Raising the Ruins (49 page)

16. Worldwide Church of God, “Behind the Work,” Fall Festival Film, 1985.

17. Herbert W. Armstrong, Co-worker letter, September 12, 1985, 1.

18. Joseph W. Tkach, Co-worker letter, part 2, January 16, 1986, 2.

19. Joseph W. Tkach, “He Remembered You,”
The Plain Truth
, November/December 1986, 1.

20. Ibid., 1, 4.

21. Herbert W. Armstrong, Presentation of
Mystery of the Ages
to the sophomore class, Ambassador College, September 9, 1985.

22.
Mystery of the Ages
advertisement,
The Philadelphia Trumpet
, January 1997, back cover.

23.
Gerald Flurry
, Sermon, Edmond OK, January 4, 1997.

24. Ibid.

25.
Gerald Flurry
, “The Largest Audience Possible,”
The Philadelphia Trumpet
, February 1997, front cover, 1-2.

26. Ibid, 2.

1. Ralph K. Helge, Letter to
Gerald Flurry
, January 21, 1997.

2. Complaint for Damages and Injunctive Relief Against Copyright Infringement and Related Claims, and for Unjust Enrichment at 4,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God,
No. CV-97-875-JSL (C.D. Cal. April 20, 1999).

3. Benjamin Scheibe, Letter to Philadelphia Church of God, February 11, 1997, 1.

4. Terry Moyer, Letter to Benjamin D. Scheibe, February 12, 1997.

5. Application for TRO Transcript of Proceedings at 4,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, No. CV-97-875-JSL (C.D. Cal. recorded February 18, 1997).

6.
Id
. at 5.

7.
Id
. at 22.

8.
Id
. at 12.

9.
Id
. at 22.

10. Complaint for Damages and Injunctive Relief Against Copyright Infringement and Related Claims, and for Unjust Enrichment at 2,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God,
No. CV-97-875-JSL (C.D. Cal. February 10, 1997)

11. Deposition of Ralph Helge at 23-24, 30, 45,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, No. CV-97-5306-JSL (C.D. Cal. April 20, 1999).

12. Herbert W. Armstrong, “Congress of leading ministers hears defined and reemphasized spiritual organization of church,”
The Worldwide News
, March 6, 1981, 8.

13. Ibid.

14. Deposition of Ralph Helge at 104,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, No. CV-97-5306-JSL (C.D. Cal. April 20, 1999).

15.
Id
. at 109.

16.
Id
. at 120.

17.
Id
. at 125.

18. Joseph Tkach,
Transformed by Truth
(Sisters, OR: Multnomah Publishers, 1997), 184-85.

19. Motion for Preliminary Injunction For Copyright Infringement and Brief in Support at 3,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, No. CIV-97-0299 M (W.D. Okla. filed March 24, 1997).

20.
Id
. at 6.

21.
Id
.

22.
Mystery of the Ages
advertisement,
Los Angeles Times
, March 18, 1997, 14.

23. Ibid.

24. Joseph Tkach,
Transformed by Truth
(Sisters, OR: Multnomah Publishers, 1997), 203.

1.
Ex Parte
Application of Defendant Philadelphia Church of God To Transfer Venue at 1,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, No. CIV-97-0299-M (W.D. Okla. filed March 24, 1997).

2. Worldwide Church of God, Inc.’s Brief in Opposition to Defendant’s Application to Transfer Venue at 1,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, No. CIV-97-0299-M (W.D. Okla. filed March 24, 1997).

3. Answer and Counterclaim of Defendant Philadelphia Church of God at 9,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, No. CIV-97-0299-M (W.D. Okla. filed March 24, 1997).

4. Plaintiff’s Motion to Dismiss and Supporting Brief at 4,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, No. CIV-97-0299-M (W.D. Okla. filed March 24, 1997).

5. Worldwide Church of God, Minutes of the Board of Directors, April 2, 1997, 5.

6. Stephen Flurry, “Lying Words,”
The Philadelphia Trumpet
, November 1997, 20.

7. Greg Albrecht, E-mail to Ronnie Tallie, July 7, 1997.

8. Notice of Motion and Motion of Plaintiff Worldwide Church of God for Partial Summary Judgment at 7,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, No. CV-97-5306-JSL (C.D. April 20, 1999).

