Sunday, November 7, 2010

Disputed claim in obituary

Reverend Nell Rose Smith provided information about Reverend Donald Schwartz as fact, when it is in legitimate dispute based on historical information, personal account, and recent court action. An obituary (Donald Schwartz, who loved animals, dies at 79) in the San Diego Union Tribune says: "In 1972, Mr. Schwartz, with Dr. Eugene C. Larr, founded the Chapel of Awareness Spiritual Church to teach psychic and spiritual development. He focused on healing, Smith said, and helped others contribute to their own healing."

Nell Rose Smith, the only Chapel source used in the obituary, has taken this disputed information and emphasized publicly Donald's name first now even before founder Reverend Gene Larr. Notice how it states "Mr. Schwartz ... founded the Chapel of Awareness Spiritual Church ...".

The Chapel Guardian would never ask that Donald's decades of service and contributions be put in doubt, and we never will, but to continue the Friends of Chapel political maneuvering after his passing is unfortunate in our opinion.

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