“Plain Truth” Meeting As usual in Pasadena, the influx of a million people here for the Rose Bowl game and Rose Parade signals the beginning of 1986. In Editorial, we have just had our May "Plain Truth" planning session and are finishing up the April magazine. We are already well into another productive new year.
Our April cover will illustrate Jeff Zhorne's article on racial prejudice, a significant and sensitive issue around the world. In May we will continue with chapter 6 of Mr. Armstrong's book "Mystery of the Ages." We also have Mr. Armstrong's approval to run an article he wrote years ago, but which is still right up to date, "Why Russia Will Not Invade America!"
SAARC Conference Keith Stump has returned from his two-week trip to Bangladesh for the SAARC Conference, where he helped represent Mr. Armstrong at the first-ever meeting of South Asian heads of government. He reported that he was constantly amazed and inspired by how many government officials recognized Mr. Armstrong's name and knew of his message and the Church.
In the summit, Mr. Stump said, the seven leaders displayed a genuine spirit of friendship and understanding, and a deep conviction to uplift the lives of the people of their troubled and violence-prone region. Mr. Stump said the goals and aspirations set forth by the leaders were admirable. How to put words into deeds, however, will be a major challenge, he said. A full report of Mr. Stump's trip will appear in the January 13 edition of "The Worldwide News.”
“Good News” Update Mail, mostly from newer readers, continues to be overwhelmingly positive. New readers are surprised and inspired by the powerful articles they read in "The Good News." As of this month, "Good News" circulation is 786,000, with fully 90 percent of the readership non-Church members.
With the March "Good News," we began to insert our own galley corrections and reformat articles to fit layouts on the Bedford typesetting terminals here in Editorial. Doing the work on our own terminals should streamline the back-and-forth process between Editorial and Publishing.
In the January issue of "The Good News," the article "What Is God's Name?" by Keith Stump has already generated quite a few letters from readers, many from the "sacred names" camp.
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