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Browne says "One dollar, one step"

RSLancastr

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I have received email from several folks notifying me of a fund-raising email Brwne has sent out. here is the bulk of it:

I need your help and I expect it to be returned to you a thousand-fold! In these dire economic times, I am asking for your help to keep my church, the Society of Novus Spiritus alive. It has become overwhelmingly difficult for me to be nearly the sole support of this representation of our belief and philosophy. I am asking for only $1.00 (or more) as seed money and as such, expect it to be returned to you a thousand-fold. God bless you for your help in our time of need.
God love you,
I do,
Sylvia
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I don't know about the rest of you, but I am ready to send a check (in the amount of Zero and no/100 dollars) to Browne, and I'm confident that I will receive a thousand times that amount as a result!

I guess the theory is: plant a "seed" in the manure that is Browne's organization, and it will grow!
 
???

Is there any evidence that Browne is the "sole support" of Novus Spiritus? I was under the impression that the individual churches are self supporting.
 
Does Browne incur any handling fee on a cheque sent to her? If so, I'm more than happy to send her multiple cheques for less than the handling fee she'll have to pay.
 
I'm reminded of failing banks where I said, "Let them fail." That same warm-fuzzy feeling comes over me when reading this. :)
 
According to Browne and Linda Rossi, every cent that Sylvia makes supposedly goes back into her church...I find that VERY hard to believe... I think Sylvia just now proved (herself) that that is BS. If Sylvia truly was giving every cent of her profits to that church, then she wouldn't be begging for a dollar from people.
 
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Reno said:
Does Browne incur any handling fee on a cheque sent to her? If so, I'm more than happy to send her multiple cheques for less than the handling fee she'll have to pay.
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Careful, if she is out $.10, then you could be returned the 1000 fold blessing as a $100.00 loss. :D RSL has the right idea.
 
Is this a current letter?

If so, she sent one out just like it last year.

And yes, it's hard to believe that supporting the small church in Campbell (the only one she might be supporting by paying the mortgage/rent) could be so expensive. All of the other churches are self-supporting and required to send a percentage of their tithes and fees for other services offered (such as hypnosis) back to her. The ministers, unless they're working as office staff, don't get paid. The study group books are not free. Ministers have to pay several thousand dollars, last I heard, to be ministers (though mine was free, happily).

Ah, but if she solicits this money claiming it's for her church, which is non-profit, maybe it's tax exempt?
 
ExMinister said:
And yes, it's hard to believe that supporting the small church in Campbell (the only one she might be supporting by paying the mortgage/rent) could be so expensive. All of the other churches are self-supporting and required to send a percentage of their tithes and fees for other services offered (such as hypnosis) back to her.
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Professor Yaffle said:
Someone needs to have a really close look at her accounts...
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Amen.

Isn't such a false claim in fundraising for a non-profit a violation of IRS code?

Robert, that follow-up article on SB's finances is one I look forward to on your site! :)
 
So now she's using the old "thousandfold" prosperity gospel trick?

Color me surprised. :rolleyes:
 
Send $1 to keep my cult afloat, and you'll get all sorts of rewards, just you wait and see.

My, my. Where have I heard THAT before?

Just as suicide is the most sincere form of self-loathing, my new Church of the Sub-Genius is the most sincere form of Send One Dollar.

-- J.R. "Bob" Dobbs, at the 1978 DobbsCon Stockholder's Meeting, Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge, Lake Tahoe, Nevada
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I am asking for only $1.00 (or more) as seed money and as such, expect it to be returned to you a thousand-fold.
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The implication is that the money will be returned to you by her. I expect many fans would send it in, expecting to say "Oh, I don't want the $1000, but I would like a free reading!"
 
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