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The
Worldwide Church of God
Has Nothing to Hide
ButMuch toProtect!
Q NE OF THE more abourd,
false allegations made by the
Attorney General in his efforts to
destroy the Worldwide Church of
God has heen the alleged failure
of the Church, Ambassador Col
lege and the Ambassador Inter
national Cultural Foundation to
render an accounting.
ALL FINANCIAL
TRANSACTIONS REPORTED
Thi!! accusation is particularly
surprising, in that each corporation
ha& filed with the State of California
an annual accounting on forms pre
scribed by theState and in the detail
required by thOlle forms.
S
pe
cifically, Ambassador Interna
tional Cultural Foundation file!\
with the Attorney General's office
an annual, detailed report { Form
CT- 2
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I
ist1 nl{, amonl{
other things:
the total compensation of each offi
cer. director. and key empioyeet.;
eYery tram;iaction with each officer
ur director including any
eitensions
of
credit
or saJes of
properties:
each
transaction
1nvolvin,;
the purchaa.e
nr sale of a �curitv
or invegtment
including
the co1st,
f�ir market
value,
and
any gB1n
or
!01!s
on the
tram,
action: all distributions to other
charities
or
nther
recipients:
and
a balance <,heel
and income state
ment, as
W@ll
u
other
financial
dis
closures. This report, although not
required to
be
audited. is audited
by
independent certified public ac
countant.8,
and their report, together
with the
Four.dation's
report, are
public documents
available for pub
lic inspection.
Moreover.
the Foun
dation also files an
annuaJ
statement
with
the
Stale
of California
Depart
ment of , Justice showing each Cali
fornia
financ;al lnstitution (and
account num�rl with
which
1t does
business 1rnd authorize<i discl08ure
to
the Attorne"v'
General nf any and
all financial
records pertaining
to
the Foundation held
by
such finan
cial institution�.
AmbuNdor College filn a similarly
detaJ� accounting each year with the
Stat, of California F'ranchis, Tax
Board. It.a lale9t audited. r,port w!B 8
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-page document that required cwe-r
250 houn to prepare and which listed
each tran.Mction with each officer and
director, as well a& other pertinent infor
mation 9uch 118 description of each pie-ce
of real or personal property sold during
the year a.lonliil: with the buyer'!! name
and relattonship, the hiatorical COl!t, fair
marItet value,
es.penAe&of!!ale, and
grou
g,a;J�price.
CHURCH FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURES PUBLICLY
AVAILABLE
Both the Foundation and the Coll�e
file ident:ical
di.AcioaurH
with the fPderal
government and all of tht!'M! document.a
are a\lailahle for public inspection. The
Worldwide Church of God a/90 filn an
annual information r,turn with tht<
Franchi1e Tu Bo.rd, althou,:h tht<
Stau- W cho.wm to rpquire fewer di,.do·
1urNi of religiOU9 in•titution.l!
In each c&Ae. the level of detail re
quired Lo he prPM-nted in t�
&<'count
1ri-211 i& dictated hv the St.ate and m ever:,"
1n11tance Wf! ha.;e- complied fully wtlh
i1uch requeaU for accountings. The;i.e ac
countingt, are available- to all contr1bu
•.
or11 and potential cuntrihuton.. The',·
ue- 1vailahle to the riew1 mPd1a. Thi!'',
are moat certainly -11vailable t.o the At
tnrney Genf!rlll
CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY
EVIDENT
Therefore, it i1 deuly a maliciou\
abw.e of the l
eg
al prD<"t'flA for the At
torney General to nate falM-lv that m,
accounting haa ever btt-n made rH that
financial di11clo1rnres have been 1nrom.
plete. Because thl' Attorney (;eneral
kriew these allqation!l werl!' falllf'. both
before a compl.aint
wu
filed 8.!!o ...,..11 �
throughout the court prOCH<ling!I, we
can only conclude that �uch fal..e
chargep. are further ""'-idenn� of thp
criminal conspiracy to depriv!" u� ;,f
l;Ur right,;, under almi,Khty Cod
WHY FIGHT?
