Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!zehntel!dual!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-nisysg!black From: black@nisysg.DEC Newsgroups: net.religion,net.politics Subject: Religion and politics don't mix? Message-ID: <821@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Fri, 1-Mar-85 10:36:38 EST Article-I.D.: decwrl.821 Posted: Fri Mar 1 10:36:38 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 3-Mar-85 03:04:06 EST Sender: daemon@decwrl.UUCP Organization: DEC Engineering Network Lines: 37 Xref: watmath net.religion:5804 net.politics:7894 I always thought that religious organizations were supposed to preach peace on earth and goodwill to Man. I found a little news item that disturbs me quite a bit, and I thought the net might appreciate it for further thought or clarification. "If you're one of the millions of Americans who fills church collection plates, you might want to check if your denomination and congregation contributes to the World Council of Churches (WCC). According to the Catholic Defense League of South Africa, the WCC through its Program to Combat Racism gave nearly $200,000 to anti- South-African terrorist groups, including over $75,000 to the Southwest African Peoples' Organization (SWAPO)." ("Soldier of Fortune," April 1985, p. 102; Omega Group Ltd., Boulder, CO) I don't understand why a supposedly Christian organization is giving support to an Antichrist organization. There's an old axiom that says anything that walks lie a duck, talks like a duck, lays ducks' eggs, and hangs around with other ducks, must probably be some kind of a duck. If this news item has any veracity, then it would appear that the WCC is not in fact an ecclesiastic organization, but rather a front for the collection of funds to support the international Communist conspiracy. (Note to US readers: the US affiliate of the WCC is the National Council of Churches.) Have a good weekend. Don Black Path: ...decvax!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-nisysg!black