CANADIAN ANARCHIST MOVEMENT-TORONTO:
SAVE THE LIU FAMILY HOME:
Molly has seen this situation before. Just like vultures, various churches gather about a dying person, carefully and slyly manipulating that person into signing over their estate to the church. It's a good tax free scam if you can get away with it. The Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) is helping out the family of a recently deceased person in the Toronto area who have been victimized by this trick. Here's the story....
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PLEASE HELP SAVE THE LIU FAMILY HOME
PLEASE HELP SAVE THE LIU FAMILY HOME
THE CHINESE GOSPEL CHURCH, 450 DUNDAS STREET WEST (AT HURON)
THIS SUNDAY, JUNE 29, AT 10.45 AM
Below is the text of a leaflet we plan to distribute outside the Chinese Gospel Church in Chinatown. A family's home is being taken from them by a hugely well resourced church and charity, who have a very interesting understanding of how to apply the Christian Gospel.Please come out and support this family.
THE CHINESE GOSPEL CHURCH IS TRYING TO TAKE AWAY THE LIU FAMILY'S HOUSE
Please Help us Save their Home!
In 2004, eighty two year old Margaret Liu, weakened by a series of strokes, was in hospital and close to the end of her life. She had written a will leaving her modest house to her daughter Louise and her permanently disabled son. But, not long before she died, without her family being aware of it, she signed a new will leaving the home to a charity linked to the Chinese Gospel Church, the Chinese Christian Herald Crusades (Canada).
Margaret was in a very vulnerable condition at the time she signed this new will. Her daughter, who had cared for her in her later years, finds it impossible to believe that she would have chosen to leave her children without this home if she had been able to think clearly. During the years she had worked to pay for and maintain the property, her intention had always been to leave it for her own family.
We don't know what discussions took place between Church representatives and Margaret Liu in the days before she died. We do know, however, that they are more than ready to press their claim tot he Liu home regardless of any moral issues that arise. They are dragging the family into court and have the resources to fight a legal battle, while Louise Liu, currently a full time student, has no money to pay for legal representation.
The family will face great hardship if they lose their home while this Church and multi-national charity will survive and thrive without taking the property. We don't think that an organization that preaches the Christian Gospel can justify what it is doing to the Liu family. If you agree, we are asking for your help. We are asking you to:-
1. Contact the Church and let them know you want them to withdraw their claim to the Liu home. They are at (416) 977-2530.
2. If you want to be involved the effort to help this family, contact us.
3. Let us know if you, a family member or someone else you know has had a similar experience to the one facing Louise Liu.
Thanks for any and all support.
Save the Home of the Liu Family Committee
(416) 856-0814
5 comments:
Here is a little F-Y-I on this story. I received a threat from this church for blogging on the same item. Here is what they said,
" Your post is not factual.
As the spokesperson for the church, I have now seen the will for myself and the church is not named as a beneficiary whatsoever - have you seen the will? I'm sure that if you saw the will you would call off the protest.
If you're interested in facts please read on.
1. Mrs. Liu was a member of the church since 1999, up to the time of her death.
2. The church has never and is not named as a beneficiary of any property whatsoever in Mrs. Liu’s will.
3. CGC has no legal nor beneficiary relationship with any beneficiary of Mrs. Liu’s estate.
4. CGC is not named in any legal action pertaining to Mrs. Liu’s estate.
In light of the facts above, CGC respectfully and strongly requests that there be no further attempts to suggest that CGC is connected with the disposition of Mrs. Liu’s estate. CGC reserves the right to refer all future matters so-connected to legal counsel.
Calling attention to real issues around poverty resonates with the church - it's a big concern for us. Let's just make sure we go after the real ones. "
It's good to see that anarchists are having some effect locally
Werner
We'll see what the facts are later. I once more reinterate the Church, in its various manifestations, is fixated on sins connected to sex, to the point that other sins such as theft and lies hardly register on their radar screen. Thieving and lying are considered standard practice for some of these people. What I find hard to understand is how there can be a LEGAL PROCESS if the Church is NOT laying claim to the estate. Maybe the Church is saying that one of its spin-offs is the claimant,a nd that it is therefore NOT involved. We'll see.
They're talking in circles or "skimming" to give the impression of "threat" ... a bit like health food nuts do in order to sound convincing. I should have put this in quotes the first time.
Personally I would welcome being sued by the likes of the Church down in Ontario. I am just affluent enough to be able to hold out and hire a lawyer to make my try at this sort of legal lottery. Especially as I have a pretty good idea that the opponent is lying through their teeth. Seems like good way to make money when the legalities are finally settled (gimmie 100,000 out of court to settle- which is probably less than the Church has scammed off the dear deceased).
What is the link between the Chinese Gospel Church and the Chinese Christian Herald Crusades (Canada)?
Are you stating that the Chinese Christian Herald Crusades (Canada) is a spin-off of the Chinese Gospel Church?
Does that mean that you are going to be protesting the latter as well?
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