Raising the Ruins (50 page)

9. Ibid.

10. Ibid.

11. 2 Corinthians 4:4.

12. Revelation 12:9.

13. 1 Timothy 2:4; 2 Peter 3:9.

14. John 3:16.

15. Worldwide Church of God, Intended preface to the e-publishing works, 2002, 3.

16. Joseph Tkach,
Transformed by Truth
(Sisters, OR: Multnomah Publishers, 1997), 130-31.

17. Worldwide Church of God, Intended preface to the e-publishing works, 2002, 3.

18. David Hulme, Letter of resignation to Joseph Tkach, April 17, 1995, 5.

19. Worldwide Church of God, Intended preface to the e-publishing works, 2002, 2.

20. Joseph Tkach Jr., Letter to a former member of the Worldwide Church of God, June 29, 1990. The individual’s name was redacted from the letter.

21. Herbert W. Armstrong,
The Plain Truth About Healing
(Worldwide Church of God, 1979), 65.

22. Worldwide Church of God, Intended preface to the e-publishing works, 2002, 3.

1.
Gerald Flurry
, Letter to PCG lawyers, June 11, 2002.

2. Worldwide Church of God, Minutes of The Advisory Council of Elders of the Church of God an Unincorporated Association, December 4, 1998, 6-7.

3. Deposition of Joseph Tkach at 320,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, No. CV-97-5306-CAS (C.D. Cal. dismissed April 14, 2003).

4.
Id
. at 337.

5.
Id
. at 338.

6. Joseph Tkach,
Transformed by Truth
(Sisters, OR: Multnomah Publishers, 1997), 121.

7. Ibid., 98.

8. Ibid., 183.

9. Joseph Tkach Jr., Letter to a former member of the Worldwide Church of God, March 16, 1992, 1. The individual’s name was redacted from the letter.

10. Joseph Tkach, Sermon, Pasadena CA, January 18, 1986.

11. Deposition of Joseph Tkach at 418,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, No. CV-97-5306-CAS (C.D. Cal. dismissed April 14, 2003).

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

13. Deposition of Joseph Tkach at 453-54,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, No. CV-97-5306-CAS (C.D. Cal. dismissed April 14, 2003).

14.
Id
. at 408.

15.
Id
. at 409.

16.
Id
. at 475-76.

17.
Id
. at 476.

18.
Id
. at 321.

19.
Id
. at 322.

20.
Id
.

21.
Id
. at 323.

22. J. Michael Feazell,
The Liberation of the Worldwide Church of God
(Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 2001), 108-09.

23. Deposition of J. Michael Feazell at 72,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, No. CV-97-5306-CAS (C.D. Cal. dismissed April 14, 2003).

24.
Id
. at 75.

25.
Id
. at 76-77.

26.
Id
. at 77.

27.
Id
. at 96.

28. J. Michael Feazell,
The Liberation of the Worldwide Church of God
(Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 2001), 43.

29. Ibid., 42.

30. Ibid., 45.

31. Deposition of J. Michael Feazell at 236-37,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, No. CV-97-5306-CAS (C.D. Cal. dismissed April 14, 2003).

32. J. Michael Feazell,
The Liberation of the Worldwide Church of God
(Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 2001), 107.

33. Deposition of J. Michael Feazell at 230,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, No. CV-97-5306-CAS (C.D. Cal. dismissed April 14, 2003).

34.
Id
.

35. Deposition of Ron Kelly at 130,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, No. CV-97-5306-CAS (C.D. Cal. dismissed April 14, 2003).

36. Joseph Tkach,
Transformed by Truth
(Sisters, OR: Multnomah Publishers, 1997), 182-83.

37. Ron Kelly, “Principles of Living,” Sermon Scripts S85-33, 1987, 1.

38. Ibid., 2.

39. Deposition of Ron Kelly at 191,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, No. CV-97-5306-CAS (C.D. Cal. dismissed April 14, 2003).

