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From: Vishal Arora: (May 11th 2010)
Subject: Journalist from Delhi
To: Gerald Moreno
Dear Mr. Gerald Moreno,
I am a journalist based in New Delhi, India. I am writing an article on Sathya Sai Baba, which includes the accusations by numerous ex-devotees. Most of those who made the allegations have told me that you have been the most active person to ‘spread hate’ against them. So, I wanted to give you a fair chance to respond to this. Can I also know how are you related to Sathya Sai Baba? Are you a devotee?
Also, I’d appreciate if you could say, in a few lines, why so many ex-devotees made the allegations?
Thanks and regards,
Vishal Arora
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From: Gerald Moreno (May 11th 2010)
Subject: Re: Journalist from Delhi
To: Vishal Arora
Dear Vishal Arora,
Thank you kindly for your email.
If you are truly interested in writing a fair and balanced article about the allegations against Sathya Sai Baba, I can tell you now that it cannot be done in a ‘few lines’.
I am the webmaster for saisathyasai.com, a website that exposes the many smear campaigns waged against Sathya Sai Baba and others by critics and ex-devotees.
I would like to point you to a detailed webpage providing irrefutable facts about the Sai Controversy and which summarizes my views:
www.saisathyasai.com/baba/sathya-sai-baba-sex-scandal-myth.html
I would also like to tell you that critics and ex-devotees (including Sanjay Dadlani, Tony O’Clery, Barry Pittard, Robert Priddy, Basava Premanand, Conny Larsson, Reineir Van Der Sandt, Barbara Dent, ‘UsedByBaba’ and Alan Kazlev) have all either accused me of being a sexual abuse victim of Sathya Sai Baba or promoted stories that I am a sexual abuse victim of Sathya Sai Baba! I think these sexual abuse accusations against me are a good starting point in determining the integrity and credibility of the people making sexual abuse allegations against Sathya Sai Baba. You can find my refutations on the following webpage:
www.saisathyasai.com/baba/gerald-moreno.html
If ex-devotees have the audacity to publicly fabricate and falsify sexual abuse allegations against me, what other sexual abuse stories are they fabricating and falsifying against Sathya Sai Baba as well? As an alleged “sexual abuse victim” (according to ex-devotees), you have the opportunity to judge the golden standard used by ex-devotees in determining who has been sexually abused by Sathya Sai Baba. I do not think it is “hate” when I am forced to defend myself against falsified and fraudulent sexual molestation claims (which have been published on numerous webpages and available on the internet to family, friends and employers). Judge for yourself who is truly dispersing “hate” against whom.
Research these sexual abuse accusations against me and you will find the truth that I found long ago: Ex-devotees are dishonest and aggressive individuals who resort to public humiliation, character assassination, defamations and libels against anyone who has the courage to speak out against their hate-based agendas.
Ex-devotees were caught by me using numerous fake names (including my name) on the QuickTopic forum:
www.saisathyasai.com/QuickTopic/ex-devotees-quicktopic-forum.html
The Ex-Baba webmaster (Reinier van der Sandt) admitted using numerous fake names until he was caught by me: geraldjoemoreno.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/reinier-van-der-sandt-webmaster-to-largest-websites-attacking-sathya-sai-baba/
See the webpages created against me by ex-devotees:
www.saisathyasai.com/Joe_Moreno_Gerald/attack-webpages-against-moreno.html
See the typical name calling against me by ex-devotees:
www.saisathyasai.com/baba/Ex-Baba.com/News/march-2008-prashanti-council.html
See other people attacked by ex-devotees:
www.saisathyasai.com/baba/pervasive-internet-bullying-attacks-cyberstalking.html
It is also significant that ex-devotees are covering up for one of the main founders of the Anti-Sai Movement, Conny Larsson. Conny Larsson is now peddling himself as an internationally acclaimed psychic trance medium and trance channel for Maharishi Vyasa. Not even one ex-devotee has publicly discussed this issue despite constant challenges to do so. You can see my article at:
kevin-shepherd-exposed.blogspot.com/2009/09/kevin-shepherd-psychic-medium-conny.html
You may also be interested in purposely withheld facts pertaining to the Secret Swami documentary (in which the prime interviewee - Alaya Rahm - admitted being a decade-long, daily-user of illegal street drugs and alcohol in official court records):
www.saisathyasai.com/baba/Ex-Baba.com/A-AlayaRahm/z-secret-swami.html
Needless to say, you will not find a single critic or ex-devotee discussing Alaya Rahm's drug and alcohol addictions on any of their numerous Anti-Baba blogs and Anti-Baba websites although this information has been online since May 2006:
www.saisathyasai.com/Rahm-Public-Court-Records/
This cursory information is only the tip of the iceberg. This is why I told you that a fair and balanced article regarding the Sai Controversy cannot be summarized in a few lines.
