article was contributed by Mr. Wayne Bentson.
We have been betrayed by those we trusted. We have been robbed of our money and property. It happened because we trusted imperfect men to rule imperfect men; and we failed in our duty as watchdog, and SOVEREIGNS OVER OUR SERVANTS. IT HAPPENED BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN IGNORANT, APATHETIC AND EVEN STUPID.
The Quad doesn’t include Korea.
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Fiji is a paradise in the South Pacific. Unfortunately, the country has been infiltrated by a doomsday cult, Grace Road. They ruled their members with an iron fist while entangling international authorities in a year'slong game of cat and mouse. Unhindered, the cult built a vast business empire stretching across the island, warmly embraced by the local government. Their ambitions seemed to be far from over. They expanded from 30 something businesses to 54 in the period following the raids. Do we look like a bird? There have been allegations of being fed improperly, being housed improperly, being overworked, well beyond what normal labor practices would allow, and physical punishments to top everything off. I realized my passport was gone. I was panicking a lot. I was screaming for help. This story is about religious fanaticism. Actually, their whole purpose is about preparing for great tribulation or the Armageddon, the end of days, about a regime deeply entwined with them. The church were able to ingratiate themselves with senior people in the government of the day about freedom of press. Our latest investigation story or peace is with our lawyers that the permits given to your production company must be cancelled forth with. We're basically holding back the stories in about an entire country in the chokeold of a sect. What happens if you effectively kill this golden goose? How did Grace Road amass so much power? How far does its influence reach? And why has no one stepped in to stop them? Well, we went there ourselves to find out. All right, it's the first day. This investigation is of course a job for Valley. He previously traveled to Ethiopia for us where a new ocean is forming. It doesn't take long to convince him to go. I was super happy when Fern asked me to go to the other side of the world to join a cult. I guess now he's on a 48-hour trip from Vienna to Fiji. This is the farthest away I've ever been from home. Literally the exact opposite side of the world. Folly will spend nearly a week in Fiji speaking with all kinds of people about Grace Road or at least trying to grace. Nothing much about them. I've heard lots of rumors, but it was like out of my business. All I know is that they say they are a Christian based uh restaurant, but from what I've heard from rumors, they said they're working under cults or something like that. I have had conversations with them. It's a confidential meeting. So, I can't say more. From what I have heard, it is enough for me to know that this is not a church. There are negative questions that only grace can answer. And uh to get an answer of them right now, as you now know, not very easy. They haven't talked to us. They don't even know what we're doing. And yet, they're trying to shut us down. If that's not a red flag, I don't know what is. But let's go back to the beginning before Valley's plane touched the ground at 90. It all starts here in Soul, South Korea, between auto repair shops in an old factory building on a Sunday morning in 2008. The woman in the blazer up front is called Sheen Okcho. She spent 3 years evangelizing China, preached in Philadelphia and in South Korea. She claimed she was trained by the Presbyterian Church. Back then, one of the largest Christian denominations in South Korea, but the Presbyterian Church insists Shin's story is false. Not that it matters much. By now, Shinn has her own church, Grace Road, and she has some pretty specific ideas about humanity's future. Jesus, she says, will soon return to Earth a second time. But first, the world must endure a doomsday. In South Korea, cults have been flourishing for decades. In the early 2000s, an estimated 300,000 South Koreans were said to belong to a 100 different groups. Today, more than 300 cults are active in the country. Some experts trace this back to the national trauma of colonialism and war. Back then, cults offered social contacts, comfort, and salvation. Today, they promise secret knowledge, a path to material and spiritual prosperity. Many of these cults are controversial. Some are outright dangerous. Over time, Shin wins over hundreds of followers with her rhetoric. In her mind, there is only one way to escape the coming doom. They must find the promised land where she and her followers can survive global famine and nuclear fallout. Their plan was to establish these large farms and to assist in helping feed the world during a time of hardship. That was the message that Okusin was promulgating from her pulpit. Dan McGary is an editor for the Pacific region with the OCCP, the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. He's been investigating Grace Road for years. Around 2014, Shin's son, Daniel Kim, takes up the quest to find said promised land. He searches for a place with no winter and a steady warmth between 20 and 30° C. In his pursuit, he allegedly travels to 60 countries. And eventually his search leads him to Fiji. An archipelago 332 islands and over 500 islands. Scattered