SMYRNA
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Yesteryear's culture in America and Europe was shaped and maintained
primarily by Christian tradition, which in turn was controlled
mainly by Biblical mores. That culture was preserved by regular
instruction in the wisdom of Christian beliefs. Whether consciously
or unconsciously, behavior patterns followed such instmction.
There are many examples: belief in God, closing of businesses
on Sunday, outward respect for the Bible, prayer in schools, a
work ethic and the golden rule, to name a few. Whether or not
the U.S. was quantitatively a Christian nation, it was definitely
qualitatively Christian, i.e., its laws were patterned after Biblical
principles: murder forbidden on punishment of death; stealing
universally condemned and punished; truth in testimony (one's
word was one's bond); faithfulness in marriage and marriage for
life; honor to parents; love of children and family; respect for
and obedience to one's mentors, and many more.
Many will say, "Oh, that's so much nonsense! We know that
those values were given lip service only." But that's the
point! Lip service is evidence of the recognition of cultural
parameters whether violated or not. Today, even lip service is
gone.
How is a culture maintained? Moses instructed the people of Israel(1)
to relate in the ears of their children and their children's children
the wonders of God's dealings with the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh.(2)
This perseverance and continuity of instructions to people (especially
the young) are effective. Whether or not one believes, it nevertheless
is true that the persistent, repetitious presentation of ideas,
values, behavior patterns, verbal expressions, visualizations,
emotions, etc., will mold a person's attitudes and behavior. The
"subconscious mind" (some call it the "unconscious")
assures the success of this kind of pressure. This principle is
practiced by hypnotists and can be effected also as autosuggestion.
This, friends, is the essence of television! Humanistic attitudes
and behavior patterns exude from that electronic marvel 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week, 365.25 days a year. In a very real sense
the masses are hypnotized.
(1) Not to be confused with contemporary "Israel"
(2) Exod. 2:2
What we rationally evaluate on TV, although bad enough, is not
the most damaging. What we emotionally and subconsciously experience
is the worst. The principle of suggestion (mesmerism) when combined
with emotions (while rational processes are in abeyance) is quite
powerful "medicine". We can compare it to the lowering
of inhibitions under the influence of alcohol. There is little
wonder that immorality is rampant these days; an entire generation
or two has grown up directly under the tutelage of the masters
of Luciferian religion.(3)
(3) Luciferians and Satanists say that they are not cut from the
same cloth, but while their differences may be important to them,
they aren't to us.
The minds of pseudo-liberals are dishonest, and TV is virtually
controlled by pseudo-liberals, leftists and Marxists (if there's
any real difference). We can simply call them all Humanists. And
those Humanists are "practicing medicine without licenses"
as they daily diagnose psychological, social, religious, political
and economic problems, and solve them in an hour's time on sitcom
shows, docudramas, science presentations and movies. Sometimes
it's done in half an hour. In other words, the script writers,
producers, directors and actors are the "therapists"
dispensing Humanist medicine to tens of millions of mostly unsuspecting
victims. Remember, rational guards are down and emotions are loose.
Furthermore, even if TV viewers deliberately tried to remain invulnerable
to the charlatans, most of them haven't the concrete information
to recognize specific dangers. Simply put, they have already been
reeducated, a euphemistic term for brainwashed.
One of the most offensive programs on TV is "Real Personal",
hosted by Bob Berkowitz on CNBC. Without repeating the explicit
terms used by its participants early enough in the evening for
youths to watch, the damaging psychological and biological information
dispensed emanates from professionals and neophytes and often
consists of loose opinions, erroneous information and faulty data;
the program is dangerous. We suspect that it simply serves the
interests of prurient viewers, the counter culture and the money
changers.
