Why so angry?

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Hello Guardian:

What is that FOC group so angry about? They lay claim to the original teachings of the church, lay claim to scores of "friends" and several ministers, so why don't they start their own church? As I hear it, they didn't support, contribute to, or participate in the original church after the founder died, so it seems to me they would want to have their own organization.

The church building sits on a prime piece of real estate located at the corner of 3rd and E in upscale Encinitas, worth from 5 million to 8 million dollars. It sits across the street from the empty old Pacific View School site which is prime for development in the downtown historic district. When the founder died, I understand the first thing out of the collective mouth of that FOC group was, "Who holds title to the deed?"

So it's all about the money, and all that stuff about spirituality is smoke and mirrors. It's pretty clear to me that group wants the building, and they thought if they all walked away, the hand full left to run the church couldn't do it. I guess they figured that it would be just a matter of time before they could come back in force and simply take it over. I think they deserve what they got by losing their membership, and don't deserve what they're after.

Sleuth