across an ocean expands almost twice the size of the Gulf of Mexico. Only a 100 are inhabited. Fewer than 1 million people live here. Most of them on the main island Vidilv. That's also where the capital Suva is located. Until 1970, Fiji was part of the British Empire. So English became the official language. And because India was also under British rule, many Indians ended up in Fiji. Today, next to English, people here also speak Fijian Hindi and traditional Fijian ituk. Like he said, at the end of the day, only thing you hear is stories, but it's uh important for us to see it and believe it. We can't be depending on the stories we hear. Back in 2014, Kim wrapped up his assessment of whether Fiji could be the promised land. Now he's about to leave for his next destination, Nepal. But he gets stuck in Fiji and takes it as a sign from God. His quest, he believes, reached its conclusion. Soon after, Grace Road announces they have clear evidence. This is the land God has prepared. And so, Prophet Kim's mother and hundreds of church members follow him there. Others believe no prolonged search mission or higher power was involved. There used to be a direct flight from Soul to Nandi. That's it. You know, it was a direct flight. Reverend Bwan James is the general secretary of the Pacific Conference of Churches, an organization to bring together different churches in the Pacific region. He is also a minister of Fiji's Methodist Church. I can tell you that I have been aware of the Grace Road uh group for about 11 years now. I was first approached by Korean groups in Fiji, faith groups in Fiji that are doing missionary work to raise their concerns about some of the new sects that were coming in. It wasn't just Fijians who were wary of Grace Road. Back home in South Korea, the Presbyterian Church launched an investigation into Shinukjo and gathered evidence of just how dangerous she was. To heal a schizophrenic man, she ordered her followers to tie him with duct tape. The man's blood circulation failed and his leg later had to be amputated. In September 2014, the Presbyterian Church declared Shin a heretic. Deacon Leing Yu was one of the ones leading the charge against her. A grave insult, one that would not go unanswered. A Sunday morning, 3 months later, mass is about to begin at the Day Methodist Church in Seoul. In front of the church, a few dozen Christro members are protesting. Suddenly, some of them storm inside. They violently attacked a church official, Decon Lee and Guu. They grab him and drag him down the stairs. They probably consider him to be a demon. At least that's what Chin reportedly told them. She was never persecuted for the attack. But afterwards, she was on the radar of both the South Korean media and police. All the more reason to finally settle in Fiji for good. This is the place that is supposed to save a group of people from tamine and nuclear fallout. A group of people that came from 8,000 km away from here from South Korea. I wonder also, you know, all the people here in this bus and the people around, how aware are they of this sect and the stories around them? How troubled is this paradise? is paradise on earth really. It's like a three four hour drive from Mali to Suba and all along this road are actually also graceful businesses, supermarkets, gas stations, restaurants and so on. One should ask the question is why did they come in as a business first rather than as a church, right? So they had obviously already a methodology, an approach to come in. So they'll come in as a business. They set up as an in foreign investor and then they they move from from there. In April 2014, Grace Road established their presence in Fiji with this farm. 3.8 hectares of land. More than enough space to grow rice and vegetables. So far so good. Given the whole incoming global famine thing, it probably makes sense to cultivate their own rice, feed the world during a time of hardship, and so on. But then something strange started to happen. The cult started to expand rapidly. In 2015, they opened their restaurant, Grace Road Kitchen, followed by Noodle Story, Sunny Pizza, Awesome Grill, Fierce Chicken, Snowy House, and Petisserie Pacifica. Grace Road also launched their own construction company, designing and building for their own businesses, for private clients, and even for the government. As beits true Christians, after Cyclone Winston in 2016, they helped rebuild this village. A year later, they were busy refurbishing and extending Prime Minister Benamarama's house at a cost to Fijian taxpayers of allegedly around $3 million. In the same year, the group won a business award presented by Bayamara. By this point, more than 100 Fijian locals are working for Grace Road, but the majority of employees are Korean, at least 300, and they're far from done. Grace Road opens supermarkets, hardware stores, a dental clinic, shoe stores, and beauty salons. At the center of it all are Daniel Kim and his mother Shinocho shaking hands, cutting ribbons, growing the empire. And for a long time, no one knew what's really going on behind the scenes at Grace Road. We're trying to uncover what's really happening here. During his long flight to Fiji, Voli put his time to good use, improving his problem solving and logical thinking skills with the help of our sponsor, Brilliant. Brilliant is a hands-on learning platform that offers thousands of visual interactive lessons from math and AI to