Show n THE AMERICAN WAY WAYNA I NA NATIONAL BIBLE WEEK October 24 18 B BY George Peck J. J I The front pages of our newspapers in recent months I I have been replete with scare headlines But undoubtedly the I most disturbing was the report of the decisions and pronouncements pronouncements pronouncements pro pro- of the worlds world's Christian leaders assembled at atthe atthe atthe the Amsterdam World Council of Churches I quote a part of this almost unbelievable and shocking report The Christian Church should should reject the ideologies of oj I both Communism and laissez-faire laissez Capitalism and should seal seel to draw men away from front the false assumption that these extremes extremes ex ex- tr mes are the only alternatives Each has made promises which it could not redeem Communist ideology puts the emphasis on economic I justice ustice and alid promises that freedom will come automatically after the completion of the revolution Capitalism puts the emphasis upon freedom and promises that justice will follow as a product by-product o of f free enterprise That too is an ideology which has proved false Alarming isn't it that a group of supposed church leaders leaders leaders lead lead- ers would arrive at such a blanket condemnation of Capitalism that they should even mention it in the same breath with Godless Communism If these Christian leaders truly represent the thinking thinking thinking think think- ing of Ch Christian ristian leadership throughout the world there can be but one conclusion and that is that Christianity is at a dangerously low ebb and has lost its potency as a vital force for the redemption of mankind Most certainly the Communists will take great comfort from this report because whether these church dignitaries are aware of it or not they have allied themselves with the radical revolutionists who first of all would abolish private property and then this having been accomplished would abolish the Christian and all religions Capitalism has its faults but it is still the best system that has ever been devised anywhere any time For years I here in America free religion and free enterprise capitalism have gone along together to create the highest standard of living in world history for all classes of society It is apparent that these churchmen have cast out the Bible as the for Christianity They suggest that we abandon private rights which the Good Book teaches us go goh h hand nd in hand hand- with human rights Today when the enemies of Freedom and Liberty and Justice under God are bending every energy to foist atheistic Communism upon the world these Christian leaders line u up P I with those foes It is almost unbelievable Were Vere it not forthe for forthe the fact that millions of people will seriously regard the rabid V. V r outpourings of this radical element of the Christian Church I it would be laughable Under the sponsorship ship of the the Laymen's Laymen Laymen's s National Committee Committee Committee Com Com- Annual National Bible Week will vill be observed I from October 18 This great annual event takes on special I importance this year because of the pronouncements made atthe at atthe at l the Amsterdam World Council of Churches We must spurn this false leadership of the Christian Church It is a challenge to America to remain steadfast in the belief and conviction that the Bible always has been and always will be the Law U Book of Civilization x |