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Jehovah Crilic Answered
To the Editor: Jesus instructed
his disciples to "render Caesar's
things to Caesar." The topic
under discussion was taxation
(Matt. 22:17-22; 17:24-27). Such
instruction was because Caesar
(the government) had the right
to tax its subjects for services
rendered schools, roads, police
protection, and other public
utilities. Then showing that such
payment of taxes gave that one
the right to use these public
utilities, Jesus himself made use
of the public-tax-supported Jew
lsh synagogues to address the
people on different occasions
(Luke 4:16).
It is quite likely that some
of his opposers banded together
and sought to deny his using
iuch institutions open to the
public. After all, they aid ques
tion his patriotism; they accused
him and his disciples of sedition
(Luke 23:1, 2,; John 19:12; Acts
24:5). And he wouldn't light! He
told Peter not to fight even f oi
his beloved master (Matt. 2C 52;
Cor. 10:3-5). And in addition to
this, he and his disciples advo
cated a new world system of
things where righteousness and
truth instead of immorality and
corruption would prevail (John
18:36; 2 Pet. 3:13).
So it was only natural that the
nationalistic selfish people
among the Israelites tried to stop
his activity, Jesus said, "If they
have done such things unto me,
they will also do them to you
(my followers).' John 15:18-21;
16:1-3.
So it comes as no surprise to
read attacks on Christians today
for these same offenses. An ex
ample in point was the letter ap
pearing in this column on Mar
29, objecting to the use of the
Jackson public school auditorium
by Jehovah's Witnesses. The
usual complaints: they won't
salute the flag (not the Russian
hammer and sickle, either); they
won't fight (as a result. Ameri
can soldiers were not killed in
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Germany, for example, by Ger
man Jehovah's Witnesses, since
10,000 of these were in Hitler's
concentration camps because
they refused to kill American
boys); they advocate a different
government (God's Kingdom);
etc.
Recently, the American press
told of the arrest of Jehovah's
Witnesses by the godless Com
munists in Poland. The reason:
they were accused of "distribut
ing atrocity propaganda favor
ing the United States." To the
Communists, Bible educational
work is taboo and smacks of
"American imperialism" (as they
put it). Such totalitarian repres
sion is foreign to the principles
of this nation. Yet, some profes
sing Americans would a'lopt the
philosophy of Communism to
suppress those who hold differ
ent beliefs from themselves.
J. W. Mather
Presiding Minister of
Medford Congregation of
Jehovah's Witnesses
Peace and War
To the Editor: I would like to
submit my humble viewpoint on
Mr. Krauss' letter in the Mail
Tribune of March 27, in regard
to peace and war at this time in
the world.
We have to admit there are
two forces in the world: Good
and evil. Fundamentally they are
for our good. If we did not have
evil to overcome we could not
progress and enjoy the good. And
then we have the Bible with its
teachings and laws to help us to
live in peace and good will with
one another. Christianity has not
been a failure entirely. It would
be very distressing to contem
plate what this world would be
without Christianity including
also the Constitution of the
United States of America. Both
have been revealed and inspired
by God. The reason we have
Communism and this condition
in the world is because we have
drifted away from the teachings
and commandments of our Savior
and His Apostles. There are hun
dreds of churches in the world,
each with a different interpreta
tion of the Bible. The Bible is
the greatest selling volume in the
world, and it is also the least
read book. That is why people
are led by every wind of doc
trine. When our Savior was born the
Angels sang "Glory to God in the
Highest. Peace on Earth and
Good Will to Men." How can we
reconcile that with Matthew
10:34 where Jesus said, "Think
not I am come to send peace on
earth; I came not to send peace,
but a sword." The last two World
Wars were fought principally
among the Christian nations.
Surely, they did not have His
Spirit and live by His teachings.
England, France, Germany and
other nations became great from
the sweat and blood of the back
ward and underprivileged coun
tries. Now, the worms are turn
ing. The law of restitution was
in force in Bible time, and we
still have that law.