Currently the public and TV broadcasters are arguing over whether
or not make-believe violence causes real violence. Remember Arnold
Schwarzenegger standing in East L.A. during the jury deliberations
after the "civil rights" trial of the four L.A.P.D.
officers in the Rodney King flap? The media and other liberal
sources were worried about another riot. In an unusual appeal
to potential rioters, Schwarzenegger said that he portrays violence
in movies but that he isn't a violent person in real life. Although
Schwarzenegger is not a political liberal, he proved the point
that the boob tube influences real violence or he wouldn't have
appealed to the rioters of L.A. to recognize the difference between
make-believe and reality, and therefore desist.
Thousands of examples of TV propaganda and errors could be documented,
but it is not necessary to do so because most people already believe
that the boob tube is potentially dangerous to one's mental health.
Even on "The Learning Channel"(4) where people expect
factual programming, there are scientific errors and opinions
cast as facts and truth.
(4) The Learning Channel & Discovery Network are both owned
by the same people.
SMYRNA does not advocate that we stop watching TV altogether,
but we warn that unless viewers are thoroughly educated and informed
about conspiratorial powers and their methods and goals, they
will be brainwashed. We didn't say "perhaps", we said
"will be"! That's one of the reasons why people vote
bad politicians back into office repeatedly. A recent example
is Dan Rostenkowski (D-IL) who was reelected to Congress despite
the knowledge that he is immoral, unethical (if there's a difference)
and maybe a crook. Either the election returns are rigged or millions
of Americans are also immoral and/or stupid. Just consider how
many years the people of Massachu- setts have returned Teddy Kennedy
to office. It boggles the mind.
Yes, TV programming is public enemy number one, barely ahead of
public enemy number two, our humanistic judicial system.
(5) Jewish "Forward" newspaper, 3/11/94, p. 18
Even though Spielberg was joshing about his mother, it might be
appropriate for us to josh in return: Some of the enormously egocentric
Hollywoodites should consider having their egos circumcised.
April 11, 1994
Christianity Today
It is saddening to see a Christian periodical adopt the posture
of the mass media and the obscurantism of arrogance in a time
when we need all the objective truth we can get.
I refer specifically to your treatruent of the "holocaust"
in your April 4, 1994 issue. Richard Pierard's review of Deborah
Lipstadt's book, "Denying the Holocaust" was so glowingly
favorable that he might have simply rubber stamped it with "I
place my unreserved approval on everything Lipstadt writes and
anathematize anyone who questions whatever she claims."
For more than forty-five years I've been a Christian seeking truth.
Today I am appalled at the lack of integrity among intelligent,
educated, evangelical Christians. Far too many of them are pursuing
religious and political correctness rather than God's directives,
and this attitude is obvious in their posture toward the Jewish
"holocaust". They either fear the stigma of being labeled
anti-Semites or they have sold out to the "chosen people"
myth. Neither position is commendable.
There are facets to the "holocaust" story that have
never been objectively questioned and investigated. Lipstadt and
colleagues want to put a lid on all questioning because the "holocaust
is finalized truth". This arrogance is prima facie evidence
of an unscholarly attitude coming from those who claim to be THE
scholars. When did free inquiry cease to be scholarly? It is ironic
that all who desire unlimited investigation of such issues as
evolutionism and the "holocaust" are called obscurantists
or bigots, but when the liberals/leftists want the same privilege
in revising the Bible or other Christian dogmas they are called
"scholars"!
The photograph of inmates in a Nazi camp published in your article
has never been authenticated. I have tried for ten years to run
this to ground and it is impossible because the people at the
archives in which the negative resides tell me that they possess
only a copy. That copy has been pupularized nationally for many
years and few people suspect its ambiguity. Elie Wiesel claims
he is in the photo and that it was taken at Buchenwald, but Melvin
Merrnelstein claims he is in the photo at Auschwitz. Which is
it? They can't both be correct. The "New York Times"
of Jan. 4, 1988 stated that Elie Wiesel was liberated from Auschwitz
by the Soviets, but Wiesel has said that he was liberated from
Dachau by the U.S. Army. Who has the facts? It is even possible
that the photo has been doctored.
