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Jerusalem
1
am an lsraeli from Jerusalem. who
!oves to read your magazine the
Plain
Tnuh.
You are one of the very few Chris–
tians who know how to remain objective
and unbiased when it comes to discussing
the origins of Christianity and, especially.
Jerusalem and the things that took place in
Jerusalem for three thousand years of its
known history.
Having spent many, many years of my
life in Jerusalem, having roamed about its
cobbled ancient streets at nights and a t the
break of new dawns to get the real feel of
this living book of the Bible and Judean
History with aU its messages for the past
and the futurc generations of Israelis, 1
could not but be extremely pleasantly sur–
prised at the beautiful description of my
city.
David
K ..
Los Angeles. California
Famines on Our Doorstep
In Gene H. Hogberg' s "Famines On Our
Doorstep," 1 don't discount for one min ute
the factor of weather in the worldwide fam–
ine picture.
But your writer should have taken in two
other facto rs, one of them stated by Mal–
thus, the other by Henry George - both of
them
100
years ago.
Malthus said population would rise fas ter
than food could be produced - and that is
happening worldwide because birth control
is not adequately practiced.
Henry George in bis famous book
Progress and Poverty
pointed up the hun–
dreds of millions of acres of land that could
be ti lled, but are not. because of the private
expropriation of rent.
You have traveled all over the world and
have seen the vast tracts that could be ti lled.
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have traveled to a good many parts of the
United States, and have seen the vast tracts
that could be tilled. This whole idea of
holding land o ut of production (started in
the Roosevelt administ ration) has been one
facto r in our high food prices. But the basic
facto r, not o nly in food shortages and costs,
but the high cost of housing, automobi les.
appliances, everything everywhere is the
private monopoly in land....
William N. ,
West Melbourne, Florida
The Man Who Died to Make
Men Free
The
Plain Truth
and
Good News
maga–
zines come and
1
read them cover to cover
and will start one again. There was one
article in the May
Plain Truth.
"The Man
Who Died To Make Men Free" by Paul S.
Royer. which was terrible to read. Where
did he get his information for the gory de–
scriptions of the way Christ was treated?
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have read the accounts (aod should we not
read those Bible accounts of how Christ
was treated, and there were no accounts
like that in thc Bible).
But most of the material is most enlight-
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ening and gives one much to think about
and then want to act in trying harder to
obey God's laws.
Mrs. C.,
V
enice. Florida
1
read 1he very vivid a rticle. "The Man
Who Died lO Make Men Free" by Paul
Royer. 11 really porl rayed his lasl hours in
such depth that one can'l reaUy com–
prehend the !ove of God. Now
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really
und erstand why Jcsus cried out, " My God,
my God, why have you forsaken me?" As
the author ment ioned, God looked away. to
keep from convcrting lhis earlh lo a cinder
and all the wretched men. J esus Chrisl's
message was not only rejecled. but he was
ridiculed, laughed at, spa1 on, bcaten, hung
like a carcass and left slowly
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die. No
wonder God looked away . . . .
Phi! S..
Heppner, Oregon
What You Can Do
The ar1icle "Whal You Can Do" is ex–
cellenl as far as i1 goes. May l lherefore
sugges1 an addendum 10 lhis a rticle directed
to lhe mothers of children who have no
fathe r fo r any reasoo ....
l have found 1hat in 1he
U.
S.
A.
many
young parents refuse
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encourage the chil–
dren 10 depend on the grandparenls for
companionship and play. They seem to nol
wanl lhe help from lheir mother or father
for sorne reason. They may call il cootio–
uing dependence, or invit ing inlerference.
l
lhink 1ha1 lhe grand parents can, if asked.
supply much !ove and help to the lonely
fatherless boy and girl. There are maoy
cases
1
am
aware of when a father is ac–
tually mean 10 his chi ldren. The child's
grandparents cry inside from wanting to
help, bu1any help or contacl with the child
is refused by the parents. The grandparents
are helpless in the U. S. A. The above
thoughts come from a concerned grand-
parent. They are free .