If I must summarize my views in a few paragraphs, I think I would say (using the former webpages as guides and references):
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The allegations against Sathya Sai Baba are made despite NO court cases ever being filed, first-hand, in a court of law in India by any alleged victim. Not even one alleged victim has utilized FREE, “world class legal resources” to bring Sathya Sai Baba to justice. Not even ONE single affidavit has ever been made public (despite numerous claims to “20”, “scores” and “over a hundred” affidavits being in existence and published on the internet). The Sai Petition signatures have NEVER been independently verified. “Evidence” is cited from mostly anonymous sources or from people using a first name or a pseudonym. The sexual abuse allegations against Sathya Sai Baba are dispersed by people who were never abused themselves and who never witnessed a single incident of alleged abuse themselves. Critics and ex-devotees have defamed and libeled Sathya Sai Baba and others in the vilest way, yet whenever anyone questions them and their character, all of a sudden they are beyond reproach. Critics and ex-devotees have even libeled Gerald Moreno with falsified and fraudulent sexual abuse accusations. All of these facts point to a cultish, secretive, hate-group that tries to mislead the general public with propaganda, disinformation and rhetoric. No documents. No affidavits. No court cases. No first-hand complaints filed in India. No independent agencies verifying their alleged “evidence”. No anything.
Ex-devotees have said the Sai Organisation “failed to exercise duty of care and ignored mandated reporting” regarding allegations of sexual abuse. Actually, the only people who have “failed to exercise duty of care and ignored mandated reporting” are alleged victims and their mothers and fathers who have all (without exception) failed and refused to file a single police complaint, court case or public grievance in India against Sathya Sai Baba. These irrefutable facts strongly solidify the argument that Sathya Sai Baba never abused anyone and alleged victim’s accounts are highly unbelievable and come from non-credible sources.
The big question that critics and ex-devotees continually ignore is:
WHY should the Sai Organisation resort to the legalistic process of “mandated reporting” regarding internet rumors when all of the alleged victims (without exception) and all of their mothers, fathers and relatives (without exception) have all failed and refused to resort to the legalistic process of “mandated reporting” themselves against the Sai Organisation? Why would parents all ignore the alleged sexual molestations of their children?
Instead of harping on the legal and moral duties of the Sai Organisation, critics and ex-devotees should be focusing on the legal and moral duties of alleged victims and their mothers and fathers (all of whom have never filed any sort of legalistic complaints in India against Sathya Sai Baba).
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I am not a Sai Devotee. I have openly discussed my views on my FAQs page:
www.saisathyasai.com/baba/Ex-Baba.com/faq.html
I initially wrote a few articles about the bogus Sai Petition and was drawn increasingly into the Sai Debate after ex-devotees began their smear campaigns against me. As a result I was forced to defend myself, which explains my continued involvement in this matter.