These are the kinds of data that I for one would like answered.
I resent Lipstadt's and your man Pierard's blaming conservative
object ivists of being relativists. They have merely switched
labels! Pierard's conclusion that Lipstadt's book should be a
wake-up call to alarm evangelicals about those "deniers [who]
call themselves 'Christians'..." lacks Christian charity
and smacks of intolerant.liberalism. The wake-up call is in reality
for Christians who love the truth wherever it may lead. It appears
that "Christianity Today" has muted that alarm.
Sincerely,
SMYRNA [address, etc...]
[The above mentioned picture is featured in the original... -BeWISE]
According to him, he had feelings of homosexuality as a youth
but felt that he could overcome them in a heterosexual marriage.
He and his wife had several children but after many years he broke
the news to her that he was a homosexual and was unhappy in his
marriage to her. But, because (he said) he loved her he didn't
want to hurt her by divorcing her and giving up the children.
Eventually she was kind enough to divorce him. He is now living
with another man in Dallas. She is an Episcopalian priest in California.
The whole segment of 60 Minutes was slanted toward the predicament
of a homosexual who was "obviously" born that way. His
former wife testified that he couldn't help being a homosexual.
Jerry Falwell was also briefly interviewed, and he gave an excellent
answer to CBS' posed question of why Mel White is "persecuted"
for his life style. Falwell said that White had deliberately given
up his wife, his children and his home, therefore his choice was
a selfish one.
This makes sense. Analogously, millions of heterosexuals intensely
desire to have sexual relations with other heterosexuals at one
time or another in their lives. It happens every day that families
are broken up by infidelities. But here's the clincher: Millions
of heterosexuals resist such temptations and remain with their
spouses and children. They choose not to break up their homes.
Why should homosexuals be pampered with "compassion"
and indulgence not extended to heterosexuals?
If homosexuals think they are the only ones tempted beyond self
control - that they are imbued with a biological urge requiring
special consideration, then they have hoisted themselves with
their own petards! To admit such overpowering differences is to
deny that theirs is "just a legitimate, alternative lifestyle".
If they "burn" for one another and have no more resistance
than a walrus in heat, they fit the description given by the Apostle
Paul in his epistle to the Romans in chapter one.
Even if we granted their claim that they are born that way (which
we don't), they would still lack the explanation of why they possess
no self control. Most of them are as promiscuous as the aforementioned
walrus. In contrast, millions of heterosexuals practice self control
routinely. Christians especially shoulder the responsibility of
restraint. Mel White as a self-proclaimed Christian failed at
this point, and while we all fail at one time or another, responsible
people do not rationalize and justify their failures.
A final observation must be made. We live in a time of contrived
secret warfare. Special interest group leaders have been known
to procure the services of false witnesses to fool the masses.
We cannot know the minds of Mel White and his former wife, therefore
we cannot know their motives nor precisely when they are relating
100% truth. The homosexual lobby and its fellow travellers are
organized, well financed and sly. We must be very careful about
gullibly accepting at face value that which we see and hear about
homosexuality in the mass media, especially TV.
(6) See the April 15,1994 issue of "Forward".
He told this story from the Talmud: A man is fixing the roof of
a house, when he falls onto a woman below and accidentally has
sexual intercourse with her. What does the roofer owe the woman?
Medical expenses? Yes. Pain suffered? Yes. Indignity suffered?
No, because his intent was not to rape or seduce her. The seminary
professor, Graydon Snyder, contrasted this with the Sermon on
the Mount in which Jesus taught that lust in the heart is as sinful
as the actual act of adultery. Snyder, according to the "Forward",
said this illustration "helps his students understand the
differences between Jewish and Christian notions of sin."
