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?ASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, August 22, 1980
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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LEARNS MORE ABOUT GOD'S CHURCH
Mr. Stanley Rader was once again invited to the state capital of Califor
nia by leading television and radio stations. Partially due to the
interest generated by the Church's full-page ads appearing in major news
papers around �he country, many talk show hosts are extremely interested
in interviewing Mr. Rader on their programs.
Tuesday, August 19th, things started off with a bang as he was interviewed
for two hours on a call-in radio show conducted by a relatively hostile
radio commentator in Sacramento. She constantly tried to put Mr. Rader in
difficult and awkward situations, but to no avail. For every loaded
question she would ask him, Mr. Rader would turn it around and use it to
our advantage. She didn't want to give him the opportunity, but he made
the opportunity to talk about the good works of the Church and labeled as
"absolute foolishness" the efforts of those who were trying to dig up dirt
about us and misrepresent us. As those of us in the studio audience
watched, we shook our heads with admiration in that despite her caustic
and discourteous remarks towards Mr. Rader, he remained composed, friendly
and polite.
That evening opportunities continued to present themselves. The ABC
affiliate, KOVR-TV, asked Mr. Rader to be the sole guest on their half
hour long program entitled, "State Capital." Capital correspondent, John
lander started the telecast by highlighting Mr. Armstrong's latest full
page ads. He asked Mr. Rader what the attorney general of the state is
trying to prove. Mr. Rader answered, "He is trying to show that he is
the self-styled abiter of all churches in this state. He is trying to set
a dangerous precedent for other bureaucrats and politicians to follow."
Asked about his role with Mr. Armstrong and this fight for the preserva
tion of religious liberty he replied, "The Worldwide Church of God has
been spearheading the drive to protect all of our vital First Amendment
freedoms. Mr. Armstrong is the razor-sharp point on the head of that
spear, and the rest of us back him up. All together, we form a very
viable tool in the hands of Jesus Christ. Christ is working through His
Apostle. Mr. Armstrong is sort of like the commander-in-chief, and I am
his chief-of-staff carrying out his orders and helping him direct this
Godly offensive." Mr. Rader went on to say, "Remember, we are not on
the defensive, we are on the offensive in using this opportunity like the
Apostle Paul did to show the world that God directs and rules His Church,
not Caesar." This program will air twice during the following week and
has a potential viewing audience of six million people!
His next stop was the only 10:00 p.m. hour-long news program in northern
California. KPXL-TV, the west coast's most extensive UHF station, which
is picked up by cable T.V. companies in 16 states, featured Mr. Rader as
their special guest. Anchorman Pete Wilson and·producer Bob Cook (the
former press secretary for George Deukmejian) asked Mr. Rader why the
Church doesn't just turn everything over and prove we are innocent. Mr.
Rader gently corrected them and at the same time reminded them, "Let's
never forget that the laws of this land make it powerfully clear that it
is not our burden to prove our innocence when we are criminally accused
by a so-called public defender. It is his job, and the state's responsi
bility, to prove that their allegations are true. We are innocent until
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