suchandra 1 Report post Posted October 10, 2008 <!--- blog subject ---> Sryacuse judge departs <!--- blog body ---> Obituaries in the news By The Associated Press – 1 day ago Howard Munson SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Former U.S. District Judge Howard Munson, who presided over trials involving tax protesters and an early Internet hacking case, died Sunday. He was 84. ... He also presided over cases involving tax protesters, Hare Krishna's soliciting at airports and the prosecution of Hells Angels biker gang members and pornographers. The 1980 Syracuse case was where the courts found the Hare Krishna's "engaged in systematic defrauding of the general public using a program they entitled "samkirtana." The Judge quoted Srila Prabhupada's books to prove that selling foot ball bumper stickers was not "samkirtana." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AncientMariner 0 Report post Posted October 10, 2008 I guess that would fit into the category of the term I have heard called scamkirtana. Prabhupada was a wonderful and godly, saintly person but I think he may have been a little naive at how degenerate Americans are and how basically spiritual institutions in America just do not work. They end up taking the same route as the governmental and corporate institutions. Full of greed and chaos. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