The "Forward's" writer, Jeffrey Goldberg, thinks that
the seminary's task force also found the Talmud guilty of being
one of the world's oldest dirty books, and Snyder believes that
the story is "'part of the Jewish tradition, which is part
of the Jesus tradition.'" He also thinks that the task force
displayed anti-Semitism by prohibiting him from telling stories
from Jewish tradition. "Some respected Talmudic scholars
agree" says the "Forward". Snyder has sued the
school for defamation.
SMYRNA'S COMMENTS: This episode is indicative of the condition
of our present humanistic culture. We believe it's a case of the
blind and biased leading the blind and biased - where liberals
are caught with their hands in the cookie jar of inconsistent
thinking. It is an excellent exarnple of Talmudic and liberal
sophistry.
The Sexual Harassment Task Force of Chicago Theological Seminary
was obviously caught on the horns of a dilemma whether it knew
it or not. Composed of liberals,(7) it was "sworn" to
uphold the ultra-feminist practice of complaining at every imagined
male advance, while on the other hand it could be accused of anti-Semitism
by deciding that the Jewish Talmud is a dirty book. Frankly, SMYRNA
is amused when those who are greatly to blame for our unworkable
religious, political, legal, economic and social climates are
caught in the quicksand of their own anti-Christian philosophy.
(7) We state this because the United Church of Christ is one of
the most liberal denominatons in America.
However, that's not all there is to this event. It clearly demonstrates
that the Jewish Talmud is absurd. Could a man fall off of a roof
and eccidently engage in sexual intercourse with a woman? Certainly
not! Furthermore, if he should pay her medical expenses and for
pain suffered, why not pay for indignity also? The whole scenario
is so bizarre that it has to be the worst possible example for
a legal tort claim. But this is the Talmud - and the Jewish experts
are defending such trash!
Finally, Graydon Snyder, the seminary instructor, is wrong in
believing that the Jewish Concept is part of the Jesus tradition.
The Jewish tradition is often grotesque and Jesus always pointed
this out. Those who try to place Judaism in the position of parent
or even precursor of Christianity err greatly. The above story
reported in the "Forward" is an excellent example of
the difference between the shocking reality of Judaism's abnormalities
and Christianity's Biblical-historical correctness.
(8) See SMYRNA'S Feb. 1994 issue. The Jesus Seminar is part of
the Westar Institute of Sonoma, California.
(9) "Time", Jan. 10, 1994, p. 39.
It would seem that Rabbi Neusner is somewhat of an enigma. How
could he make such kind remarks about the New Testament and simultaneously
believe that the Talmud is a sweet fragrance to Israel? We've
just seen an example of how absurd some parts of the Talmud are,
and Jews who are strict Talmudists usually detest the New Testament.
We will have to watch for further developments from Rabbi Jacob
Neusner.
(10) Order our tract, "The Political Suppression of Religious
Expression" to learn who goes to court to defeat Christian
interests.
During the Lani Guinier episode the AJCongress "warned the
country that her writings veered far afield of the traditional
civil rights agenda." She is the black Jewish(11) law professor
at the University of Pennsylvania whom Bill Clinton abandoned
after presenting her as his (Hillary's?) choice for head of the
civil rights division of the Justice Department. Why did Clinton
withdraw his nominee's name even before she faced Senate confirmation
hearings? Based on the "Forward" editorial, it seems
certain that the AJCongress influenced him.
(11) Rush Limbaugh (6/4/93)
Black leaders Jesse Jackson and NAACP's Wade Henderson appeared
mystified by Clinton's actions, for which they denounced him.
People of color should learn that Jewish leaders cozy up to them
only when it serves Jewish long range objectives.
In 1905 "...a group of collectivists founded the Niagara
Movement... Out of [which] there emerged - in 1909 - the National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People...
"The formation of the NAACP was urged by the leading radicals
of the era...
"Moorfield Storey, a white attorney from Boston, was the
first president...
"By 1922, the Communists in America had received their orders
from the Communist International to exploit Negroes...In 1923,
the NAACP began to receive grants from the Garland Fund which
was a major source for the financing of Communist Party enterprises.
