Regarding Chapel's handling of Donald

from xxxx
to Chapel Guardian
date Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 8:42 AM
subject Regarding Chapel's handling of Donald

Friends,

I am mournful not only of Donald's death but of the sad state of affairs at Chapel now itself. The leadership's behavior gives me every reason to believe that their rallying behind Donald in the last year had nothing to with him, and everything to do with themselves. Here is why.

1. I as a member of this church never received any notice of Donald's passing. I had to find out here, and then wait for the "new" Chapel website to post something. Why is the leadership not communicating with us?? They were on top of it when they decided to sue the Chapel in Donald's name, and now they are dropping the ball on everything.

2. There has been no obituary posted for Donald that I can find. Why?? He was an acclaimed artist, including to such stars as William Shatner, and yet there is nothing about him anywhere. Why no word to the public??

3. The leadership and new pastor [Don Miller] are now claiming "Many at Chapel have spoken to Donald since his crossing, and he is enjoying his new-found freedom" [This is Reverend Miller's words]. Well this is very convenient that they would claim to have some level of exclusivity in contacting a man who just passed on [especially coming from a group whose members claim to channel one of the the holiest of holies, Jesus, with no sanctioned training]. This supposed contact with Donald would also indicate that his abilities for Spirit-side are superior to those of Reverend Gene Larr himself, which I cannot accept [With all respect to Donald's abilities and heart].

For the love of the Universe, let Donald adjust before trying to clog his path with your vibrations. That is disrespectful and not helpful. And all the "talking" seems odd given that Gene to my knowledge ordained only one medium in the last 40 years. In other words, it's not a simple diploma that just gets handed out to someone who passes all the tests. It is serious business that requires careful instruction and confirmation.

Chapel's credibility has been destroyed by these new claims as far as I am concerned. I believe they used Donald when he was alive to rally around and sue Chapel and now I believe they are barely giving him lip service now that he is gone. It only shows me they are "done" with him now that their fight is over and he has passed.

I am heartbroken.