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Subject: Religion and politics don't mix?
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Date: Fri, 1-Mar-85 10:36:38 EST
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	     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

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