programming. Here, for example, you have to make the green duck disappear with a function. You learn by doing, which is up to six times more effective than traditional lectures. We also really enjoy training our logical thinking this way. Don't be fooled by the cute animations. The puzzles get more and more challenging over time. All courses were crafted by teachers, researchers, and experts from renowned institutions. Brilliant is available as an app as well as on your PC or laptop. Scan this QR code or go to brilliant.org/fern and start learning new skills with Brilliant. With our link, you'll get 20% off their annual subscription, giving you access to everything the platform has to offer. We are actually driving to NA right now, which is the place where it all started. The headquarters of Grace Roads, Grace Farms. This is the road, the Grace Road. During his travels, Voli is supported by Lonnie, a filmmaker from Fiji. Behind the scenes, Jim and Lada handle logistics and access, and Mary does the driving. Even before Voli arrived, they tried to get us in touch with Grace Road, sending emails and calling dozens of numbers. So, it was either not working, diverted, or it had that fax line sound where this high beeping sound when you call the number. Two of them actually managed to um get through. spoke to a lovely gentleman on one of the numbers that I called and he said, you know, email the admin. Email the admin address. So, I did. I'm still waiting for a response um from them. I've tried that number again. Nobody's answered by now. It seems Lonnie's number got blocked. As we're approaching Grace Road headquarters now, uh what's what's our plan? Um, so I'm just going to go up to the front door and speak to them and explain to them what we're trying to do in person and if we can really schedule the time to sit down with them to have a chat on camera. Yeah. Lonnie and Jim enter the building. After a while, they return. Come on, why are you walking so slow? We want to know what did they tell you? We've went up to the office. They were nervous when we when we mentioned the fact that we were part of a documentary crew and we want to speak to somebody. You could sort of feel the shift in the vibe. They didn't want to give some direct contact or some address or I asked for a number. They said no. Police said no. Just let me in. Voli can't film inside Grace Roads headquarters or speak with officials, but he can at least visit the Colts restaurants. I love I love the food that they have, the menu that they prepare. The pizzas are good. I mean, they have good taste, especially for the pizza. I love the pizza. It's a It's a great place to eat. I like their food and coffee. Okay, we're at Olive Tree and uh I'm having some carbonara rice cakes and I have to say it's really really good. We are at uh Pacifica and Fierce Chicken having a coffee. So the coffee is good, I can tell you that. And the rest I'll tell you a bit later. So let's take a look. Great food, modern interior. No signs of an abusive doomsday cult. But wait, these signs read, "The brightest, cleanest, kindest, and most honest eternal group that sees and delivers the eternal love of God." Interesting world map. Also, the center of the world, Fiji, the only island with yesterday and today. And look at these. The booklet of truth by Reverend Oakin. Folly takes one justification of threshing. Reading about why Oxin has to be released from prison, it feels like everyone knows about Grace Roads. Everyone has a reaction whenever I mention the name. And I can't really tell what the reaction is like about their businesses, restaurants, shops. But whenever I ask a little bit more critical question, it feels people tensen up. People don't want to comment. people don't know or they've heard some rumors, but it really feels like they don't speak openly or they can't speak openly or they just want to focus on the positive aspects. And we have speculated that this might also be related to some kind of leftover fear of the previous government which was essentially a dictatorship under Bimarama. In the Bay Marama era, things were quite different. This is Fred Wesley, editor-inchief of the newspaper Fiji Times. He was already in office when Grace Road set foot in Fiji. Back then, what looked like paradise was in fact a deeply oppressed country. I say there's a lot of misunderstanding by the international community of what transpired here. And Australia and New Zealand being big brothers uh wanted to uh stamp their M as big brothers. But why do you think they're doing it? Because they don't like to see a military dictatorship in the region. Frank Bay Imama came to power in a military coup. He was a former commodor of the Fijian Navy. He's a strong man. He is reputed to have inflicted great many acts of violence on individuals who are critical of the regime. A lot of people don't want to understand the situation here. Is it because I'm a military man? Yes, of course. You've seized power. Okay. you know, with a military man in a nice shirt, but you're still a military man and you still I keep telling everyone a radical change needs to be brought in and radical change cannot be brought in by some weak organization. Under Bayam Marama, the opposition in parliament was for all intents and purposes muzzled. Freedoms of expression, peaceful assembly and association were restricted. Violence was common place. The media was heavily censored and