Talk:Dream Center

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[edit] Hurricane Katrina & NPOV

Hmmm, not one word about the center's efforts in Hurricane Katrina relief. Could that be because of the allegations of proselytization and abuse alleged here? I smell a whitewash on this article, especially given the PR tone. -- SwissCelt 13:44, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

I fail to see the PR tone of the article. Everything in the article is factual. The only line that I feel could be deemed PR-ish is the "miracles" line. If the neutrality of the article is in question due to the Katrina relief allegations, they should be added to the article.

As a side note, I spent a week at the Dream Center earlier this summer. A good friend of mine has worked at the Dream Center for close to a year now. Mcbutterbuns 05:14, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

And this side note would reveal to me your POV concerning this article. That's unavoidable; in fact, it's my own POV which prevents me from adequately and even-handedly presenting the Katrina relief allegations. I'm hoping, though, that by bringing these allegations to light, they can be adequately investigated and-- if necessary-- NPOV can be achieved by including in the article a statement addressing this. While I don't want this article to whitewash the subject in question, neither do I want to unfairly tarnish it. -- SwissCelt 14:00, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

The term "front group", in the href, seems overly dramatic to me. That an organization that serves the poor and the homeless is associated with a so-called Christian organization should not be a complete surprise to anyone. A "front" group means, to me, a "false-front" group; as in "façade".

Proselytizating in New Orleans does not require "whitwashing", IMHO. There would have to be another element added to it of some sort. The "alleged abuse" would be the item needing white washing. The charge in the LA Times article says that

1)people who came to LA from New Orleans were promised jobs, but were not given any, and

2)people had to accept drug testing to be allowed residence.

These do not smack of "scandal" to me.

3)Involuntary imprisonment, of course, would be. Martin | talk • contribs 02:41, 24 October 2007 (UTC)