Glenn F..
Dalias, Texas
1 was deeply 1ouched by your article,
"What You Can Do," A Father's Greatesl
Gi ft, in the May issue of the
Plain Tru1h
magazine.
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was 1hc viclim myself of a de–
prived life without the !ove or guidance of a
concerned father, and have experienced a ll
the traumas that result from it. Your article
should reach the hearts of all who read it,
and most importantly the fa thers who read
it may look in to lheir own hearts and ask
themselves, " ls this
a
portrait of myself?"
Thanks again for lhe touching a rticle.
Stephan F.,
Hollywood. California
Reactions to the Plain Truth
Have jusi received 1he May issue of the
Plain Tnah
and cannot refrain from re–
marking aboul the graphics which are abso–
lulely thc greatest l 've ever seen in any
magazine. The decisive compelling visual
slalements are ma1chless in the ability to
communica1e lhe desired message.
Ben.
A.,
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Thank you very much for sending me
your monthly magazine the
Plain Tru1h.
My everyday li fe would be meaningless
wi1hout them. As l'm j ustan ordinary Japa–
nese: l 'm not a poli tician nor a business–
roan; and as 1 live in J apan. 1 don' t know
about the other world so well . Your maga–
zines always make me aware of the world
concerns and problems.
Noriko M..
Hiroshima. Japan
As a new subscriber to your magazine,
l'm so nauseated after reading in your May
issue the a rticles "New Valican Role in the
Mideast?" and "Till Divorce Do Us Parl"
thal l'm discard ing 1he magazi ne without
furt her reading.
I'm an Episcopalian divorcee whose only
regret is in not leaving a ma ladjusled part–
ner before he had a chance to turn his
des tructive nature on me .. . .
Mrs. C..
Los Angeles, California
Picase help me!
1
find
1
no longer krrow
where 10 lurn. 1 am reaJ!y screwed up.
1
have tried drugs and gel no satisfaction
from lhem anymore. The olher day my
friend gave me a copy of your magazine to
read.
lt
has given me a new insight on life.
How do 1 subscribe to your magazine?
1 ran away from home and left my par–
ents and my girlfriend. After reading your
mag. 1 have dec ided to go back to Ottawa
and. with your help. maybe straighlen my–
self out. 1 never rcalized befare how much
one can ge t out of reading something.
1 would like to try to forget the mistakes
and start again. All 1 can say is thanks!
Nicholas H..
Ottawa, Onlario
Mind you.
1
don'l a lways sce eye to eye
wi1h sorne of the articles which describe
God's workings in lhe various trouble spots
here on earth. Reading lhrough hislory
seems to reveal a sort of pattern which j ust
goes on repeating itself. Rich. poor. strong.
weak. violence. !ove. misery, happiness.
abundance. famine, sickness. health, sun–
shine, slorms. and so on - sorne people
have it one way. others the other. l f you try
to help the poor, they jusi sit back and
don't 1ry to help lhemselves. The rich seem
to have a ll the luck. but a re they really
happy? lf we all followed lhe leachi ngs of
Christ. everyth ing would be fine. but how
many of us do? Perhaps one day we'll gel
a ll the answers. 1 don' l understand why
lhings happen
as
they do. but
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just accept
lhat God has a reason which embraces the
whole univcrse.
L.
S.,
Walmer, Cape Province.
Republic of South Africa
The Forgotten Generation?
Please do rencw my copy of the
Plain
Tnllh.
My 97-year-old friend and myself
enjoy il so very much. Both of us being old
age pensioners. it's somelhing we could not
afford to buy, even
if
il was for sale, and
l
assure you we two read it from "cover to
cover," and il goes in1o an "old folks
home" after thal, so il serves many long
befare the next one is due.
B. F.,
Aberdeen, Scotland
PLAIN TRUTH
Seplember 1974