(Officials of the Fund included Communists William Z. Foster,
Benjamin Gitlow [a Jew who defected, see SMYRNA 2/94], Elizabeth
Gurley Flynn...along with prominent leftwingers...Harry F. Ward
[agent provocateur minister in the Methodist Church -SMYRNA]..."(12)
(12) Gannon, Francis X., "Biographical Dictionary of the
Left", Western Islands, 1969, Vol. 1, pp.141-142.
In 1928 the following statement appeared in a pamphlet written
by John Pepper in a Communist periodical:
<i>"It is the basic duty of the Communist Party to
develop all revolutionary possibilities of the Negro race, to
transform the 'solid south' and the 'black belt' from reserves
of forces for the bourgeoisie into reserves of forces for the
proletariat."(13)</i>
(13) Pogany, Joseph, alias John Pepper, alias John Schwartz, alias
John Swift, at al., "American Negro Problems", Workers
Library Publishers, NY, 1928; republished by "American Opinion",
Belmont, MA, p.6.
Americans have been told for many years that black leaders such
as Martin Luther King, Jr. were not connected to communist endeavors,
but the evidence shows the Opposite to be true. If it hadn't been
for the leftist control of the mass media the whole country would
have known about the associations of King and cohorts. And now
a national holiday is observed in his name.
We shouldn't make the mistake of thinking that the Communists
fabricated information about the conditions under which so many
blacks have lived. The point is that Communist leaders were not
interested in bettering the lot of blacks - they wanted to use
them to achieve their goals of social revolution and final world
control. Blacks were viewed as so much cannon fodder. The tactic
is still being used here and in South Africa.
If the public had been educated about the plan proposed by Booker
T. Washington, Negro educator, it might not have fallen for the
propaganda of the Communists. He said, "'The wisest among
my race understand that the agitation of questions of social equality
is the extremist folly, and that progress in the employment of
all the privileges that will come to us must be the result of
severe and constant struggle rather than of artificial forcing.
No race that has anything to contribute to the markets of the
world is long in any degree ostracized."'(14)
(14) Gannon, op. cit, p.140.
Many blacks have now begun to work in the direction of Booker
T. Washington's ideas. They do not accept the political and economic
views of Jesse Jackson and like kind [ILK... -BeWISE].
Well, some little "bugs" didn't roll over and die. Because
of carelessness on the part of those taking the medications (they
didn't ingest them for the full time period required) the more
hardy bacteria passed on their resistance and pretty soon the
"wonder drug" wasn't working. I'm not certain that in
one way or another the bacteria wouldn't have eventually triumphed
anyway, but in any event here we are once again helpless to prevent
epidemics of certain diseases. Or are we?
Enter the practitioners of "natural" therapies. In the
May 1994 issue of "Health & Healing"(15) we read:
"Folks, it looks like we're heading for the endgame: 13,300
hospital patients in 1992 died from infections that could not
be controlled by antibiotics. This prompted Dr. Sherwin Nuland
to tell "Newsweek", 'Medicine's purported triumph over
infectious disease has become an illusion.'"
(15) Edited by Julian Whitaker, M.D., and published monthly by
Phillips Publishing, Inc., 7811 Montrose Rd., Potomac, MD 20854.
Dr. Whitaker states: "There are things we can do...First,
both patients and physicians should stop treating every cold or
sore throat with antibiotics...to use them routinely for minor
infections debilitates you by killing off good bacteria, which
often leads to fungal overgrowth, and by empowering bacteria to
be resistant to antibiotics the next time around.
"Secondly, we need to incorporate into modern medicine God's
antibiotics, against which bacteria do not develop a resistance."
Dr. Whitaker says that vitamin C and garlic are the best. "Garlic
contains sulfur compounds, the most biologically active one being
allicin, which is activated when whole fresh garlic is cut or
crushed." Although this is the ingredient that causes garlic
odor, it gives garlic its medicinal punch. For his patients, Dr.
