Kingdom of Heaven Documents
What's the State and/or Federal Interest?
In the Spring of
1993, the United States Secret Service completed an investigation of the Embassy
of Heaven for possible violations of State and/or Federal law related to our
issuing Heaven traveling documents. Apparently, several States had contacted the
Federal government with questions as to the legality of the Heaven driver
licenses, vehicle titling and registration documents, and Heaven vehicle plates.
The Secret
Service had decided to conduct a secret investigation of the Embassy of Heaven
Church. Two men, posing as potential members, visited the Church, purchased
some of our
materials and chatted with Paul Revere, the pastor. As the investigation drew to
a conclusion, Special
Agent Timothy Fidel called and claimed that our Kingdom of Heaven documents violated
State and Federal law. He ordered the Church to cease and desist from making
them. He also alluded that there would be trouble if we continued
to produce the documents.
Pastor Revere asked Fidel what the Federal and/or State interest was in the
Kingdom of Heaven. No place in our publications or on the documents themselves
do we claim that the Heaven documents are founded on the State or Federal
government. Fidel had to admit there was no Federal or State interest.
Fidel then announced that the Attorney General's office had determined
that the Heaven documents did not violate Federal laws
and the case was closed.
Legality of
Kingdom of Heaven Documents
After the case was closed, this letter was
sent to Timothy Fidel confirming the validity of Kingdom of Heaven documents.
May 7, Year of
our Lord, 1993
Timothy Fidel
U. S. Secret Service
121 SW Salmon, Suite 1330
Portland, OR 97204
(503) 326-2162
Greetings from the
Kingdom of Heaven under the authority of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. May His Grace
and Peace be upon you.
On May 5th, you called to
say that the Embassy of Heaven has been under investigation for possible violations of
state and federal law. Your concern was that several states had contacted your office with
questions as to the legality of the Heaven driver licenses, Heaven vehicle certificates of
title, Heaven registrations and Heaven vehicle plates.
We believe there is no
federal or state interest in our documents and, therefore, they are not subject to federal
or state scrutiny. You concluded that since the Heaven documents are not purporting to be
state or federal documents, there is no violation of federal law. You also said that the
U. S. attorney for your district has decided not to prosecute and the investigation is
closed.
The next time you receive
a request for information regarding the Embassy of Heaven, please inform them that we
represent the independent nation of Heaven. We are authorized by Jesus Christ to maintain
a system of records for the Kingdom of Heaven. We issue driving and vehicle documents as
evidence of our authorization to use the Kingdom of Heaven highways.
We do not grant the state
or federal governments permission to arrest our citizens, issue citations, seize vehicles
or confiscate documents. If any state or federal agency has a complaint against one of our
citizens, they need to file a complaint with our office and we will investigate, and if
necessary, set a hearing.
We thank you for your
interest in the Embassy of Heaven. We have enclosed some books to help answer your
questions on Heaven citizenship.
May you know the peace
and joy of the Kingdom of Heaven through Jesus Christ.
In the name of Jesus Christ,
EMBASSY OF HEAVEN CHURCH
Paul Revere, Pastor
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