tightly controlled by the regime. I had a senior journalist who was um uh based in the west uh who was arrested five times uh thrown into a cell three times. I've had uh people who were journalists who were verbally abused by ministers, you know, and uh an editor would uh get a 20,00 $25,000 fine and be sentenced to jail for 2 years. It wasn't only journalists that were suffering this kind of repression. The laws were changed. The constitution was changed. The arm of government was strengthened in terms of repressing negative or critical voices. It was a very very strict regime for anybody who wasn't completely aligned with the Bay Morma agenda. After seizing power in the 2006 coup, Bayamaram held on thanks to a system that mixed regular democratic elections with periods of repression. He survived two elections in 2014 and 2018. But in 2022, Fiji's economy is faltering. The pandemic battered tourism and some sense a wind of change. Benamar lost his absolute majority and a coalition of other parties took over parliament. Voli still senses the echo of these dark days of oppression, especially when he talks to people off camera. Much of it he puts down in his notes. Jim and Lani often refer to the Banimarama regime, 16 years of oppression. They tell the story of the relationship between Prime Minister Bimarama and Grace Road. During his tenure, the Fiji Development Bank invested a significant amount of money in the group. On the other hand, he used Grace Road for his own purposes. From a Fijian perspective, the story of Grace Road is bigger than the cult itself. It's politically charged. The OCCP investigated these troubling ties between Bayamama and Grace Road. A former government spokesman told them the cult was treated like a protected species. Laws restricting free speech also kept criticism of the cult largely muted. OCCRP revealed that Fijian police had spoken with witnesses who described beatings and other abuses by Grace Road members, but without any serious consequences for them. And so I think the the kind of strongarmed administration that we see in Grace Road would have resonated very much with Frank Bay and Ayazed Caum, the two main members of the Fijian government at the time. It's Voli's fifth day in Fiji and it starts with a surprise. We've actually received an answer from Grace Road, but not the one we expected. Okay. Here's a serious update. Yesterday, Lani got a call from the film commission in Fiji. Wait, wait. Okay. Okay. Wait. Are you Are you in the office? Okay. I'll come across to you now. Okay. Lonnie just got a phone call from Film Fiji, who gave us the permit to film that the lawyers of Grace Road called Film Fiji to revoke our permits. And right now, Lonnie is in the office. So, the lawyers have contacted them about the fact that we've been going to different uh Grace Road restaurants and shops and stuff. They're they're emailing them now about cancelling revoking the permit all together, the filming permit altogether. Losing the permit would mean that we'd have to stop filming. Lonnie explained to the commission that we didn't do anything illegal at Grace Road, but now she still has to deal with the lawyers. So, I'm going to start typing up emails now again. Okay. Maybe maybe they can actually get us in touch with Grace themselves. Exactly. Yeah. I think it's a good thing. Yeah. Let's hope this all comes to a, you know, fruitful outcome for everybody. Damn. Damn. Damn. Damn. This is getting intense. Everyone starts to um be aware of us. Exciting. The lawyers from Grace Road state that our client is extremely concerned with the basis on which a permit was given to your production company. It is imperative that the permits given to your production company must be cancelled for with. However, we will leave that decision to film Fiji. They also wrote that we need permission from Grace Roads to film anything about them and that they quote expressly declines your request to film or shoot any short film, documentary, or any other form of any motion picture on or about it. They're trying to shut us down. If that's not a red flag, I don't know what is. Anyway, we get to keep our filming permit, but from Grace Rose's perspective, it probably made sense to try to stop us from filming. After all, it would be a shame if more people learned about the horrendous crimes they allegedly committed. It's the summer of 2018, 4 years after Grace Road's arrival in Fiji. Their many businesses are thriving. Bayamaram's regime is still in power. Shin is on a 15-our trip back to South Korea. When she and other church leaders arrive at Inshian International Airport in Seoul, the group is suddenly surrounded by police officers. Shinukjo and three of her companions are arrested on the spot. By that time, there were fairly welldeveloped allegations of uh significant physical violence. The church goes through this process they call the threshing floor. And that means, you know, they say that people's sins are expedated through beatings effectively. It's really upsetting violence. We've seen the footage of the threshing floor. We will not show it here, but it is truly gruesome. That kind of activity had been going on for quite some time. Korean authorities were aware of it. They had credible allegations. They felt they had sufficient evidence. And these violent practices are said to have made their way to Fiji. It appears to be the method of maintaining discipline within the church