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December 1977
ARTICLES
What Do Churchgoers Believe? And Why?
2
The Real Jesus: The Greatest Story Never Told
4
What a New War in Korea Would Mean
7
"Kiddie Porn" : Causes and Cures
12
What Next? Punk Rock
16
Rewriting History: The World's Oldest Living Thing
18
How the Flea Gets a Big Kick Out of Lite
22
In the lmage ot God
24
Don 't Spend Time-lnvest lt!
27
" Piease Pass the Love ..."
32
lnvasion trom Outer Space
34
FEATURES
Personal From Herbert W. Armstrong
Why Not?
15
In Brief
36
Orchids and Onions
38
Questions and Answers
40
TV Log
42
Garner Ted Armstrong Speaks Out!
44
Cover credlls: ctockwise from top left, David Burnett- Contact
Uaison ; John Portune; Franf<
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