11-05-2006, 04:54 AM
<span style='color:red'>Dr.Paul also has the dubious distinction of being probably one of the first Indian Christians who claimed asylum in USA because "Hindus of India torture Christians". And that has opened floodgate and some recent statistics show many Indian christians are succesfully claiming political asylum in USA - just like Khalistanis did for many years till US govt pulled the plug.</span>
It is a different matter that these guys scared of India visit India every year for vacation!
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Born Sept. 25, 1963, in Andhra Pradesh in southeast India, Paul considers himself a "Hindu-born follower of Jesus."
In 1993, Paul formed the evangelical U.S. organization, Gospel to the Unreached Millions, <b>which organizes rallies, primarily in India and Africa</b>.
In 1999, he added the humanitarian relief arm, Global Peace Initiative.
The main physical presence of his work in the United States is the sparse Huffman office staffed by Paul and Murray and three recently hired contract workers. The organizations also rent offices in Baltimore and Harrisburg, Pa., and own the donated 747.
Paul, his wife, Mary, and three children â Grace, Peace and John Paul â live near his Huffman office.
Last year, Global Peace Initiative received about $2 million in cash donations and $14 million in supplies such as medicines, Murray said. Gospel to the Unreached Millions received more than $5 million, he said.
Overseas powerhouse
<b>In the United States, Paul has no congregation, holds no religious services and hosts no television show</b>.
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In the United States, GPIâs own 747sp airplane is being loaded with 76,000 lbs of food and medical supplies, and will be leaving to Chennai, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia,.
<b>It is essentially people as far as you can see," McQuade said of the rallies he has witnessed, starting with one in Paul's home state, Andhra Pradesh, in 2002.</b>
"He is a bit of a rock star when you fly into these situations," he said.
At the rallies, Paul lines up government officials on the platform and "rails against the caste system in India," McQuade said. He also covers the Christian standards: truth, sin and forgiveness.
"He preaches the straight Christian Gospel and he gets tremendous response," Hunt said.
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Carl Lindner III, co-CEO and co-president of American Financial Group in Cincinnati, is one of Paul's supporters.
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"I didn't know of him and he is a hyper-type person and I was concentrating on what I wanted to do â fight â and he was concerned about his ministry," Holyfield said.
"It was kind of aggravating."
Three years later, Paul again contacted Holyfield. This time the boxer had time to travel to the orphanage that Paul's organization runs near Hyderabad.
"I went to India and got an opportunity to see that he was healing people and his heart was right for people," said Holyfield, who donates his time to Paul's causes.
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inside his plane. <!--emo&
