“I want to make a statement about…me…now, if I became deceived, I will never tell you what I’m going to tell you now…I am telling you if I go off into strange ideas, misconduct, rebellion, you name it, don’t follow me. I want to tell you that now, because if I start doing that I’m gonna try to get you to follow me! I’m gonna come to you and tell you it doesn’t apply, it doesn’t mean me, no, no, no, no, no, no, it’s OK to follow me because ABCD and XY and Z. Do you understand what I’m saying? Listen to me now, when I tell you don’t follow me if I go off into weird ideas, or if I get off into other things that are total absolutely unscriptural conduct, because if I do I’m gonna paint it with a different face and try to get you to follow me. Do you understand what I’m saying brethren? Please remember that, because I promise you that if I become deceived, I’ll forget it, and I’ll want you to forget it…And I hope you’ll remember it well enough to quote it right back to me…But I’ll tell you what, I’m not going anywhere.”
-David C Pack
December 12, 1998
The Clarion Call of Apostle David C. Pack
Video and audio files can be found here and on Rumble
When i worked in Pasadena in the 70s, it was an open secret that the following practice was used to curry favor with foreign dignitaries.
The Foundation would send two round-trip, first-class tickets to a member of the Japanese Diet or the Israeli Knesset. On the surface, the purpose was to invite that legislator and his wife to an AICF concert. All well and good. Perfectly legal.
Of course, it was all done with a wink and a nod because no one really expected this VIP couple to show up. The real purpose of sending these ultra expensive plane tickets was to grease the skids for future relationships. The receiver of the tickets usually cashed in the tickets and kept the cash! Remember that the airlines had different rules on ticket refunds back then.
With this gift now in the pocket of the Diet or Knesset member, Rader and Gotoh could call in a favor later.
—Wes White
As usual, it was ALWAYS about the money. These people who accepted something from Armstrong knew there was more ‘gifts’ in the future if they allowed the wcg to make further advances for Herbie’s photo ops. Personal advance you know, while they were in office. Sounds like congress.