As a matter of fact, Reinier van der Sandt (the webmaster to the largest ExBaba websites on the internet) just released an article on February 22nd 2010 libeling me as being a sexual abuse victim of Sathya Sai Baba:
geraldjoemoreno.wordpress.com/2010/04/05/exbaba-webmaster-rfj-sandt-libels-gerald-joe-moreno-as-being-sexually-abused-by-sathya-sai-baba/
I am more than willing to answer any and all questions you may have regarding the Sai Controversy. One thing you may notice between your conversations with me and ex-devotees is that I will always provide you with actual references you can cross check. I do not expect you to blindly believe me, nor will I make any claims that I cannot substantiate (whereas ex-devotees make many claims against Sathya Sai Baba and me that they cannot substantiate whatsoever).
Vishal Arora, be well and let me know if I can be of further assistance to you.
Sincerely,
Gerald Moreno
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SECOND EMAIL TO VISHAL ARORA | |
From: Gerald Moreno (May 11th 2010)
Subject: Re: Journalist from Delhi
To: Vishal Arora
Dear Vishal Arora,
It is my sincere hope that when you write your article about Sathya Sai Baba that you will divulge any association you may have with NOBTS (New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary), which registered your official domain http://vishalarora.co.in/. The About NOBTS page is of particular interest.
When you are attempting to write about a spiritual teacher who has a large Hindu following in India, I think this information is highly relevant and necessary. Needless to say, I have written extensively about various Christian movements against Sathya Sai Baba and your Pro-Christian writings, your friendships with various Christians and your association with an evangelical Christian ministry raises several red flags.
I must also say I am very concerned about what appears to be an extensive communication between you and ex-devotees and how you wanted me to summarize my views in a ‘few lines’ (which is what prompted me to research your associations more closely).
Therefore, I kindly ask that you maintain transparency in your writings pertaining to Sathya Sai Baba so that you will not be accused of bias or having ulterior motives like Vir Sanghvi, Paul Lewis, Tanya Datta, Michelle Goldberg and NineMSN A Current Affair.
If you decide to withhold your association with NOBTS and if I feel that your article does not give due justice to both sides of the Sai Controversy, I will be forced to write about this issue and make it public.
I sincerely hope there is less to this finding than I think there is. You are free to enlighten me.
Sincerely,
Gerald Moreno
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RESPONSE FROM VISHAL ARORA | |
From: Vishal Arora (May 12th 2010)
Subject: Re: Journalist from Delhi
To: Gerald Moreno
There is no need for me to hide that I am a convert to Christianity, but I respect all religions and their followers. My brother studied at the NOBTS a few years ago when I registered my domain.
In my story, I want to identify your profession. So what do you do for living? And where are you based? Is this your real name? And what do you think were Tanya Datta’s and Vir Sanghvi’s ulterior motives?
Thank you and regards,
Vishal Arora
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RESPONSE TO VISHAL ARORA | |
From: Gerald Moreno (May 12th 2010)
Subject: Re: Journalist from Delhi
To: Vishal Arora
Dear Vishal,
Thank you for your openness. There is certain information I choose not to make public due to the extensive and unremitting attacks against me by ex-devotees on the internet. Therefore, I will not divulge my field of employment. A lawyer named Nish P. (I have his email in case you are interested) once made a critical comment on the ExBaba guestbook using his real name and a real email address and Robert Priddy and Reinier van der Sandt traced his email and name to his place of employment and sent them emails in an attempt to embarrass him and get him fired. Gerald Moreno is my real name and I reside in New Mexico, USA. If you clicked on the names of Vir Sanghvi and Tanya Datta on the former email I sent you, you can read about what I consider to be their ulterior motives and/or shabby research. I am surprised you have not read or researched this information yet when you are about to write an article about Sathya Sai Baba.
Now, may you kindly answer some questions for me? How long have you talked to ex-devotees and to which ex-devotees did you speak? I believe that I am in a unique position to call into question the integrity and credibility of many ex-devotees because many of them have openly libeled me as being sexually abused by Sathya Sai Baba and many of them have resorted to bold-faced disinformation (including screencap fraud). What do you consider to be ex-devotees strongest arguments against Sathya Sai Baba? Did you contact ex-devotees first or did they contact you first?
