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PASTOR GENERAL'S
REPORT
TO THE MINISTRY OF THE
WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
VOL.2, N0.20
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
MAY 16, 1980
STATE SENATORS MOVE TO CLIP ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CLAIMED AUTHORITY
California state senators have sent a strong message to state Attorney
General George Deukmejian saying, in effect, that he has taken too much
to himself in his intrusion upon churches! Thursday, May 15, the state
senators voted on and passed Senator Petris' Bill (No. 1493) by the over
whelming margin of�-1!! This bill is designed to remove all civil power
from the Attorney General which he would like to exercise over churches
(and has already in the case of the Worldwide Church of God and others}.
This positive development demonstrates that the legislators are beginning
to grasp the seriousness of the Attorney General's claimed right of sweep
ing and absolute supervisory power over Churches. Mr. Helge, our own
Church attorney, was in Sacramento this week along with other concerned
representatives of churches and civil rights groups, including Brent
Barnhart, ACLU representative in Sacramento.
The Bill is still not out of the woods until it is also passed in the
other California legislative house, the Assembly, and signed by the gover
nor. We will keep our readers posted on developments.
FROM MINISTERIAL SERVICES
Important Announcement About THIRD TITHE
(***TO BE READ IN ALL CHURCHES***)
Many individuals have asked, "Just How Should Third Tithe Be Given?"
This inquiry is being sincerely made by the brethren responding to Mr.
Herbert W. Armstr-ong's leadership as Christ directs His apostle in set
ting the Church back on the "right track."
The custom of some over the recent years has been to divide what would be
a full tithe into partial increments to be paid over a three-year span of
time. This unscriptural practice was authorized and given approval with
out Mr. Herbert W. Armstrong's knowledge or consent.
Men, given the opportunity to assist and support Mr. Armstrong, tampered
with God's righteous law and in their minds seemingly lifted a "heavy
burden" from the shoulders of the people. Meantime, so as to perpetuate
a "poor fund,
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a system of prorated giving was devised. Is this God's
ordained way of giving? Absolutely not!! Proverbs 14:12 plainly states,
"There is a way which seems right to a man, but the end thereof are the
ways of death.
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Man's best intentions fall short of the glory of God's
plan--and simply miss the mark! God plainly directs us in Deuteronomy