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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, July 11, 1980
Page 22
"So they are knowingly lying about us. They are still arguing and lying
in their pleadings that our property in Big Sandy is worth $30 million!
They are saying that despite the fact that the 'deceiver,' as Mr. Arm
strong has properly labeled him, immediately tried to confirm the sale
at $10.5 million and put the money into his own pocket.
"So despite that being a matter of record, in dealing with other courts
they are lying and thus influencing the court and making us look bad-
making Mr. Armstrong look bad, making me look bad, making you look bad.
"Now that kind of conduct is reprehensible. You would think that a man
occupying the responsible position of Attorney General...you would think
a person wouldn't stoop to that kind of conduct. They will if they're
evil, and let's remember that. They are evil men and they will lie and
invent and they will slander and malign and they will continue to do it,"
warned Mr. Rader.
He said that with the ad campaign arousing public opinion and other large
churches putting pressure on the Attorney General's office, "their system
is under attack now." But putting the matter in perspective, he reminded
us that though besieged now, they still have a lot of time and money to
spend--taxpayer's money.
"But we will endure and we must look at the persecution in the proper
light,'' said Mr. Rader as he emphasized that the Work is getting done and
the Church is becoming stronger. "The Church as it's now constituted
worldwide is a healthy, growing, united Church and what we've experienced
today I think is evidence of that."
In surrJTting up our calling, Mr. Rader said, "I think we should really
thank the Living God, Jesus Christ, and Mr. Armstrong for what we have
been given--an opportunity to [help] in spreading the gospel and doing
this Work which is more important to me, and I'm sure it's more important
to you, than anything else that you could possibly do."
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PETRIS BILL PASSES WAYS AND MF.ANS COMMITTEE
The Petris Bill cleared the California Assembly's Ways and Means Committee
yesterday, July 10th, by a vote of 12-3. The bill has yet to be voted on
and passed by the full assembly and signed by the governor. More will be
reported in the Pastor General's Report as the bill progresses. We under
stand the Attorney General will be mounting an even more intense effort to
quash the bill.
LIBRARY BOOK PROGRAM BRINGS RESULTS
Reports from the field indicate the Library Book Program is progressing
extremely well. For example, Mr. David Mills, pastor of the Salem and
Albany, Oregon churches reports that 14 out of 18 state, city and univer
sity libraries in the Salem area have agreed to purchase or accept a
donation of both THE INCREDIBLE HUMAN POTENTIAL and THE WORLD TOMORROW