Basic HTML Version
-7-
Moreover, the Foundation also files an annual statement with the State
of California Department of Justice showing each California financial
institution (and account number) with which it does business and
authorizes disclosure to the Attorney General of any and all financial
records pertaining to the Foundation held by such financial institution.
"Ambassador College files a similarly detailed accounting each year with
the State of California Franchise Tax Board. Their latest audited report
was a 52-page document that required over 250 hours to prepare and which
listed each transaction with each officer and director, as well as other
pertinent information such as descriptions of each piece of real or
personal property sold during the year along with the buyer's name and
relationship, the historical cost, fair market value, expenses of sale,
and gross sales price.
"Both the Foundation and the College file identical disclosures with
the federal government and all of these documents are available for
public inspection.
"Worldwide Church of God also files an annual information return with
the Frnnchise Tax Board, although the State has chosen to require fewer
disclosures of religious institutions.
"In each case, the level of detail required to be presented in these
accountings is dictated by the State and in every instance each of the
defendant corporations has fully complied with such requests for
accountings. These accountings are available to all contributors and
potential contributors. They are available to the news media. They are
most certainly available to the Deputy Attorney General Lawrence Tapper
and Special Deputy Attorney General Hillel Chodos.
"Therefore, it is clearly a malicious abuse of the legal process for a
Deputy Attorney General Lawrence Tapper and Special Deputy Attorney
General Hillel Chodos to falsely state that no accounting has ever been
made and that financial disclosures have been sporadic or incomplete.
Because the Deputy Attorney General Lawrence Tapper and Special Deputy
Attorney General Hillel Chodos knew these allegations were false, both
before a complaint was filed as well as throughout the court proceedings,
we can only conclude that such false charges are further evidence of
the criminal conspiracy to deprive us of our rights."
More about the meetings and press conference on Monday will be reported
in the next issue of The Worldwide News.
ROMANS 13 EXPOUNDED BY MR. MEREDITH
During Tuesday's all-day service in the Hall of Administration, Mr. Rod
Meredith explained the intent and meaning of Romans 13 regarding our
being "subject unto the higher powers," and how Paul's instruction
specifically applies to our present confrontation with the state of
California. Here are some excerpted thoughts from the portion of Mr.
Meredith's sermon dealing with Romans 13:
We have been in a genuine crisis. The state was influenced by dissident
former members and former ministers -- many of whom have left God's