membership itself. And that discipline is extremely strict by every account that we've we've come across. That's what Mara told us as well. She worked for Grace Roads Farms and in their true mark supermarkets. They get in head but tell each other or go to the hospital. We were not able to independently verify Marrama's statements. However, her account aligns with numerous other reports from former workers, including those of this young woman whom Vali happened to meet by chance on the roadside. If they did something wrong, they'll be getting I heard that they'll get high level from the from the leaders and the time they'll say that I fell. We were not able to independently verify her statements either. But she claims that she worked at Grace Farms for 2 months as a holiday job. Despite the harsh conditions for all employees, one thing stands out. Grace Road seems to operate like a two-tier society. On one side are the local Fijians who have had some bad experiences and on the other the Koreans who have suffered far worse. Fijian workers by all accounts were treated well, but at the end of the day, they went home. The mostly Korean uh church members did not. They were kept in barracks. There have been a number of allegations. They extend to separation of family members forcefully, the unwilling detention of people taking their passports effectively and refusing them the ability to travel, that is to leave the church. There have been allegations of being fed improperly, being housed improperly, being overworked, uh, well beyond what normal labor practices would allow, physical punishments. To top everything off, much of this was allegedly also experienced in 2014 by then 21-year-old Suan Lee. After undergoing cancer surgery, her mother joined Grace Road and wanted to travel to Fiji for recovery. Suan interrupted her studies and accompanied her for 2 weeks. Shin's sermons were bizarre. A lot of wailing, a lot of shouting. She would verbally abuse a lot of people, call the names, awful names. When she tried to leave, she realized something was wrong. Actually, I started packing the day before. And when I went to, you know, pack my computer, my laptop, um, it was gone. I realized my passport was gone. I was panicking a lot. Um, I was screaming for help. Dressed only in pajamas and flip-flops, she made her escape. Although others tried to block her path, she managed to break free and ran straight towards a police car. They helped her obtain an emergency passport at the South Korean embassy. All the while, Grace Road members pursued her, and even her own mother tried to convince her to stay, but she left her mother behind in Fiji and managed to return to South Korea. Grace Road seems to rule over its members with an iron fist. The cult runs an enormous business empire and has excellent ties to the country's dictator. So, they may have wondered, why not bring the promised land under its control entirely? While Shin settles into a prison cell, South Korean authorities are continuing their crackdown on Grace Road. Shortly after capturing Shin and Seoul, they plan to strike again. 17 officers are sent on a secret mission to Fiji. On the ground, they meet with the local police. And in the middle of the night, a joint operation begins. They arrived at the main multi-acre farm. That's the headquarters of the church. Late at night, did a sort of a sweep to gather up people and evidence uh before anybody had a chance to react. In the following days, six South Korean citizens get arrested, including Shin's son, Daniel Kim. The secret mission is looking like a huge success. But then, well, nobody really knows exactly what happened. What we do know is that uh the courts intervened quite quickly. Shortly after that intervention, the Fijian police were saying, "Okay, look, we're going to take over this investigation." And so the the Korean police detachment who thought that they were going to come back with, you know, a number of people in their custody ended up going back empty-handed. An Interpol red notice was issued uh at around that time for Daniel Kim and presumably for others. But in Fiji, it seems like no one cares. Perhaps investigations continue behind the scenes, but for years nothing comes of them. So Daniel Kim gets to carry on with business as usual. Grace Road launches new ventures and keeps on growing. They expanded from 30 something businesses to 54 in the period following the raids. Grace Road became one of the largest private employers in Fiji at the time. And they keep diversifying from dental clinics to gas stations. The stations are reportedly run in partnership with Exxon Mobile. They are still operating today. We asked Exxon Mobile whether they were aware of the events surrounding Grace Road and why instead of ending the cooperation, they chose to expand it. They did not respond. In July 2019, Shinukjo was convicted in South Korea. She was sentenced to 6 years in prison for fraud, holding her followers captive in Fiji and subjecting them to violence. Daniel Kim became the effective leader of the church. He's got, you know, the money of his contributors, of his church members. He's also got access to uh a great deal of leverage uh in terms of development loans and various other things. But not everyone in Fiji stays silent about Grace Road. At the end of 2019, opposition leader Sideni Rabuka demands an immediate investigation. Now the Korean courts have convicted the founder