Visa Fraud Alert: Nathan Rehn, Thane Rehn and First Baptist Church of Monterey

We have filed a complaint against a church and its pastor, who is connected to one of the most notorious Hinduphobes there is:


Mission Kaali – Say No To Conversion@missionkaali·We have submitted a complaint against the father-in-law of one of the most notorious Hinduphobes there is, @AudreyTruschke. Her FIL Nathan Rehn has been caught violating Indian visa laws, and it’s high time @HMOIndia and @MEAIndia did something about it.

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Mission Kaali – Say No To Conversion@missionkaali·Dec 12, 2020Complaint filed against FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF MONTEREY and NATHAN REHN, father-in-law of @AudreyTruschke.

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First Baptist Church is based in Monterey, California, USA. It is headed by Nathan Rehn, who is the father-in-law of Audrey Truschke. Many of you might know her as an apologist for Mughal rule in India.

In her own words, she is “a historian, author, and activist”. She is Associate Professor of South Asian History at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey. She earned a BA at the University of Chicago in Religious Studies and a PhD in history from Columbia University. “When Audrey isn’t writing about the Mughals, Sanskrit texts, or Hindu-Muslim interactions” she continues “she is often calling attention to abuses of history and human rights in contemporary South Asia. Her other frequent activities include condemning sexism and Islamophobia, reading, and spending time with her family”.

Ms. Truschke is a known Hinduphobe who has lauded Mughal rulers, even one as tyrannical as Aurangzeb, while deliberately showing Hinduism in a bad light. She was mentored by such Hinduphobes like Sheldon Pollock, a so-called Sanskrit scholar who deliberately mistranslates Hindu texts and itihaas, and Wendy Doniger, a so-called Freudian psychoanalyst (even though she wasn’t trained as one) who ascribes what she thinks are Freudian attributes to Hindu devatas. Perhaps you might have seen this notorious tweet in which she claims Sita accused Lakshmana of lusting after her and calling Sri Ram a misogynist:

In her own words, she is “a historian, author, and activist”. She is Associate Professor of South Asian History at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey. She earned a BA at the University of Chicago in Religious Studies and a PhD in history from Columbia University. “When Audrey isn’t writing about the Mughals, Sanskrit texts, or Hindu-Muslim interactions” she continues “she is often calling attention to abuses of history and human rights in contemporary South Asia. Her other frequent activities include condemning sexism and Islamophobia, reading, and spending time with her family”.

Ms. Truschke is a known Hinduphobe who has lauded Mughal rulers, even one as tyrannical as Aurangzeb,

while deliberately showing Hinduism in a bad light. She was mentored by such Hinduphobes like Sheldon Pollock, a so-called Sanskrit scholar who deliberately mistranslates Hindu texts and itihaas, and Wendy Doniger, a so-called Freudian psychoanalyst (even though she wasn’t trained as one) who ascribes what she thinks are Freudian attributes to Hindu devatas. Perhaps you might have seen this notorious tweet in which she claims Sita accused Lakshmana of lusting after her and calling Sri Ram a misogynist:


Dr. Audrey Truschke@AudreyTruschke·Apr 19, 2018There was a time when Dasaratha’s sons could handle criticism from Sita. You should hear what she said to Rama during the agnipariksha, and her unseemly accusations against Lakshmana when he hesitated to go after Rama in the golden deer incident. https://scroll.in/latest/875974/hyderabad-case-filed-against-journalist-for-facebook-cartoon-that-insults-sentiments-of-hindus…#Ramayana

Dr. Audrey Truschke@AudreyTruschke·Apr 19, 2018For anyone unfamiliar with these episodes, in Valmiki’s telling (I’m loosely translating here): During the agnipariksha, Sita basically tells Rama he’s a misogynist pig and uncouth. During the golden deer incident, Sita accuses Lakshmana of lusting after her and setting up Rama.

Browsing through her twitter profile reveals she has a soft spot for illegal immigrants, and participates in activism to abolish the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. But she does not seem to extend that graciousness to anyone that challenges her rehabilitation of Aurangzeb, as one Dr Murali K Vadivelu did some time back. She threatened to have him kicked out of an event where she was speaking and taking questions.

Mr. Rehn’s entire family is featured on the website for First Baptish Church of Monterey, Truschke included.

So there is reason to believe she very much supports the agenda of her father-in-law to carry out conversions in India. Her husband is Thane Rehn, who has been caught preaching in India in violation of visa conditions.

Mr. Rehn has made multiple visits himself to India, in violation of visa conditions.

Source: https://missionkaali.org/audrey-truschkes-pastor-father-in-law-caught-violating-indian-visa-laws/

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