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Show The Paper That Dares To Take A Stand Page 4 The Utah Independent June 3, 1976 PATRIOTISM Continued from page 1 Freedom is more than a precious possession to be cherished; it is a workable way of life to be practiced, a priceless heritage to be a preserved, powerful to be taught. philosophy Let us have faith in the principles of our hope in the government, future of our country, toward all and charity malice toward none. As we love our country let us respect her traditions and honor all of her people. high or low, rich or poor, black, or red, yellow white. IT IS CHRISTIAN Yes, it is Christian to be best The patriotic. Christians should be the best patriots. Jesus said: Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesars; and unto God the things that are Gods. Under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, Paul said: Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. therefore power, Whosoever the resisteth the resisteth ordinance of God: And they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? Do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake. For this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are Gods ministers, attending continually upon this very thing. Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to is tribute whom due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour (Romans 13:1-7- ). There are those today who say that Christians are not under obligation to these exhortations of Paul because of things which are bad that have crept into our government. But the Word of God is just as applicable and binding now as it was to the Christians at Rome to whom the letter was originally written. And it would be well for us to be reminded that there were as many or more bad things in government in those days as there are today. God has been good to our nation. Surely He gave us the Constitution of the United States, and our hearts should be much exercised to action to keep it from being violated. Surely we have enemies of our Constitution in our nation, but this should Fed Drug Culture By Robert M. Bartell WASHINGTON, D.C., (Liberty Lobby News Service) Almost a year has passed since the publication of a Senate Internal Security subcommittee report dealing with the dangers of marijuana. The report, encompassing the findings of twenty prominent scientists, declared unequivocally that the chemical in intoxicating tends to THC, marijuana, accumulate in the brain and other parts of the body; that marijuana smoking causes massive damage to the entire cellular process; that marijuana smoking causes irreversible brain damage; that there is serious danger of genetic damage from marijuana usage; that smoking even three marijuana joints a week produces lung damage in six months equaling 20 years of heavy cigarette smoking. The SPOTLIGHT carried an story on the marijuana menace in America recently. One surprising in-dep- th development was the admission that the director of Hie National Institute on Drug Abuse, financed by the taxpayers to combat the spreading use of drugs, actually admitted to a SPOTLIGHT reporter that he has smoked and marijuana recommends its use over tobacco or alcohol! The medical evidence of the Senate Report filled 400 pages of the hearings and it is indeed strange that over the past year many sociologists have popped up proclaiming the innocence of marijuana. The Institutes director, Dr. Robert DuPont, opposes any criminal sanctions against the marijuana user, understandable since he admits to smoking pot himself. Methadone is provided by the government to drug addicts as a substitute for heroin and it is, according to the General Accounting Office, causing hundreds of deaths each year. In just the last two years there have been at least 1600 methadone deaths, mostly in New York City, according to the GAO report. Instead of urging the government to get out of the drug pushing business, GAO merely suggested that the federal methadone dispensing programs be closely watched to prevent abuses. Even the Mexican government is disturbed with the way the drug abuse program is being handled in this country. The SPOTLIGHT reporta that, according to the Mexicans, the Drug Enforcement Agency refuses to cooperate in stopping the drug flow across the border. Mexican officials have been upset at charges from the U.S. that thev are not holding up their end of the dru war when, says one Mexican official, It is time to throw out high ranking DEA officials because they have never presented us with an intelligent plan. All they do is drink daiquiris in hotel bars. While it was not suggested in the Eastland report that all marijuana users will move on to heroin, it was brought out, and unchallenged by the groups, that the greater use of pot, the greater use of other drugs and that marijuana is the universal threshold drug through which young people make their entry into the drug culture. As author R. Merle Fowler says in a forthcoming book, If the marijuana