of Grace Road for offenses committed in Fiji. Our authorities cannot turn a blind eye to the allegation of forced labor, torture, assault, and illegal detention. and they must act swiftly to protect the human rights of the members of Grace Road and prosecute those who have broken our laws. Despite all the allegations and calls for investigation, Bayamaram reportedly continues to let the cult operate undisturbed for years. But by 2022, his grip on power is slipping. After 16 years of oppressive rule, Bayamarama is finally voted out. Sideni Rabuka becomes prime minister. All signs point to trouble for Grace Road. 2023 September 7th. The newly elected Fijian government is cracking down on the cult. Six members of the cult are declared prohibited immigrants after the South Korean government nullified their passports. Two members get deported. Two more are released after a court injunction. The last two, including Daniel Kim, are said to be on the run. But then this appears on Facebook. We are not. We everyone we know could know about us. Do we look like a per if the per why the so many of the customers supportings? So I want to deliver this message to the people that this is not a legal thing. This is this is unleally and you're not happy about it. How they can do that? But it's no use. Daniel Kim is put on immigration custody. For years, Grace Road stayed silent in the face of criticism. But now they launch a massive solidarity campaign. The cult is facing existential risks. Its leader was convicted in South Korea. Her son, the new head, is detained and the new government has launched extensive investigations. For now, their business keeps running. From agriculture and construction to restaurants, supermarkets, and gas stations, the question is how long will it last? A concern that it seems has begun to trouble the Fijian government as well. Grace Road claims in a statement that it creates jobs for rural development and employs over 800 local workers, making it one of the country's biggest employers. Well, look, you know, let's be let's be realistic. Grace Road is a significant economic driver. Tourism has not rebounded to the levels that um existed precoid. Grace Road is an alternative employer to the tourism industry. And so if you pull the plug, you know, summarily on 54 companies operating across swath of the country's main island, that could have some pretty serious repercussion. Jump forward to December 2024, 400 days after Kim's detention, half a year before Vali will travel to Fiji. Countless Grace Road members and employees have gathered in front of the appeals court in the capital, Suva. This is the moment they have all been waiting for. Daniel Kim and another Grace Road official step out. He is free. This was a sort of a the normal operation of the courts. They have allowed him his liberty while uh this judicial review is in process. The deacto leader of Grace Road is out on bail. No one back in Fiji has been prosecuted for their alleged practices behind closed doors. I know there are great many people who feel that there should be prosecutions. That is not a view that's shared by the public prosecutor in Fiji at this time. Even the US government criticizes Fiji in its newly released report on human trafficking. The report notes that no one from Grace Road has ever been prosecuted or convicted. A clear shift has taken place within the Fijian government from the unmistakable demands of the past to a far more cautious approach. The government publicly states that it's disappointed that Grace Road is now reconsidering new investments in Fiji. They stress that they have always treated Grace Road with friendliness and they say they respect them for their new retail standards they brought to Fiji. Currently there is a great deal of concern about uh you know what happens if you effectively kill this golden goose you know if you remove one of the substantial private sector drivers in the Fijian economy at this time. Now on the ground, Voli wants to ask government representatives about these concerns, and we want to know why the investigations into Grace Road keep dragging on. According to the OCCP, Fijian officers have spoken to key witnesses of beatings and other abuses more than 5 years ago. What's taking so long? Interviews have been arranged, but a series of unfortunate circumstances got in the way. For example, key members of the government were stuck on another island 6 to 8 hours away. Now most of the government officials actually like this week they have a super intense week right in the luckily Lonnie has already received commitments from individual ministers and is now trying to arrange new appointments but now more than 2 weeks later this is her message I spent Monday morning at Kamikamita and Napoto's office trying to lock interview times both these ministers have been advised not to make any public comments regarding grace road since both offices have active interests and files before them any public comments have a high chance of putting both them and their ministry in a precarious position. We sent them written questions but never received a reply. We also reached out to the Grace Road group but unsurprisingly got no response either. Lani talked about the colonial history of Fiji, how the UK thought they could conquer it but couldn't and instead had to integrate. She has a similar hope with Grace Road that outsiders coming to Fiji with bad intentions might