40. Ron Kelly, “Principles of Living” Sermon Scripts S85-33, 1987, 38.

41. Ronald D. Kelly, “Keeping God’s Feasts Yesterday and Today,”
The Good News
, September 1985, 14.

42. Ralph K. Helge, “Church faces massive crisis,”
The Worldwide News
, January 15, 1979, 2.

43. Ibid.

44. Deposition of Ralph Helge at 271,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, No. CV-97-5306-CAS (C.D. Cal. dismissed April 14, 2003).

45. “Transcript of Mr. Helge’s comments from Aug. 25,”
The Worldwide News
, September 10, 1979, 8.

46. Deposition of Ralph Helge at 94,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, No. CV-97-5306-CAS (C.D. Cal. dismissed April 14, 2003).

47. Ralph K. Helge, Letter to Zondervan Publishing, February 16, 2001.

48. Deposition of Ralph Helge at 87,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, No. CV-97-5306-CAS (C.D. Cal. dismissed April 14, 2003).

49.
Id
. at 171.

50. Deposition of Bernard William Schnippert at 53,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, No. CV-97-5306-CAS (C.D. Cal. dismissed April 14, 2003).

51.
Id
. at 75.

52.
Id
. at 57.

53.
Id
. at 79.

54.
Id
. at 122.

55.
Id
. at 129-30.

56.
Id
. at 134.

57.
Id
. at 139.

58.
Id
. at 139-40.

1. Ralph K. Helge, Letter to Bob Ardis, August 13, 2002, 1.

2. Ibid.

3. Mark Helm, Letter to Ralph K. Helge, September 18, 2002.

4. Deposition of Stephen Flurry at 136,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, No. CV-97-5306-CAS (C.D. Cal. dismissed April 14, 2003).

5.
Id.
at 137.

6.
Gerald Flurry
, Feast of Tabernacles sermon, Edmond OK, September 22, 2002.

7.
Gerald Flurry
, Feast of Tabernacles sermon, Ogden UT, September 27, 2002.

8. Bill Stough, “WCG, to affirm its right, will reprint
Mystery
book,Ó
The Journal
, October 31, 2002, 1.

9. Ibid., 17.

10. Ibid.

11. Ibid.

12. Transcript of Oral Arguments at 11,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, No. CV-97-5306-CAS (C.D. Cal. dismissed April 14, 2003).

13.
Id
. at 12.

14. Crissey Economic Damages Preliminary Report at 2,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, No. CV-97-5306-CAS, (C.D. Cal. dismissed April 14, 2003).

15. Tentative Minute Order at 19,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, No. CV-97-5306 CAS (C.D. Cal. filed November 27, 2002).

16. Deposition of Bernard William Schnippert at 79,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, No. CV-97-5306-CAS (C.D. Cal. dismissed April 14, 2003).

17. Tucker Expert Report at 22,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, No. CV-97-5306-CAS (C.D. Cal. dismissed April 14, 2003).

18.
Id
. at 22-23.

19.
Id
. at 9.

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

21. Ibid.

22. Deposition of Ruth Tucker at 38,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God,
No. CV-97-5306-CAS (C.D. Cal. dismissed April 14, 2003).

23.
Id.
at 42.

24. Tucker Expert Report at 22,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, No. CV-97-5306-JSL (C.D. Cal. dismissed April 14, 2003).

25. Deposition of Ruth Tucker at 169-70.
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, No. CV-97-5306-CAS (C.D. Cal. dismissed April 14, 2003).

26.
Id
. at 81.

27.
Id
. at 80-81.

28.
Id
. at 125.

29. Joseph Tkach,
Transformed by Truth
(Sisters, OR: Multnomah Publishers, 1997), 50.

30. Tentative Minute Order at 24, 26,
Worldwide Church of God v. Philadelphia Church of God
, No. CV-97-5306-CAS (C.D. Cal. entered November 27, 2002).

31.
Id
.

32. Ralph K. Helge, “WCG litigation settled,”
The Worldwide News
, April 2003, 16.

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

34. Ralph K. Helge, “WCG to appeal copyright ruling,”
The Worldwide News,
March 1999, 18.

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

36. Mark A. Kellner, “Unfair Use Alleged,”
Christianity Today
, April 23, 2001, 15.

37. Bill Stough, “U.S. Supreme Court denies Philadelphia Church of God’s petition for hearing,”
The Journal
, April 30, 2001.

