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Urantia Question: Is Africa a Fraud?

In a recent communication with the Urantia Book Fellowship, we were informed that if we wanted to purchase Urantia Books from them, we would have to pay a premium price—up to 25% more than what we could find at online bookstores. They also indicated that if a proposal of funding Urantia Books to us were to be formally presented to the IFC, it would be rejected. If the Second Miler Grant Project would receive a proposal, they would recommend not funding it.

This is not surprising. It is evident that much of the Urantia Book outreach in Africa involves fraud. Individuals who have little, have discovered that posing with a Urantia Book and claiming to be involved in Urantia Book outreach can elicit funds for their life necessities, even though they have no connection to the teachings in the Urantia Book. For example, there was an incident where a bishop in Africa received several hundred Urantia Books from us, only for us to discover that he had stored them in his house.

However, our group is not overly disturbed by these occurrences. We believe that beneath all this, the Spirit of Truth is at work. Is it strange that people who have nothing would attempt to defraud us? We think not. The Master even spoke about such situations in his parable of the Sower, explaining how it is impossible to know in advance which grains will land on fertile ground. Our group believes that the Urantia Book has inherent power, and when delivered to those who ask for it, some will respond to its teachings. It is not our role to judge in advance who might be receptive. We trust the process and the Spirit of Truth to do His work.

But what do you think? Is Africa only a fraud?, and should we leave as this large Urantia organization has already done?

Love, Soren