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LEITERS TO THE EDITOR
Malta
John Halford's article in
lhe March issue was
well-prepared and. above all,
gave a true and precise piclure
of the past and present stale
of the island. In recent years
(especially since the 1981
elections). many foreign
correspondents attributed to
the island a much worse image
and
1
was quite happy that
The Plain Truth
made
amcnds. In a modern,
nuclear-bent age, the Mallese
are more than proud lo
amalgamale with other
nona1igned nations and shout
for peace ... tru1y a word
hardly spoken of nowadays.
Albert F. Debono
Fgura, Malta
1
read your arlicle on Malta
and found it very interesting.
1
had no idea Malta took part in
lhe war and
1
was a little
vague on where Malta was. l'd
li ke to praise the Maltese
people for showing such
heroism.
Narinder Kumar
West Midlands, England
Love, Marriage and Sex
1
must thank you for your
article on "Love, Marriage
and Sex."
1
found it both
interesting and informative.
Rona1d D. Kell y's sympathetic
approach to such a difficult
and complicated issue was of
immense value to me
personal!y.
Fiona Starkey
Sittingbourne, Kent
Does God Exist?
1
would be obliged to
receive a· copy of your book1et
Does God Exisr?
at your
convenience.
1
would not
describe myse1f as particularly
religious, alt hough my main
interesl in 1ife is philosophical
and centers around lhe t rue
meaning of life and existence
(of which naturally religions
are an important aspect, but
June
1984
do not seem to me lo provide
real answers any more than
science does). My attitude,
like many others, varíes
between agnosticism or
scepticism to sorne kind of
faith since there seems no
other answer.
G.A. Riskel
lsle of Man
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In addition to
Does God
Exist?
you might a/so want
to
request
Why Were You
Born?-a
booklet that gives
p~ilosophical
meaning
to al/ the vagaries of this
lije.
" Dr. Habsburg Speaks Out"
In ' 'Dr. Habsburg Speaks
Out" he is reported to say:
"Armament is not the cause of
evil bul the consequence of
evil.
Armament is like the
fever to the disease."
lt
cou1d
be argued that Dr. Habsburg
misunderstands lhe role of
fever. Fever is a
healing
reaction of the body to a
particular condition. l l is clear
that armaments are rather like
the drug that suppresses the
healing reaction. Dr. Habsbu rg
is right when he says:
"Armament is the
consequence of evi1," bul he
seems not to understand that
fear is the evil! The only
remedy for fear is
LOVE.
This
love has obviously nothing lo
do with religion as the
situations in lranj l raq,
Lebanon, N. lreland,
Pakistan/ l ndia, and many
other places show! Let us pray
that historians, church leaders
and politicians grow up in
time to prevent a holocaust
and rather become instruments
of the peace that passes all
understanding.
G. Andriessen
Otter y
St.
Mary, Devon
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The peace that passes al/
understanding wi/1 come to
this earth. In the meantime
we are commissioned to watch
world events-and that
includes reporting and
analyzing the activities of
leading nations and importan!
persona/ities.
Above Politics
At a glance, one would
initially think that
The Plain
Trurh
tends to be politically
oriented. 1 have found that it
is continuously revealing the
relationship of the global
crises with biblical
interpretations. This has
accelerated my inte.rest in
reading this great publication
for the liberal man.
Matthew O. Eregbowa
Ankara, Turkey
Disagrees
Thank you for sending
The
Plain Truth
as requested.
1
find these magazines
interesting, but cannot agree
with your teachings in all
respects and that is the reason
why
1
have not returned the
request card.
1
know
1
shall be
"hitting my head against a
wall," but
1
feel
1
must make
sorne comments as
1
am a
keen student of the Bible. No
one has
al/
lhe truth, but we
should seek to increase our
knowledge and understanding
of the scriptu res.
We do indeed wait earnestly
for the return of Jesus Christ,
but
r
am convinced you are
wrong in teaching that He will
return literally in the ftesh. He
"gave His flesh for the life of
the world" and is now a great
spirit being with His Father. He
also said that His kingdom was
not of this world and
1
feel sure
this means that it is a spiritual
kingdom, but which will
certainly have earthly
representatives in the
resurrected prophets of old. l f
Jesus were to return to earth in
the flesh, He would be just as
much ignored and persecuted as
He was at His first advent.
Miss A.D. Wells
Sevenoaks, Kent
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Do you agree with al/
that is said in any magazine
or book you read? We hope
you
'I/
change your mind and
return the request card. And
by the way, we agree that
Jesus wi/1 not retum as a
.flesh and blood human
being. Our booklet
Just
What Do You Mean-Born
Again?
explains.
Fiftieth Anniversary lssue
May
1
express t hanks for a
copy of the Golden
Ann iversary issue of
The
Plain Truth.
Let me say that
upon perusing it one
appreciates the objectives of
yourself and other editors in
seeking to serve the cultural
and educational needs of all
people and the forthright
observations regarding
domestic, economic and
international issues of our day,
as well
as
remarks relating to
morality, technology and much
else.
J .D. Boulton
Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex
May
1
say how much
1
enjoy reading your magazine.
1
look forward to receiving a
copy every month. May
1
also
take this opportunity to wish
Mr. Armstrong and all his
staff a happy fiftiet h
anniversary.
The Ea rl of Preston
Co. Waterford
Republic of Ireland
Why the Dutch Beat Back
the Sea
We found the article "Why
the Dutch Beat Back the Sea"
in the January 1984 issue very
interesting and helpful in
understanding the prophecy
concerning them. We would
like to see other articles
concerning the rest of the
tribes of Israel along these
lines.
Mr. and Mrs. R.E. Crepe
Watonga, Oklahoma
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