There were 161 churches rep
resented in the Council of
Churches in Evanston, 111. last
August. The only thing they
could agree upon was that Jesus
was the only hope of the world;
which we can all agree upon.
John F. Peterson,
. 1316 Beatty St.,
Medford, Oregon.
NORTHWEST GORILLA GETS HOUSING Bobo the
Woodland Park gorilla studies biue-prints for his new home
in Seattle. Acquired as a babe, he has been the center of
citywide controversy over housing funds. About $70,000
has been set aside for his home. Apparently Bobo approved
the plans because construction has started on his new
quarters.
Conservation
To the Editor: The little squir
rel drama between President Eis
enhower and Sen. Neuberger as
to whether or not the pretty
bushy-tailed creatures shall be
banished from the White House
ground brings to mind a story
in one of my early school read
ers. A woodchuck's habitat was
near the garden of two boys,
Ezekiel and Benjamin Franklin.
He had a keen appetite for fresh
vegetables.
Though well fenced, the wood
chuck tunneled under and en
joyed the lettuce, cabbage, pars
nips and carrots, with an occa
sional seasoning with parsley.
Ezekiel plugged the holes, but to
no avail. Finally he set a trap
and caught the marauder and
was to perform an execution
when Benjamin showed up and
objected to killing the pretty,
innocent-looking, helpless ani
mal. The boys almost quarreled.
Finally they agreed to take the
woodchuck and their argument
before their father. After long,
persuasive and sometimes heated
pleadings by each to which their
father gave patient and serious
attention, Benjamin finished by
pointing out that . "God made
that woodchuck as he also made
us. He made him with apprecia
tion of good fresh vegetables
the same as He did us, and there
are vegetables enough for us
and the woodchuck too." The
story climaxed when the father
jumped up and cried: Ezekiel,
Ezekiel, you let that woodchuck
go."
In conclusion, we add that we
are glad to note that Sen. Neu
berger is carrying out his cam
paign pledge to insist on conser
vation of America's natural" re
sources.
John E. Gribble
139 Kenwood ave.
Medford, Oregon
Law Held Only Hope ;
To the Editor: This is in an
swer to the several letters that
have appeared in the last few
issues of your paper in connec
tion with my statement of
March 27. I'll say this to the
writers that if the world would
be populated with such devout
faith as theirs, the problems of
the world would largely be
solved. However, as such is not
the case, we just must be ration
al enough and face the reality
of the situation.
Of course we all know that
you can not legislate morals, no
less change the human heart.
Despite the fact that there are
a great multitude of different
opinions about religion, we
don't fight over it, the way they
did not long ago. Why? Because
we have enacted laws to protect
us from the violence of those
who don't agree with our view.
Read the history of the Chris
tian religion about the crusades,
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the thirty years of war between
Protestant and Catholic and the
time of the Puritans right here
in America. There is still plenty
of prejudice and discrimination
but as a whole we get along
pretty well. By George, we just
have to, the law makes us, that's
all there is to it. The people of
Portland concerning the color
ed navy man will find that out
sooner or later just as had the
people of Detroit, Mich.
Well, Mrs. Mitchell, not very
long ago we had slavery in
this country, but there was a
very common man that loved the
common people. A man not par
ticularly religious either. He pro
fessed no particular creed, ex
cept that it seems that humanity
was his God and the serving of
humanity his religion. The free
thinkers claim him as one of
theirs.
A war was fought over the
issue of slavery, it was, won by
the liberals, slavery was out
lawed and that settled that. Since
there is still plenty of prejudice
and discrimination but that too
will die out in due time.
The anti-segregation law was
passed just lately by the Su
preme court of the United States.
So you see we are making pro
gress through law. O yes there
were may quotations from the
Bible, even of Jesus by those
that wanted to retain slavery,
who profited by it, to prove that
slavery was a divine institution.
No madam, religion never has,
never will prevent war. Uni
versal law is the only solution.
Peace is order based on law.
There is no other imaginable
definition.
William Krauss
Rte 1, box 373
Gold Hill, Ore.
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