9.
Id
. at 21.

10. 17 U.S.C. § 107.

11. Deposition of Joseph Tkach at 22,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, No. CV-97-5306-JSL (C.D. Cal. April 20, 1999).

12.
Id
. at 28.

13.
Id
. at 30-31.

14. Deposition of Gregory Albrecht at 114,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, No. CV-97-5306-JSL (C.D. Cal. April 20, 1999).

15. Deposition of Joseph Tkach at 48,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, No. CV-97-5306-JSL (C.D. Cal. April 20, 1999).

16. Worldwide Church of God, Minutes of the Advisory Council of Elders of the Church of God an Unincorporated Association, December 4, 1998, 5.

17. Joseph Tkach,
Transformed by Truth
(Sisters, OR: Multnomah Publishers, 1997), 22.

18. Ibid., 15-16, 22.

19. Ruth Tucker, “From the Fringe to the Fold,”
Christianity Today
, July 15, 1996, 27.

20. Worldwide Church of God, Minutes of the Advisory Council of Elders of the Church of God an Unincorporated Association, December 4, 1998, 5.

21. Joseph Tkach,
Transformed by Truth
(Sisters, OR: Multnomah Publishers, 1997), 98.

22. Worldwide Church of God, Minutes of the Advisory Council of Elders of the Church of God an Unincorporated Association, December 4, 1998, 7-8.

23. Motion for Preliminary Injunction at 4-5,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, No. CV-97-5306-JSL (C.D. Cal. April 20, 1999).

24.
Id
. at 8.

25.
Id
.

26. Order and Judgment Denying Plaintiff’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment and Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Granting Defendant’s Motion for Summary Adjudication at 2,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, No. CV-97-5306-JSL (C.D. Cal. April 20, 1999).

27.
Gerald Flurry
, Sermon, Edmond OK, February 13, 1999.

28.
Gerald Flurry
, “Victory in Court!”
The Philadelphia Trumpet
, March/April 1999, 1.

1. Deposition of Ralph Helge at 30,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, No. CV-97-5306-JSL (C.D. Cal. April 20, 1999).

2. Appellant’s Opening Brief at 6, 22,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, 227 F.3d 1110 (9th Cir. 2000) (nos. 99-55850, 99-55934, 99-56005).

3.
Id
. at 43.

4.
Id
.

5. Appellee’s Answering Brief at 7, 39-40,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, 227 F.3d 1110 (9th Cir. 2000) (nos. 99-55850, 99-55934, 99-56005).

6.
Id
. at 26.

7.
Id
. at 33.

8. Partial Transcript of Oral Arguments on Dec. 6, 1999,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, 227 F.3d 1110 (9th Cir. 2000) (No. 99-55850).

9. Literature Coordination Report 21, December 2, 1988, 1.

10. Joseph W. Tkach,
Pastor General’s Report
, February 14, 1989, 1.

11. Worldwide Church of God, Minutes of the Advisory Council of Elders of the Church of God an Unincorporated Association, December 4, 1998, 7.

12. Joseph Tkach,
Transformed by Truth
(Sisters, OR: Multnomah Publishers, 1997), 203.

13. Matthew 7:20.

14. Partial Transcript of Oral Arguments on Dec. 6, 1999,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, 227 F.3d 1110 (9th Cir. 2000) (No. 99-55850).

15.
Id
.

16.
Id
.

17.
Id
.

18.
Id
.

19.
Id
.

20. Colossians 1:26.

21.
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, 227 F.3d 1110, 1113 (9th Cir. 2000)
cert. denied
, 532 U.S. 958 (2001).

22. Appellant’s Opening Brief at 7,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, Inc., 227 F.3d 1110 (9th Cir. 2000) (nos. 99-55850, 99-55934, 99-56005).

23.
Worldwide Church of God, v. Philadelphia Church of God,
227 F.3d 1110, 1118 (9th Cir. 2000)
cert. denied
, 532 U.S. 958 (2001).

