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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, July 18, 1980
Mr. AttorneyGeneral
of California:
Has your unconstitutional attack
against the
Worldwide Church of God
hurt the strength of that Church?
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The
plain
truth may surprise you!
W
E ANSWER:
The strength
of God's Church lies in
the
POWER
of
the living
GOD-in the dynamic
POWER
0f the true Gospel Message
God sent to the world
by
Jesus Christ-and in the
Church
people'
We are not anchored to build
ings or other assets you have tried
to seize!
You, Mr. Attorney General,
cannot seize or control our living
GOD
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You cannot seize, control or
in any manner
stop
the proclaim
ing over all continents that vital
MESSAGE
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That Message of the
soon-coming world-ruling King
domof God was unpreached to the
world-believe it or not-for 1,900
years!
But God's time has come! No power
on earth can stop that astonishing Gos
pel Message from going out worldwide!
You cannot seize or control our loyal
memben, over all continents and even
the islands of the seas. from meeting for
worship in their respective local church
es. You cannot stop their loyal and
devoted prayen and backing of our
travels to carry this ENO-time Mesaace
to the world!
Our strength does not He in our num
bers. Numerically we are a comparative·
ly small Church-leas than 100,000
HEltBER.T W. ARMST1'0NG
adult baptized member!!. Yet on nation
al television's No. 1-rated
60
.�inutes
Mike Wailace called us a "wealthy
Church'"' The living GOO has made us a
powerful Church. The millions hear His
Message through w,. And neither you
nor any human source can stop that
\1:essage nor hurt our
STRENGTH!
You see, our
STRENGTH
does not reside
in numerical numbers. Jesus Christ said
of us, ''I know that you have but little
power, and yet you h&\ 'e kept my word
and have not denied my name.
I
have set before you an open door, which
no one is able to shut" (Revelation 3:8,
Revised Standard translation).
Now what, in retrospect, have you
done? True, you caused us irreparable
damage through the public presa and
newscasts, in our public image before
many throughout the United States.
You have damaged us financially to the
extent of a few million dollars-which
the living GOO made us adequately able
to beor. But our God haa used your
politically motivated persecution to
strengthen
His Church-to draw our
devoted members closer to Him and to
be more unitedly welded together. You
have stimulated the Source of our
STRENGTH�
That all-important END-time Gospel
Message shall now go forth to the
nations of this world in greater
POWER
than ever�
It
is the Message from Goo
the GOOD NEWS of the soon-coming world
of PEACE-a world that shall be as fill•d
with the knowledge of the Great GOO as
the ocean
ffoors are
filled with waterr
A
new world that shall enjoy world PEACE!
A world where all eyes shall be opened
to God's
TRt:TH,
and eternal salvation
offered to aJP
Mr. Attorney General, you undere1ti
mated ua-or rather you underestimated
the GOD we serve and whom you ill
advisably attacked! You listened only to a
handful of expelled. former memben.
You accepted their testimony without
doing your "homework"-ascertaining
the facts u the y actually e1ist. You f•ll
into their trap . In 50 doing you attacked
and persecuted the living GOD and Hio
TRUTH. But HE hu turned your persecu
tion into a significant growth in the
Church's strength. Newly ba p tized mem
bers
now are increasing at the rate of 30
HE!lBERT W. ARMSTRONG
Pastor General
Worldwide Chun:h or God
The WoRLDWtDE CHURCH or Goo p roclaim• worldwide the true
Goepe l or the Kincdom or God. lntereoted readers may requeot,
free, the eye-opening booklet,
J,.,,,t What Do You Mean-the
Kinfdom o f God?
Write The Worldwid• Chun:h or God, Pasadena, Calif., 91123,
or call toll-free, (800) 423-4444. In California call collect (213)
577-5225. Ir you have some question.a for the attorney 1 eneral or
the otate or California, write to him, The Hon. George Oeukme
j ian, California Attorne y General, 555 Capitol Mall, Sacramento,
Calif., 95814.
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