Whitaker recommends slicing 1 or 2 cloves of garlic and blending
them with 8 oz. of grapefruit or orange juice mixed with a bit
of lemon. The juice masks the taste of garlic (according to Whitaker).
"Take this concoction two to three times daily for 10 days,
as if it were an antibiotic."
Friends, we are going to have to become more self-reliant in the
days ahead. We must stop running to the doctor for every little
ailment to get a quick fix with antibiotics. Natural remedies
are not panaceas, but neither are the "wonder drugs".
At least the natural therapies, taken with the assistance of knowledgeable
practitioners, assist the body in healing itself with far fewer
side effects.
March 10, 1994
Mr. Alex Sanger Planned Parenthood 26 Bleecker St. New York, NY
10012
Dear Mr. Sanger:
It has come to our attention that you object to a certain ad on
TV placed by the Arthur S. DeMoss Foundation showing a born baby
next to an unborn fetus, saying that the only difference between
the two is that the unborn baby would very much like to be born.
You have been quoted as objecting because the comparison of the
two is "deceptive." Specifically, you were quoted: "The
baby on the left is big. The fetus on the right is only a few
inches long. There's no comparison."
If you have been quoted correctly, we note two issues at stake:
(1) The size of living organisms should determine the quality
of life. In other words, a person six feet tall is more important
than a person four feet tall. We wonder how the midgets of the
world would feel about your comparison.
(2) If you are going to try to get the Arthur S. DeMoss ads off
of TV what does this do for the First Amendment? Do you believe
that some should have freedom of speech but that others should
be denied? If you disagree with the ad, why don't you simply buy
the time to run your own in opposition?
These are honest questions, Mr. Sanger. Will you attempt to answer
them so that fair minded people can comprehend your thinking processes?
We hope to hear from you.
Sincerely,
SMYRNA [address, etc...]
We just received a 12 page piece on "Babylon" and Bible
prophecy. The writer, as usual, has arrived at wild conclusions
that are obviously the result of undisciplined study. There are
almost as many opinions about Bible prophecy "out there"
as there are people. Their common mistake is that they begin with
a preconceived idea and search through the Bible to "prove"
it. All "cults" do this. The writer who sent this piece
is so certain of being correct that he/she urges the recipient
to make copies of the paper and distribute them.
SMYRNA again states that its Biblicism follows orthodox, traditional
Christian views, and except for those parts of prophecy that are
open to discussion among qualified students, we can't take wild,
anonymous writers seriously. For example, to claim that the U.S.
is Babylon as described in the Bible is an unfounded, misinformed
view.
It is true that America is guilty of serious sins worthy of competing
with ancient Babylon, but the U.S. is not "Babylon the Great"
mentioned in the Book of the Revelation. It is undoubtedly a part
of that anti-Christ system, but is not Babylon the Great. Anyone
who wishes to know what SMYRNA believes on this score should read
our "Strong Delusion" booklet.
Interpretations of Bible prophecy that promiscuously skip around
to find verses that seem to prove individual beliefs are forbidden.(16)
The Bible must be allowed to interpret itself, and it must be
interpreted systematically with logical rules of inquiry. SMYRNA
notices that there are entirely too many self-proclaimed expositors
who violate one of the most fundamental rules of interpretation,
i.e., they do not filter the Old Testament through the New Testament.
Such work will - we repeat - WILL always arrive at some false
conclusions. We urge our readers to stay away from movements and
groups that base their origins and/or beliefs primarily or exclusively
on the Old Testament. Christ died for our redemption and anyone
who belongs to Him is a member of His family. -So be very careful
of groups who claim exclusivist placement in God's plan because
of race or ethnic origins or any other narrow requirements.
(16) II Pet. 1:20.
Phillips' paraphrase of the New Testament makes a truth very plain:
"Gone is the distinction between Jew and Greek, slave and
free man, male and female - you are all one in Christ Jesus!"(17)
(17) Gal. 3:28.