24.
Id
.

25.
Id
. At 1118-19

26. Matthew 23:23.

27.
Worldwide Church of God, v. Philadelphia Church of God
, 227 F.3d 1110, 1119 (9th Cir. 2000)
cert. denied,
532 U.S. 958 (2001).

28.
Id
. At 1122.

29.
Worldwide Church of God, v. Philadelphia Church of God
, 227 F.3d 1110, 1122 (9th Cir. 2000) (Brunetti, C. J., dissenting)
cert. denied
, 532 U.S. 958 (2001).

30.
Id
. at 1124.

31.
Id
. at 1124-1125.

32.
Gerald Flurry
, Sermon, Edmond OK, September 23, 2000.

33. Ibid.

34. Ralph K. Helge, “Court rules in favor of WCG in copyright infringement case,”
The Worldwide News
, October 2000.

35. Ralph K. Helge, “Court denies PCG plea in copyright case,”
The Worldwide News
, December 2000.

36. Ibid.

37. Ibid.

38. To be heard again, at least one judge had to step forward and call for a vote among all 27. If that happened, 14 of the 27 judges (a simple majority) must then vote in favor of hearing the case again. Assuming it got that far, an 11-judge panel would then be selected randomly from among the 27 to hear the case again. From there, a majority ruling would overturn the decision.

39.
Gerald Flurry
, sermon, Edmond OK, September 23, 2000.

40. Ibid.

1. “Our Christian Duty,”
The Philadelphia Trumpet
, November 2000, front cover, 5.

2.
The United States and Britain in Prophecy
advertisement,
The Philadelphia Trumpet
, January 2001, 14-15.

3.
The Missing Dimension in Sex
advertisement,
The Philadelphia Trumpet
, February 2001, 14-15.

4. Bill Stough, “
Mystery of the Ages
: WCG and PCG settle after six years of bitter battle over HWA book,”
The Journal,
March 31, 2003, 1.

5. Bill Stough, “WSJ Reporter says suit story one of a kind,”
The Journal
, February 28, 2001.

6. Jess Bravin, “Bad Tithings: Sect Disavows Tenets, And Woe to Him Who Printeth Them Anyway,”
The Wall Street Journal
, February 21, 2001, A1.

7. Bill Stough, “The Wall Street Journal gives WCG-PCG
Mystery of the Ages
story wide front-page play,”
The Journal
, February 28, 2001.

8. “Pastor General comments on Wall Street Journal article,”
The Worldwide News
, April 2001.

9. Bill Stough, “The Wall Street Journal gives WCG-PCG
Mystery of the Ages
story wide front-page play,”
The Journal
, February 28, 2001.

10.
The Harvard Law Review,
April 2001, 1807.

11. Ibid., 1810-11.

12. Ibid., 1810.

13.
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
at 26, 532 U.S. 958 (2001).

14. Deposition of Gregory Albrecht at 169,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, No. CV-97-5306-JSL (C.D. Cal. April 20, 1999).

15. Greg Albrecht, E-mail to Ronnie Tallie, July 7, 1997.

16. Worldwide Church of God, Minutes of the Board of Directors, June 19, 2001.

17. Matthew H. Morgan, Letter to
Gerald Flurry
, October 19, 2001, 1.

18. Ibid., 1-2.

19. Allan Browne, Letter to Mark Helm, October 31, 2001.

20. Order at 19,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, No. CV-97-5306-CAS (C.D. Cal. entered Nov. 15, 2001).

1.
Gerald Flurry
, Letter to Matthew H. Morgan, March 14, 2002, 2.

2. Ibid.

3. Matthew H. Morgan, Letter to
Gerald Flurry
, April 8, 2002, 1.

4. Ibid, 2.

5.
Gerald Flurry
, Sermon, Edmond OK, April 6, 2002.

6. Dennis Leap, “Continuing to Fight,”
The Philadelphia Trumpet
, February 2002, 27.

7. Matthew H. Morgan, Letter to
Gerald Flurry
, April 8, 2002, 2.

8. Worldwide Church of God, Intended preface to the e-publishing works, 2002, 1.