Although Monaghan has claimed that he was never a member of the Word of God community, in 1989, a coalition of 7 groups (including, among others, the National Organization for Women, the Latin American Solidarity Committee, and the Ann Arbor Commission to Defend Abortion Rights) protested the Monaghan/Word of God connection.
Kendati Monaghan mengaku tidak pernah menjadi anggota dari komunitas Word of God, pada tahun 1989, suatu koalisi yang terdiri dari 7 kelompok (termasuk National Organization for Women, Latin American Solidarity Committee, dan Ann Arbor Commission to Defend Abortion Rights) memprotes keterkaitan Monaghan dengan Word of God.