38. Marshall Allen, “Church Sells Armstrong’s Works,”
Christianity Today
, June 2003, 23.

39. Mark A. Kellner, “Unfair Use Alleged,”
Christianity Today
, April 23, 2001, 15.

40. Phillip Arnn, “Jesus and the Law,”
Watchman Expositor
, Vol. 10, No. 7, 1993, 17.

41. Marshall Allen, “Church Sells Armstrong’s Works,”
Christianity Today
, June 2003, 23.

42. Marshall Allen, “Closing the book; Settlement reached over texts,”
Pasadena Star-News
, March 26, 2003.

43. Ibid.

1.
Gerald Flurry
, Sermon, Edmond OK, September 23, 2000.

2.
Gerald Flurry
, “Our Appeal to the Supreme Court,”
The Philadelphia Trumpet
, March/April 2001, 1.

3.
Gerald Flurry
,
Unveiled At Last:
The Royal Book of Revelation
(Philadelphia Church of God, 2001), 35.

4. Bill Stough, “Court allows PCG more time in WCG legal wrangle,”
The Journal,
May 31, 2001.

5.
Gerald Flurry
,
Who Is “That Prophet”?
(Philadelphia Church of God, 2001), 86.

6. Ibid., 88.

7. Ibid., 89.

8.
Gerald Flurry
,
The God Family Vision
(Philadelphia Church of God, 2001), 98.

9. Ibid., 134.

10.
Gerald Flurry
, “Habakkuk Reveals the Outcome of Our Court Case,”
Royal Vision
, September/October 2002, 3.

11. Ibid., 5.

12. Ibid., 13.

13.
Gerald Flurry
, Feast of Tabernacles sermon, Ogden UT, September 28, 2002.

14. Bill Stough, “Court allows PCG more time in WCG legal wrangle,”
The Journal
, May 31, 2001.

15. Ralph K. Helge, Letter to Philadelphia Church of God, March 3, 2003.

1.
Gerald Flurry
, “Education Filled With Hope,”
The Philadelphia Trumpet
, August 2000, 1.

2. Ibid., 2.

3. Ibid.

4. Ezra 5:2.

5. Psalms 127:1.

6. Herbert W. Armstrong,
Autobiography of Herbert W. Armstrong
,
Vol. 2
(
Pasadena, CA: Worldwide Church of God, 1987), 231-32.

7. Ibid., 232.

8. Herbert W. Armstrong, “and now … Our Own New College!”
The Plain Truth
, January/February 1947, 8.

9. Ibid., 9.

10. Ibid.

11. Ibid.

12. Ibid., 10.

13. Ibid., 13.

14.
Gerald Flurry
,
Who Is “That Prophet”?
(Philadelphia Church of God, 2001), 91.

15. Joseph W. Tkach, “SACS Accredits Ambassador!”
The Worldwide News
, June 28, 1994, 1.

16. Ron Fraser, Letter to
Gerald Flurry
, July 25, 1997.

17. Stephen Flurry, Letter to
Gerald Flurry
, April 18, 1998.

18. Ibid.

19. Joel Hilliker, “PCG Lands 38-Acre Deal,”
The Philadelphia News
, July/August 2000, 4.

20.
Gerald Flurry
, Sermon, Edmond OK, September 23, 2000.

21. Ibid.

22. Stephen Flurry, Letter to
Gerald Flurry
, January 2001.

23.
Gerald Flurry
, Sermon, Edmond OK, February 17, 2001.

24.
Gerald Flurry
, Sermon, Edmond OK, February 24, 2000.

25. Herbert W. Armstrong,
Autobiography of Herbert W. Armstrong
, Vol. 2 (Pasadena, CA: Worldwide Church of God, 1987), 231.

26. Andrew Locher, “Treasurer’s Report: expenditures, donations up,”
The Philadelphia News
, September 2005, 1.

27. Herbert W. Armstrong,
Autobiography of Herbert W. Armstrong
, Vol. 2 (Pasadena, CA: Worldwide Church of God, 1987) 282.