Thu:!1 we have nevf!r bad 1nvthinR tq
hide. We still have nothing to hide...\t
no time did the Church. College or
Foundation fail dire<>tly or indirl'("tly to
c-oope,rate with anv reque·
1m1 made by
the State of California through the At"
wrney General'!! office or any other
qt'ncy of the State Government to n:
amine the activiti� of the varioua t>nti
tie1. But. the Attomev General did not
Mk for the eumination! HI!' invaded.
threatening t.o confiscate. And we had
no choice but W defend a !&W!I\.Jit con
taining outrageous. fal&e and defamato
ry a/legation$ about the Church and its
leadership
As lon,i u the State of California re
main11 a pla1ntiff. and a M>if-appointed
and se-lf-designat.N:1 enemy and adversa
ry of the Worldwide Church of
God
and
lt.ti hrf'thren. the Church and iUI breth
rf'n have- no reawnable alternative
but
to defend vigorously. resourcefully and
dilia-entlv all of itA riRhtA, coni1titutionel
and �Lalut.1r,·
WHY, THEN. DO WE FIGHT
SO HARD'?
The am1wof'r i• dear and 11imple· Wf'
ti1,:ht r>f'(·fillu...e lht Statt-·� art1on1 11trtke
at the ve-ry corf' of the fr@Mom11 icuann
tttd hy the Coruititution; indt!>ed, th,e
very freMom1 that thi1 cuuntry'i. foun
dl!'n were denied in their homeland11 and
•,ought t.J enjoy in tM �ew World.
OUR IMPERILED FREEDOMS
What are the&e fre-edomi. that the
Churrh ie tryinl( MJ hard to prnlttt. and
how do the State'o, actions imperil
them"
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J The right to v.·onhip
God
and cat
rv out Hii. Work: in one'11 own way, free
fr,im Jii:Overnmental interferem;e. Thi!!
necesHrily includes the riliil:ht of the
Church and its leadef"!I to control how
God's money-tithes and oth�r otfer
tnJii:s-11hould be
u&ed. The State's poel
tion, on the other hand, is that it,
through a court appointed rec!"iver,
�hould be the final arbiter of how
rhurd, funds i.hould
be
e:apended
12 � The right to worship and contrih
.1te in fre,edom a.nd in pri,.'8cy The
�Late, however, contrary to long'.'.tand
inJii: pr{nnplN of con11titutim)al law, in
�i,ts that it ha11 th.I!! right U:i learn who
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Church members .are and how much
they contribute.
{31 The right to freely communica�
with Church leaders. The St.au, how
ever, has recalled mailings from the
PastorGeneral of the Church to Church
members
(4l The right to have Church docu
menu. dealing
with.
ecc!Ki.utical mat
ters. member!!hip list.a, ministry lists,
communications betwe-en clergymen
and Church membet'fl, a.nd communi
cations betwef!'n the Church and its
attarnev11. remain inviolate. TM State.
however, demands that it
be
given all of
these document!! without any objection
or safeguards.
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'$) The right to maintain the Church
as a hierarchical entity. Thf!' St.ate, ln
f!!l.Sence. has ;iought to make the Church
congregational
in
Joverl\ance.
WITCH-HUNT
We are not Don Quixote!\ fancifully
tiltin,: at windmill,. The, danicer i,i clear
and prl!'!W!nC The intrU1ion of the Stall!'
iR
mauivf' 11nd ominou•. The �1-called
··account1n1(' i1 in fact a witch-hunt. No
relii;tioua orKaniution
i11
aafe; we all,
therf!fnre. mullt work u, halt the
ri11ing
tide wh.c:h, if left unchecked, will erode
the cornrr!'.tone of reli1,1:i� freedom.
All
American.A mwit he committed to
the preMrvation of the inte(rity of our
reliRious inst1tution11 and tht' frttdom to
e-.:et'cise our reliciou1 right.a
How can you help--wh.at can ynu aa
an
individual do?
Let
e11eryone
Ir.now
that you 4A
an
American will not. !!land by and aJJow
our frH'dum1 to be llO calloualy 1ub·
�·erted. C'ontact your church pastor.
11.·rite your congreMman. write your gen-
8tor,
contact the media and let your
l ' ietn bF lrmou:n_!
For more information on how you can
bemore involved in your own communi
ty compli!!te the coupon below and r,
turn tu: Worldwide Church of God. Bmc
111. Pasadena, CA 91123