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to find a reason to reject the bonds, or to appeal the proceedings in
some way.
Meeting the press outside court Friday, Deputy Attorney General Lauren
Brainard admitted his office was "stymied'' by our latest action. He
complained that "things are happening so fast it was hard to keep up
with everything." And so another battle in the Church's fight against
the state's intrusion of our civil and religious liberties has been won,
but as Mr. Armstrong has repeatedly stated, "the war is not over." Mr.
Armstrong acknowledges that our brethren deserve a lot of credit for
their dedication and sacrifice.
In conunenting about our victory on Friday morning, Mr. Rader reminded
the brethren in the Hall of Administration that "God is still on His
throne. Without His vigil and His help none of this would have been
possible. I am afraid the state /of California/ doesn't really believe
that God is on His throne, doesn't really believe that...our spiritual
resources are most important. They provably will never accept that
because they have a different image in their mind of what God's Church
is all about, and what you people are all about. Really, if they did
understand their whole attitude would be different. But we can't expect
too much too soon, therefore the battle goes on!"
Special Offerings Still Necessary
Mr. Rader emphasized that we still need a million dollars in cash just
in case. He felt we must reach the million dollar mark this week because
"there is always the possibility that the entire suretyship undertakings
by the individuals could be challenged in the state's desperate effort
to regain its control and foothold over this Church and its property.
They talk about wanting an audit, but they want to own it and control
it and to determine how everything can be done...so we must keep those
extra offerings coming in for that 'price of freedom' imposed on us by
the court." To date (March 19) the total amount in special offerings
thus far received is in excess of $400,000.
The Attorney General's perseverance is only exceeded by the tenacity of
God's Church which has "nothing to hide, but much to protect," namely
our constitutional rights!
--Pastor's Report Staff
MAIL BEGINS TO PICK UP
The crisis with the receivership for the past several weeks brought the
mail to God's Work to a very point. Here is a quick summary of how the
mail has fluctuated during the past weeks:
Feb 2
32,404 letters, cards, etc.
Feb 9
34,844
II
Feb 16
19,868
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Feb 23
12,204
II
Mar 2
18,967
II
Mar 9
28,173
II
Mar 16
25,000 approx.
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The recent increases in our mail (especially during the weeks of March