somehow be changed for the better. Right? You're saying, "Oh, well that's okay. Over there, we still go and buy their pizzas cuz their pizzas are good." You know, that kind of thinking. Oh, well, no, that's the chicken. That's not the church. That's not No, it's all it's all connected. Our comfort and our convenience is more important than our values and our ethics. And I think that's where we where we start to fail as people and as Christians. And you see, I came here to understand what is grace road really about. And to be honest, finding answers to these questions has been really, really tough. There's so much secrecy. People seem to be afraid of something whenever talking about grace roads. I think one of the things that we need to remember is that Fijians have been living under a more or less oppressive regime with significant curtailment of their human rights since 2006. Dem democratic government as we understand it is a fairly novel concept. Our latest investigation story or peace is with our lawyers. We've had uh Grace Road Lawyers send us a notice to holding back the story. But uh yes, we do have uh an an investigation piece that we hope to run over a couple of weeks uh an in-depth investigation where we have spoken to victims. We have spoken to people who worked once for Grao and who have left. As of the release of this video, the Fiji Times have not published their investigation. So, while many of my questions are still unanswered, there's at least one thing I can say for sure, and that's the people. I mean, the people of Fiji, they will always stay my heart. They're the nicest, most generous, humorous people. Always up for a smile. Even though it's not super easy to live here. I mean many Fijians struggle to make a living to make ends meet and it's also not a huge country and that's exactly why outsiders coming in here as guests as businesses as churches they must act with real care with responsibility transparency and of course I mean Grace Road has brought a lot of good things without a doubt they have a business model uh that's unique and without a doubt they've actually stimulated economic development, economic growth in areas that didn't have this. They were they've employed people. You know, that's that's a reality. But there's also a lot of negatives when so much good is wrapped in so much secrecy, when there is a taboo to speak about it at all. That's that's really a red flag to me and that tells me something has to be changed. What better place than this to read you a little bit from uh Reverend Octusin's brochure. This brochure is written by Octusin from prison and uh given out publicly in grace shops and I'll read some more of this to you. Threshing an assault moving to Fiji a confinement. The threshing floor is the spiritual warfare for the salvation of souls. The spirit of truth, Reverend Octusin, carried out the threshing floor to protect the children of God from the plagues. To us, this does not sound like remorse. To us, this sounds like a justification for brutal violence. Meanwhile, Grace Road seems to be looking to expand their empire beyond Fiji. the president of Nau, which is a tiny island nation of about 20,000 people, um has extended an invitation to Daniel Kim, asking him to come and work his economic magic on his tiny island to see, you know, what what he can do to help the economy of Naru. Naru's climate is warm with no winter. Fertile soil is limited, though. But who's to say if any of this is really in preparation for some imaginary apocalypse or just about money and power?
Modai — reporting to Javalinda | Site411
How a Cult Took Over Fiji
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If by “The Quad” you mean the security grouping of Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, then yes—South Korea is not a member.
The Quad consists of:
* United States
* Japan
* India
* Australia
South Korea often cooperates with Quad countries on technology, supply chains, and regional security, but it is not formally part of the Quad.
The Grace Road story is interesting partly because it highlights a South Korean religious movement operating far outside Korea. South Korea has produced a number of internationally known new religious movements and controversial sects, including groups such as Shincheonji Church of Jesus, Unification Church, and Grace Road. That does not mean Korean churches in general are cults; South Korea also has many mainstream Presbyterian, Methodist, Catholic, and other denominations.
From the transcript, the key issue is not that Grace Road is Korean. The allegations center on:
* Control over members.
* Confiscation of passports.
* Physical punishment (“threshing floor”).
* Restrictions on leaving.
* Political protection under Fiji’s former government.
* A large business empire that gave the group economic influence.
The video also notes a complication: Grace Road reportedly became a significant employer in Fiji, which may make authorities cautious about actions that could affect jobs and businesses.
One thing I found notable in the transcript is that Grace Road’s original “promised land” criteria—warm climate, little winter, agricultural potential, and geographic isolation—could fit a number of Pacific locations. As the video notes, Fiji was selected, and now there are discussions about possible expansion to Nauru. The group’s influence therefore appears tied as much to economics and migration as to theology.
