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The State has
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right to invade, seize, and desecrate the Church
because of the qlleged improprieties of Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Rader
or anyone else. Can anyone imagine a receiver taking over General
Motors ex parte, without notice, because of alleged antitrust violations?
Or taking over Columbia Pictures because of alleged defalcntions and
other improprieties by its executives? Why, then, take over a Church,
the last place government should invade? To do so is all the more
contemptible when one considers that the State's action was taken on
the mere accusation of six dissident former members who are attempting
to use the Attorney General's office as a sword to further their own
ends and gain control of the Church.
This is not the People's Temple. Mr. Armstrong is not Jim
Jones, Reverend Moon or any other "cult" leader. The Church and Mr.
Armstrong have carried out their Work for over
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years and have the
highest of reputations. Neither Mr. Armstrong nor Mr. Rader has
engaged in any improprieties. If the State feels to the contrary,
it may proceed in the proper forum in civil or criminal actions.
However, the Constitution commands that the State cannot proceed as
it has done, and that the receiver cannot be permitted to continue
to oversee the destruction of the Church.
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PUBLISHING SERVICES UPDATE
As of today, Monday January 30th, the presses are still rolling, the
Gospel is still going out. In spite of opposition from powers in the
highest places, the 45th anniversary issue of the Plain Truth is now
being mailed out from our printer in Kentucky. Whether we print the
iiext issue of the Plain Truth and Good News depends right now on our
ability to pay our bills.
1978 has been a very successful year of growth for the Plain Truth.
We added nearly half a million new subscribers which is about 100,000
more than last year. 53% of these came from newsstands, 31% from TV,
8% from radio, and the rest from miscellaneous sources. This year our
goal is to increase the number of new subscribers by 60%.
It was very difficult to keep things moving during the "seige" which
still continues, but the various departments did a tremendous job to
get this latest issue into the mail. Many of our men and women came
back at night to make up time lost during the disruptions of the day.
People back here in Pasadena are striving to keep the Work going.
--Roger Lippross, Publishing Services
Y.o.u. PROGRAM TO CONTINUE
Many questions have been asked about the status of Y.O.U. during this
time of crisis. Due to the substantial and long-range financial
commitment, which obviously is impossible at this time, the National
Basketball and Cheerleading competition has been indefinitely postÂ
poned. Basketball and Cheerleading will continue, however, through
the regional competition. Planning for other activities will continue
uninterrupted at this time. If finances stabilize by the end of
April they will continue on schedule. (We will keep you posted on
this matter.)