I sincerely hope you research this issue thoroughly and I sincerely hope that you do not make the same mistake NineMSN did when they relied almost entirely on ex-devotees for their information and ended up withdrawing their video when their blatant disinformation was exposed on my website.
Regarding your conversion to Christianity, may you kindly tell me where you openly published that information? I read many of your articles and I never found a single reference where you referred to yourself as a Christian (although you do tend to cite passages from the Bible).
Looking forward to your responses.
Sincerely,
Gerald Moreno
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SECOND EMAIL TO VISHAL ARORA | |
From: Gerald Moreno (May 14th 2010)
Subject: Sathya Sai Baba Article: Questions
To: Vishal Arora
Dear Vishal,
I know you are busy, but may you kindly answer the following questions for me?
1) What prompted you to write about Sathya Sai Baba?
2) What are your personal views about Sathya Sai Baba?
3) How long did you talk to ex-devotees before you contacted me?
4) Which ex-devotees did you speak to?
5) What do you consider to be ex-devotees strongest arguments against Sathya Sai Baba?
6) Did you contact ex-devotees first or did they contact you first?
Since you are a sincere, honest and ethical journalist, I am sure you will maintain an open and two-way communication with those you intend to include in your articles, of which I am one.
Sincerely,
Gerald Moreno
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THIRD EMAIL TO VISHAL ARORA | |
From: Gerald Moreno (May 17th 2010)
Subject: Sathya Sai Baba Article: Questions
To: Vishal Arora
Dear Vishal Arora,
I am wondering if you are going to answer the questions I emailed to you on May 12th and May 14th. Since you already said you intend to name me in your article about Sathya Sai Baba, I think it is reasonable for me to request what you are going to say about me, how well you researched the allegations against Sathya Sai Baba and what your involvement with Ex-Devotees has been. I am kindly requesting answers to the questions sent formerly to you (which are attached to this email). A “no response” from you will be greeted with an online response from me.
Sincerely,
Gerald Moreno
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From: Vishal Arora (May 17th 2010)
Subject: Re: Sathya Sai Baba Article: Questions
To: Gerald Moreno
Dear Moreno,
I am travelling at the moment. Rest assured you will not be misquoted; we conversed through email that we both have a copy of that. But I cannot tell you what others have told me. You can read their quotes and the story once it is out. I hope you'll understand.
Thanks and regards,
Vishal
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From: Gerald Moreno (May 17th 2010)
Subject: Re: Sathya Sai Baba Article: Questions
To: Vishal Arora
Dear Vishal Arora,
Apparently, you have made your decision and therefore I making mine. I am releasing the following webpages about you today:
- Vishal Arora - New Delhi Journalist - Arora, Vishal
- Email Correspondence With Vishal Arora
It is obvious to me that you are willing to quote defamers and libelers against Sathya Sai Baba without researching the matter thoroughly (as you have sought no information or clarifications from me whatsoever). You also adamantly refuse to answer any of my questions even though some of them do not violate confidentiality.
I know, from first-hand interactions with ex-devotees, all there is to know about the people making accusations against Sathya Sai Baba. I am also aware how ex-devotees feed people disinformation that may, at first, appear convincing, but upon further research is without credible basis. I am also aware of the “confidentiality", "anonymity" and “secrecy” ploys used by ex-devotees.
Even though you have not released your article yet, I believe I have a fairly good idea about what you are going to write about Sathya Sai Baba. It is my strong suspicion that you are going to attempt to associate Sathya Sai Baba with “Hindu Nationalists”. This opinion is based on: 1) Your past writings about other gurus and spiritual teachers with large Hindu followings that you associated with “Hindu Nationalists”; and 2) Your Christian associations (that include your wife Tehmina Arora, your brother Vivek Arora, NOBTS and other Christian organizations).
When your article is released, let us hope you are going to get your information and both sides of the story correct (which is going to be a Herculean task considering you have sought no information or clarifications from me). Otherwise, you can expect another article with large circulation.
I hope you’ll understand.
Sincerely,
Gerald Moreno
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