(18) The Jewish newspaper "Forward", 3/11/94 p.5.
Are non-Jews helping to pay for this Jewish certification? One
informant says that the rabbi who comes to his plant doesn't spend
much time examining the processing facilities. The informant thinks
it's a farce. But even though the rabbi is paid a fee that is
small, it nevertheless adds to the overhead of the company which
must be passed on to consumers. Regardless of the amount, the
principle is wrong. Perhaps 1% of the population succeeds in getting
the other 99% to help pay for its religious beliefs and practices.
How come many of you didn't know that? What about the First Amendment?
(19) The Jewish "Forward" newspaper 4/22/94, p. 2. The
"Forward" used a story by Reuters published in the "Los
Angeles Times".
There are at least three things wrong with this proposed meeting.
First, it is ecuminism for the sake of ecumenism, and second,
it appears to shun Protestants, not that conservative Protestants
would participate anyway, but the slight is apparently there.
Thirdly, God did not strike a pact with the Jewish people. He
gave the Ten Commandments to Moses, His chosen individual, who
then gave them to believing Israelites. Jews, as we have stated
repeatedly, did not exist at the time of Moses. They came on the
scene during the exiles of 721 and 586 B.C. when rabbinism developed
a religion that could be practiced without the temple. This is
not a hair splitting detail; it is of fundamental importance to
history, and to a correct understanding of the Bible, especially
in the area of eschatology.
It seems to SMYRNA, however, that the end of the present millennium
may bring the end of the age and introduce the second advent of
Jesus Christ, give or take a few years. Many "signs"
point to this possibility, not the least of which are the maneuvers
by liberal ecumenists. Christ knows and will receive all of His
true children regardless of where they are. Those who have merely
put on the appearance of Christianity without genuine belief and
repentance will have labored in vain. "Repent," cried
John the Baptist, "for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
(Matt. 3:2) And Luke recorded: "...if ye repent not...ye
shall perish." (Luke 13:3)
We recommend our booklet "Abraham's Children", written
by Cecil J. Lowry, Ph.D. This is a gem to help create understanding
of the passing of the Old Covenant and the institution of the
New Covenant, and to help understand who the real children of
Abraham are. Order it from our Lightbulb Literature list inside.
TV: PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER 1
We think we live in a free society, and in many ways we do. We
still have a certain amount of free speech, free press, freedom
to assemble, freedom to travel, et al. SMYRNA is thankful for
the personal liberties we possess. But while we have them in name
and to some degree in reality, there exists a creeping, narrowing
pressure that makes those constitutional liberties impractical.
How's that?
HOLLYWOOD - EGOTISM UNLIMITED
"I am such a great success that my mother is threatening
to have her utems bronzed," joshed Steven Spielberg after
receiving a standing ovation at an event sponsored by the American
Museum of the Moving Image at the Waldorf-Astoria."(5) Spielberg
was honored as the most successful film director of all time.
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HOMOSEXUAL "LOGIC"
On March 20, 1994 CBS' 60 Minutes aired a segment on a homosexual
who in his youth had been a Youth For Christ leader and a sometime
writer for Jerry Falwell. His name is Mel White.
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THE WORLD'S OLDEST DIRTY BOOK?
SMYRNA has repeatedly told its readers that the Jewish Talmud
is literature containing immoral, absurd, and bigoted material.
Recently a Bible professor at the United Church of Christ's Chicago
Theological Seminary was convicted by the seminary's Sexual Harassment
Task Force of "creating a hostile sexual atmosphere"
because he told a story from the "Talmud's" Baba Kama
tractate. A woman student complained and he was placed on probation.(6)
JACOB NEUSNER AND THE TALMUD
Rabbi Jacob Neusner teaches religious studies at the University
of South Florida. When asked about the Jesus Seminar which is
radically revising the New Testament(8) he said, "[It is]..either
the greatest scholarly hoax since the Piltdown Man or the utter
bankruptcy of New Testament studies...(9) Neusner is a prominent
scholar and his remark is appreciated by all Bible believing Christians.
