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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Cult ural Te rro rism
but only banal and stupid.
No people ever wanted
My first lesson was indeed
Brenda Slavoff
peace more than do the Israel
eye-opening. 1 have learned to
1
am a young Melbourne
Melbourne, Victor ia
people. Thei r sages have
relate what 1 have studied to
composer. and
T
read with
" What We Need Most ls
repeatedly said: "Lo bckoach
everyday situations and it has
interest the art icle "Cultural
igbar eesh." "Not by might
become easier to find
Terrorism" (by John
Pea ce"
shall man prevail." They are
solutions to problems which
Halford).
It
is indeed
In the name of fairness an
anxious to sit around a table
encounter. The Course has
depressing that the arts have
Israelí representative should
with their Semite brothers
also spread a brighter light
sunk so low. 1 often feel very
be asked to respond to the
and negotiate. The truth is,
over my relationships with
isolated in my views, as 1
speecb you published by the
these Arabs refuse to sit
the Almighty and my loved
compase pieces of music in
"now minister to the Royal
down. They refuse to
ones.
lt
certainly has
the classical or romantic
Court of the Hashemite
recognize Israel as a nation.
brought more meaning to my
mode-1 cannot bring ·myself
Kingdom of Jordan," Adnan
They threaten or kili any
life.
to write anything else, any
Abu Odeh.
Arab--witness the brave
·Alistair M. Fayero
more than 1 can use foul
The record shows that
Anwar Sadat-who dares to
Durban, South Africa
language. What strikes me,
Israel has repeatedly offered
envision the glorious heights
however, is the general
to negotiate under U.N .
to wbich 300 million
T
have never given the
apathy to it all-1 don' t think Resolution 242 and that the
backward souls of the Near
Bible a chance in my life-
most people realise that a lot
Arab nations, except for
East can rise with the aid of
time, but since
r
enrolled
of music, even apart from the
Egypt, have consistently
education and direction.
with the Ambassador Bible
subject matter, is really
refused to do so. The PLO
Indeed, the dear Minister
Correspondence Course, 1
rotten. We've become so used
has also been consistent in its
is so very rigbt. "What we
now understand thi ngs more
to it.
r
t hink all "good"
calls for the destruction of
need most is peace."
clearly which 1 didn' t notice
artists, musicians, writers,
Israel. With which group of
Adolph Meltzer, M.D.
at first. 1 am very mucb
actors, etc., should form a
this multimembered terrorist
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
pleased for you having given
league .. . but it will be of no
organization should Israel
me a chance to study this
use if they haven't got a
negotiate? ...
As to Adnan Abu Odeh's
wonderful Bible Course.
It
spiritual ideal behind them.
The land originally
statement that Arabs owned
really puts one's mind at rest
Even academics and lovers of
promised the Jews by the
92-93 percent of Palestinian
and gives more understanding
the classics still have a
Balfour Declaration consisted
territory and Jews only 5.6
of what's happening and
pathetic belief that music is
of present Israel, t he West
percent when t he U.N.
about to happen.
If
people
music and can do no wrong,
Bank, and all of Jordan. In
adopted the partition plan in
can learn to understaod the
can never be evil. We need
arder to satisfy the demands
1947, that may be somewhat
Bible, life would be
desperately a league who
of the Arabs, the British cut
true if Jordan is included in
wonderful.
realise music-and all
off two thirds of tbat
Palestinian territory. But the
Santos M. Tshukudu
arts-are not merely a means
promised land and created the partition plan did not include
Gaborone, Botswana
of self-expression, or
new country of Transjordan
Jordan. In fact , the area
Zlmba bwe Youth Spe a ks
entertainment , but a powerful
for the express purpose of
allotted to tbe Jews did not
force-and use it for good.
establisbing a homeland for
include tbe West Bank.
Out
We ought to have a panel of
the Palestinians. ...
Anyway, in the West Bank a
In my son's history class
spiritually upr ight critics; not
Israel wants peace badly. l t
significan! portian of the land
(grade 10) the teacher
to tell what is well-done
bleeds for its lost youth.
lt
was State-controlled ... passed
recently urged the class to
art-after all, a bad thing
would pay any price as
from Turkish to British
use the magazine for
may be weU-done, and a good
compensation for land
rule ... therefore not owned
reference material for their
thing attempted badly- but to presumed to be unfairly
by Arabs or Jews.
projects and then asked for a
judge its spiritual level, and
taken, if such a move would
Lawrence
l.
Gould, CLU
sbow of hands to see who
keep us to a high standard.
bring peace. The Arabs,
Beachwood, Ohio
knew the
Plain Truth
lf such a league were
however, are obviously not
Correspondence Course
magazine.
formed,
r
would be its first
interested in peace. They
My son said be was
subscriber, and would be
want revenge. They are sworn
l 've been taking your Bible
amazed that all except a few
honored if 1 could further its
to revenge. Naturally they
Correspondence Course for
in the class were fami li ar
ideals. How hard it has been
also want the jewel of a
the first 12 lessons and I've
with
The Plain Truth!
1
for me to grow up amongst
country that the Jews have
gained more knowledge of the would like to show my
the belief in ugl iness, and to
produced with their gold and
Bible in those 12 lessons than
appreciation with a
resist fr iends urgi ng me to
t heir sweat and t heir tears
in 40 years of church
contribution that 1 hope will
write "good stuff'- i.e.,
out of the dismal desert t hat
services. I'm seeing lots of
help others.
modern music!
If
people
Saracen rule created over the
tbi ngs in a different light.
Paul Chitate
could only see that
centuries in a land once
Beverly Canada
Howa rd High Scbool
"wickedness" is not exciting,
flowing with milk and honey.
Camden, Arkansas
Glendale, Zimbabwe
July/ August
1986
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