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belligerence as a sign of power - 'che
kind of conscious flaunring of che
rules' chac is caken ro signify superior–
iry."
The populatioh implosion inro
chese cicies makes che problem snow–
ball. As more and more people crowd
inro che smog-choked urban mega–
lopolises, more and more srreecs,
freeways, downtown business cenrers,
housing pro jeccs, shopping centers,
etc., become
el
uccered
~
lncreasi ng
numbers of people find more and
more of rheir rime raken up in che
comperirive scruggle againsr rheir fel–
low man. Hard-core urban life has of–
ten deteriorared in ro lirtle more chan
a nerve-shattering existence. And a
man's harred for his neighbor grows
deeper and deeper as a resul
t.
This makes you wanc
to
stop your
neighbor and ask, "Why can't we get
along rogecher?"
Disintegrating Families
Nowhere does che growing lack of
peace have a more damaging, devas–
caring effecc rhan in rhe home. So–
ciery's mosr basic building block
appears ro be lirerally coming apart ac
rhe seams - che combi ned resulr of
growing turmoi l from within and a
relenrless arrack from wirhour.
Those families noc already rorn
asunder by divorce or separarion often
find chemselves confronting an in–
creasing array of difficulties on che in–
side. "Cold war," punctuaced by
occasional moments of "hot con–
frontarion." seems ro be che rrend on
che husband-wife fronr. Parenrs don'r
ralk much ro their kids - or each
orher. Chi.ldren don't communica ce
wich Dad and Mom. Fachers and
mochers seem unable ro underscand
che increasing pressures (drugs, sex,
etc.) on their teens. Teens can'c un–
derscand why parencs get so uptighr
abouc what they do. And the gulf be–
rween rhem all grows wider and
wider.
Preying upon rhe family unir and
rhe home are numerous pressures
cx–
uding from an increasingly permissive
sociery. Wirh rhe miniskirc, the Pill, a
PLAIN TRUTH December 1972
growing aparhy and concempt for
marriage. che continuous bombard–
menc from the mass media of
SEX,
SEX, SEX,
amid growing permissive–
ness, is ir any wonder increasing num–
bers of men, women, and reens find
themselves involved in growi ng sex–
ual acriviry before and ourside of mar–
riage - none of which helps
mainrain peace on rhe
home
fronr)
You look ar sociery, you look ar
your own family. and wonder: "Why
are we doing this?"
Menral Turmoil
Wirh so much conf\JSion, rurmoil,
and discord exranr in the world, ir
should nor come as a great shock
ro
find peace of mind also rare.
Sorne
15
to
30
percen
t
of rbe
world's popularion suffers from one
form or another of serious mental or
emotional disorder. According to rhe
W
orld Health Organizarion, over
1,000
people kili rhemselves every
day. Schizophrenia, paranoia, and a
hosr of orher psychocic afflicrions are
on che increase everywhere. Accord–
ing ro one srudy, every ocher adult in
New York Ciry is in need of psychiar–
ric help. Anorher srudy found char
only
12
percenr of rhe children in
thar ciry were whac could be rermed
as menrally bealrhy.
One could go on, endlessly cacalog–
ing
rhe effects broughr abouc by che
lack of peace in che world rodar Bur
why go on? You don't need ro be re–
acguainted with the problems unless
you are rold
the
sol!1tions,
roo.
Thar is che whole purpose of chis
anide - ro uncover che basic
cames
of the rurmoil, why rhcre is so litde
peace, and wbar rhe
so!utiom
are. Be–
cause, be!ieve ir or nor, sol urions do
exist! They a]ways have. Ir is jusc char
mankind in general, and possibly you
in panicular, haven'r been looking in
the right direccion.
Missing Dimension
in
rhe
Search for Peace
Acrually, che
causes
for rhe rurmoi l
and discord are relarively simple.
These causes inceracr wirh eacb other
ro produce conditions under wbich
peace is virrually impossible. The
simple causes are rhe inherent acti–
tudes and behavior of human beings,
rhe faulry srrucrure of a degeneraring
sociery, and che influences emanaúng
from an unseen, wrongly morivated
spirir realm. In orher words, simply
put, che reason why meo can'r achieve
peace is due to che pulls of h1.1man na–
cure and sociery - both influenced by
Sacan rhe Devil. (Most regular sub–
scribers ro
The
PLATN
TRUTH wiJ I un–
dersrand whar is meanr by rhe rerm
··sacan che Devil." If you wouJd like
addirional informarion in derail on
who and whar chis being is, jusc wrire
for ou r free arricle "Did God Creare a
Devil ?")
Or, purring it anocher way, we will
never -
I
mean
neve~·
-
achieve
peace inrernarionally, narionally, eco–
logically, collecrively, or personally
umil we firsr esrablish
peace
with God.'
For only God is capable of altering
and removing che causes which pre–
venr peace.
Mankind has yer ro learn chis
lesson! Peace wiU never come unless
rhere is peace wirh God
fi.rst
-
and
on
T-lis
rerms, nor ours. Any way.
ocher chan God's way, rhar arremprs
ro bring peace will not, cannor, work.
As rhe popular song goes: ·'Ic's im–
possible" - iris as simple as char.
Of course, you hear so much roday
abouc making your '·peace wirh God,
brorher." Religionisrs ralk abour it.
So-called Jesus Freaks prodaim it. But
do rhey really know whac rhey are
talking abour?
The sad rrurh is, men have never
really discovered whar real "peace
wirh God" is - from
God's
point
of
view.
Nor thar they could n' r have, be–
cause rhey could have, if rbcy had
only believed and obeyed che Book
rhac reveals God's poinr of view
rhe Bible!
Acrually, che Bible is che
key
ro
the whole guesrion of peace.
lt,
and ir
alone, provides the reason why men
have been unable
ro
achieve peace,
whar the real
and
lasring solurion is,
and how chac solucion is soon ro
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