11/17/11 HOMELESS MINISTRIES LEADER (Rob Ekno?) SPEAKS OUT AGAINST THE SCHULLERS...& against the Catholic buyout (he & a small group of crystal cathedral attendees/employees were adamantly against a catholic buyout & in favor of a chapman buyout despite the fact that a catholic buyout would mean the cathedral remains a house of worship forever, while chapman buyout would not provide such a guarantee). I was a bit taken aback by the vicious nature of this small group which included Rob Ekno, Bob Canfield, & James Richards, among a few others. Ekno dubs himself as a man who came out of homelessness to lead homeless ministries at thecrystal cathedral. I googled him online & he actually has many facets, including a wannabe hollywood persona (see http://site.robekno.com) , & while Rob may be a decent person, he's an example of a new type of character that's seeping into the crystal cathedral environment & in some ways creating a "gangsta" atmosphere (a certain kind of character that has a strong sense of entitlement to the cathedral grounds, & are very strong-willed, tending to want to take-over& drowned others out. And I think their resistance to the Catholic diocese is due to their realization that it probably means they will not have the "run of the place" they so quickly enjoyed from day 1 at the CC. I mean I run into people who just join the CC and they occassionally look at me as if to say, "Who are you?" (Despite I've been around here since '84).
Recorded on: 11/17/11 6:49p Duration: 01:05