3,149,304 views · 6 months ago...more fern 4.99M
If by “The Quad” you mean the security grouping of Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, then yes—South Korea is not a member.
The Quad consists of:
* United States
* Japan
* India
* Australia
South Korea often cooperates with Quad countries on technology, supply chains, and regional security, but it is not formally part of the Quad.
The Grace Road story is interesting partly because it highlights a South Korean religious movement operating far outside Korea. South Korea has produced a number of internationally known new religious movements and controversial sects, including groups such as Shincheonji Church of Jesus, Unification Church, and Grace Road. That does not mean Korean churches in general are cults; South Korea also has many mainstream Presbyterian, Methodist, Catholic, and other denominations.
From the transcript, the key issue is not that Grace Road is Korean. The allegations center on:
* Control over members.
* Confiscation of passports.
* Physical punishment (“threshing floor”).
* Restrictions on leaving.
* Political protection under Fiji’s former government.
* A large business empire that gave the group economic influence.
The video also notes a complication: Grace Road reportedly became a significant employer in Fiji, which may make authorities cautious about actions that could affect jobs and businesses.
One thing I found notable in the transcript is that Grace Road’s original “promised land” criteria—warm climate, little winter, agricultural potential, and geographic isolation—could fit a number of Pacific locations. As the video notes, Fiji was selected, and now there are discussions about possible expansion to Nauru. The group’s influence therefore appears tied as much to economics and migration as to theology.
https://slogbog.com/viewtopic.php?p=3675#p3675Mondai wrote: Mon Jun 08, 2026 5:02 am How a Cult Took Over Fiji
3,149,304 views · 6 months ago...more fern 4.99M
If by “The Quad” you mean the security grouping of Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, then yes—South Korea is not a member.
The Quad consists of:
* United States
* Japan
* India
* Australia
South Korea often cooperates with Quad countries on technology, supply chains, and regional security, but it is not formally part of the Quad.
The Grace Road story is interesting partly because it highlights a South Korean religious movement operating far outside Korea. South Korea has produced a number of internationally known new religious movements and controversial sects, including groups such as Shincheonji Church of Jesus, Unification Church, and Grace Road. That does not mean Korean churches in general are cults; South Korea also has many mainstream Presbyterian, Methodist, Catholic, and other denominations.
From the transcript, the key issue is not that Grace Road is Korean. The allegations center on:
* Control over members.
* Confiscation of passports.
* Physical punishment (“threshing floor”).
* Restrictions on leaving.
* Political protection under Fiji’s former government.
* A large business empire that gave the group economic influence.
The video also notes a complication: Grace Road reportedly became a significant employer in Fiji, which may make authorities cautious about actions that could affect jobs and businesses.
One thing I found notable in the transcript is that Grace Road’s original “promised land” criteria—warm climate, little winter, agricultural potential, and geographic isolation—could fit a number of Pacific locations. As the video notes, Fiji was selected, and now there are discussions about possible expansion to Nauru. The group’s influence therefore appears tied as much to economics and migration as to theology.
Finrock wrote: Sat May 23, 2026 12:03 am Man is living by "food, sex, power" and have rejected the bread of life offered by The Spirit. The Spirit convicts, it doesn't give you warm and fuzzies. The Spirit scolds, it doesn't pander to your human frailties. The Spirit warns, it tells you that you are not living up to your duty as a son or daughter of God. The Spirit is strict, not a pushover. The Spirit is blunt and doesn't beat around the bush. The Spirit is not "feeling warm all over". It's not "feelings" at all.
It is a voice, it is the conscience, it is the one that tells you what baggage you need to drop in order to get through the narrow gate and continue down the difficult path that leads to life.
Joy in the world isn't guaranteed by the Spirit. Obeying the Spirit leads to pain and suffering, in this world. That is because the world HATES the Spirit. Obeying God doesn't bring you riches in this world. It doesn't guarantee friends and a loving family. Because what the Spirit asks of you is something the flesh and the world does not want. To be carnally minded is death. To be spiritually minded is life eternal.
Yup!quite interesting.
"Spare me your noisy singing - I will not listen to your musical instruments".
Perhaps Jehovah is the no-nonsense God and maybe?...maybe Baal is an emotional God?
Intellect vs Emotion?