According to Richard N. Ostling who wrote the article in "Time",
Neusner is conservative on social but not on theological matters.
This may be incorrect, for Neusner, in a letter to the "Forward"
(April 15,1994) supported the Talmud as "God's word applied
to today's world-and only sweet fragrance." He is the author
of a book entitled "A Rabbi Talks With Jesus", Doubleday,
1993.
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THE POWER OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH CONGRESS
According to the Jewish "Forward" of April 15, 1994,
the AJCongress has played an important role in such issues as
church-state matters, civil rights, "anti-Semitism"
and peace in the Middle East. It deserves "much credit"
for its achievements, states the "Forward". This means,
of course, that the propaganda we witnessed in the mass media
and the end results of the debate on these issues were generally
unfavorable to Christian interests. If Christians don't like what
happens on these matters most of the time, they may blame organizations
like the AJCongress.(10)
THE GENESIS OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
Initial plans and efforts to implement a "civil rights"
movement in the U.S. to agitate the black community and drive
a wedge between it and whites, date as far back as 1909. The plans
were made by the Communists and socialists.
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LIFE ISN'T ALL THAT SIMPLE - OR CERTAIN
Many of you have seen the article in "Newsweek" of March
28, 1994 entitled, "Antibiotics: The End of Miracle Drugs?"
and were disappointed in the effects of mutating bacteria and
perhaps fearful of the future. Modern science has not furnished
the solution to disease. What are we to do now? Are we to succumb
to the ravages of tuberculosis, ghonerhea, syphilis, staph infections,
and more? Scientists were so sure thirty years ago that they had
whipped these diseases that too many wonder drugs were prescribed
too often for nearly everything. If the antibiotic was known not
to kill certain organisms such as viruses, not to worry - we'll
prescribe it anyway in order to prevent secondary infection.
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DOUBLESPEAK OF THE ABORTIONISTS
(The following was sent by Smyrna to the party indicated, with
copies to many media and others. Sanger is the grandson of the
infamous Margaret Sanger.)
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ANONYMOUS MAIL
Occasionally SMYRNA receives mail from anonymous sources. We read
it and if there is something worthwhile and documentable, we may
use it. But those who send information that cannot be documented
are usually wasting their time and postage. All kinds of wild
claims can be made about people and events but if those claims
cannot be corroborated SMYRNA will not use them. It is easy to
make accusations and there are plenty of them flying around. SMYRNA
is not interested in unsubstantiated claims.
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KOSHER FOOD & LABELING
SMYRNA newsletters have never mentioned kosher food labeling.
If you will look carefully on canned or other packaged food labels
you will find that many carry the tiny symbols "U" or
"K" in circles. These represent the rabbinical group
that approves that particular food for kosher Jews. Each rabbi
who inspects the plants that process the food is paid by the food
company desiring the label. The label means that it is kosher
and meets the standards of that rabbi's group. Just recently,
Coca Cola Bottling Co. of New York has obtained rabbinical certification
for the label [a "U" inside a circle. -BeWISE] Kosher
Jews can now drink "Coke" for passover.(18)
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A SIGN OF THE TIMES
Pope John Paul II has sent a letter to Catholic cardinals outlining,
his vision to have Catholics, Jews and Muslims meet atop Mt. Sinai
for ecumenical prayer in the year 2000. "The end of the millennium,
wrote the pope, is 'a perfect time to return to Mt. Sinai, where
God struck his pact with the Jewish people, giving them the Ten
Commandments and thus laying the foundations of all human morality.'"(19)
THANKS & A RECOMMEND
SMYRNA wishes to thank all of you who support us. We may not be
big but important influence often comes from a few people who
strike the right chords. May God give you His best.
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