disease continues to spread at the present rate, we may find ourselves saddled with a large population of semizombies . . . young people acutely afflicted by the amotivational syndrome. In other words, theyll be worth nothing to themselves, their family, their community or a frighttheir country ening prospect. pro-marijua- na ... Reader's comments are welcome. Please pass along any points of view to Liberty Lobby, Dept. 521, 300 Independence Ave., S.E. Washington, D.C. 20003. UVll ELSIE DEESY Copyright Jo Hindman The States Oregonians are well LCDC using federal 701 funds, put together statewide planning goals and Outraged on the way toward repeal of the states unpopular Land A Conservation and Development guidelines effective Jan. 1, deadline law. Still referred to by its bill year later the compliance 1976 and came of Jan. 1, went, number, Senate Bill 100, the manno jurisdiction meeting reportedly date which activates public planEven it. though the State apning over private property also n, fathered Elsie Deesy (LCDC), propriated to go for local planning. the Commission charged with not enough writing and enforcing the state land The money being LCDC seeks more federal funding. use control. Most of the action citizen The plan dovetails into the federal repeal initiatives as usual is layout. Reasons for failing to meet the taking place on the populous coast and valley side of the Cascade deadline: Lack of funds, lack of mountain range which slices staff, lack of direction and in some instances motivation. Oregon state into east and west. LCDCs plan for future Central Oregon produces a further Willamette river frontage found division of the eastern sector. Two ballot initiatives are some cities rejecting or hedging on being circulated for signatures to the proposed greenway ordinance its restrictive features. Petition qualify measures aiming for repeal and of land use controls, also for signatures are easy to get along the abolishment of metro regional river. Growing murmurs against councils of governments (COGs). LCDC statewide, intermeshes a Big ranches by the east bounbarrier of lethargy that effectively dary apparently settled for sophisticated acceptance deciding to live defeats the federal requirement Diswith land-us- e planning, but on called citizen participation. their terms only. The ranchers traught planners, running behind is almost possess the informar power to get deadlines, admit that it impossible to round up people in their way. In central audiences to meet the input" reOregon dissatisfaction with LCDC quirement. Ads are even appearing shapes into mild shoveltalk across in the newspapers inviting citizens fence lines. The lack of citizen to fill empty positions on planning resistance against government commissions. LCDCs chairman, L.B. Day, land-us- e control there is almost described as a Teamsters Union totally lacking, perhaps circumscribed by existing boss of a cannery workers local in imarrangements of federal subsidy Salem, is said to be growing and state tax shifting both of which patient. Almost to the verge of tame the otherwise independent resigning from the LCDC chairmanship. farmers. Out of the welter of indecision At the time the land use has sprung the repeal effort started legislation was before the Assembly in 1973 the proposal was ably in late 1975, sponsored by Lane and skilfully protested by County residents, supported by numerous valley citizens but the taxpayer groups, the state Grange, immature legislature went against and others whose mutual purpose the preponderance of opposition is to oppose the LCDC and further Continued on page 5 and enacted the law. 1975. $4.4-milli- $5.9-millio- spud-growi- on ng -- make diligent all the more to see that this mmmrnmtmmmm us nation is kept true to our Constitution. It should cause us to be better, more and determined, loyal patriots. I praise God for those, who even at great expense, still take matters of violation of our Constitution to court to seek to force the course of this nation to remain in line her intentions with WAREHOUSE SALE 25 the Constitution which they formulated. Praise the Lord; they were not ashamed to kneel in prayer and call on Him in for leadership founding our nation. Let us not be guilty of merely standing by and permitting enemies to destroy our God given heritage in this nation. Be patriotic, unashamedly, outspoken, and in everyday action as a good citizen. I repeat, It is Christian to be patriotic! Gods Word gives us who are Christians great freedom freedom to do freedom to do not right hut wrong. Our nation was never on the founded of freedom to do principle on hut the wrong, principle of freedom to do right. Our freedom ends where others rights begin. - "Enjoy the peace that comes with preparedness founders and MMHMOQ DISCOUNT CALL (801) 467-997- 9 Salt Lake Gty, Utah UNITS, CASES, CANS Everything discounted THRU SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1976 Complete your food storage program with SamAndy before pending price rises. |