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THE MONITOR
MARCI{-AI}RI L 1993
ltrantia Ilook rcadcrs
NE\VSLEffEIt OF TIIE FIRSl SOCttilY Ol' LOS NGIiLIS for
SPECIALSPRINGISSUE!
TO SPEAK ON MAR 7
PHIL
CALABRESE
',KINGDOIIfi
Or GOD & COSMOLOGYOF UB,.
Out of touir Qeak€r, PhiliP
Calabrese, honors FSI,A attende€s widl his presentation, "The
Kingdom of God and Cosmology
of The Urantia Book", Sunday,
March Z 1993.
!?hat does the gospel of the
chilldren; their home is in San
Diego. Philip Calabreseholds a
PhD io Mathematicsand a Minor
in Physics.He hasread the Urantia Book since 1969. PhiliP and
Cindy co-host a Urantia lJook
study group with Dick*&0d
"Kingdomof God' haeein com- Cheryl Prince.
mon with trre cosmologyof The modera
UrantiaBook? Answer:A totality qsd
at the c€nter of each iO;
dividuality. The
asa splrit
iodtvidualpe
oresent at thc
divldual u
unlv€rse is
yet dixovered
clence nor
'-reli$on.
Phlltp is mart
they havd fo
.,
.FRUI
.AP
facetsofthe Book easyand enterThe lncomparabl€i:,
of
taining
for her listeners.Her gift
long
time
acdve
indfitcr
tola,
and wit effectively
humor
FsI^ and shrdentof The Urantia of
Book will be.presentinga talk,
The Fruttsofthe Spirit'' on April developingduringher
,{, 1993ln ForbesHall.
noxy has 6erv€din iust about
since itr , 4t7every capacityfor FS-LA
IFRUIIS
OF THESPIRIT'
beganand hasbeeniqdFnSTP i,'
'
'*-gll.'5nbr
preseflted4)
Ur.otia Book fdr
!ryo ''
ROXYVENTOLA
decades.Herlxpenfsi:'and un:
deFtandingdf fi.e teathingsand
'spirit' ofthe Book will be shared
4th, 1993
APRTL
. 2:OOPM
SUNDAY
s'to
attend
this
fascinatwldr all
(ForbesHaU)
tng meeting.
ln pastpresentations,Roxyhas
DON'TMISSTHISONE!
alwaysmade wen the complex
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rSI.A' UNNTTNCTOCATION FOR MAR 7th
Unltarian Comrnunify Church - (for*r€s tlall Entrance) - 1721Arlzo'il
' S^lt
Monlca, CA!
PRESIDENT'SMESSAGE
"Teamwork"
depctdzllt on leadersw. Tbc cl '.
tural clvili tlotts oJ tbe past a|I.t
tbe Dt'erctrt baae beefl based uPorl
ttre interligerrt coolreratlott of ,be
cTttzanqr''aaitbuke arrd ptoEresslue
leaders; arad utatll ,rrara etolues to
biAlrer leaek, c'tatlizattan lDill cotl-,
tlrurc to be d.Pendettt ot| ube at ct
nigorousleadarsltfP.n
(pg.38)
'Efe$tue and utse leader$blo,
In cL,1ll.tuttan fiucb, leDt rrurcb,
d4barLt on an efllbrLtlastlc l4adp;Uh.g sprft. Ten ,nzfl 4rc of l#tL
n ore v@hE tbfurt one hr llfthtE a
great badut est tbEt ltit togetbet - all o, tbe $antarrrancn' Artdsucb
teatuaorh - socTalcoolretatlon - ts
FSIA members are enthusiastic
and effective. Oursharing the load
and pulling iogetherwtth an upliftIng and welcoming sPlrlt has
ampliffedthe feellngin othersof fel'
lowshlp, bringing about a desire-to
artend and share in our nlollthly
meetlnSs.
ve, as a group, are striving to suc'
cessfully present leadershiP
wlrhout politics, Progranrswltn
quality and fellosship with nreanIne.
-Our
evolving maturing, forgive'
ness arrd non-iudgmentalaltitude
taught byJcsus,givesevery freewill
individual the sense of belonging
amongst us. This strengthens our
ability to support each other in our
'soul' purpose here on Umntia personalgrosth! lt helps us in the
.liss€minationofThc Urantia Oook
and enables each person to be a
Itving example of the teachings
therein. Knowledge is incteased
and enhanced by "grouP srudy.'
'Wbtle
tou cartttot obserue tbe
dtotrtte sqbtt at uorh trn !ou/
,ntrr.ds,tbere k @pta.tlcal nNetbod
oJ dLrcotellrrg ttre degree to ubtcb
lou hate Jltzlded . lrtd tbat k tl)e
d4ree ofyour lotefor lourfellora
,rlen.^
(pg.L642\
The best of everythlng to each of
you and thank you for your suppolt
in extending The Urantla Book to
the world. In your servlce,
Marlene Cbtcoltue
WHATWASTHATWORD?
ls referencedmanydmesin The UrantiaBook' Jesustrted to-impressuPon hls aPosd€s
TOLEnANCB
over his conflictbetweenhonor'
Asa youngteeh,Jesusmasteredthls ari of to-lerance
t Cart
religious convictions'.
paren6 and beini
lofai to his own religious
parents
beint lofali
lng
---siiroirghout
his"tioteranc".
.
beremi"q:g
weqrilico"nstandy.
o.r .,nive"rse'career,
"J:lg
well l?f9-91,T]::::::J:*lt
asdlssimilarinterpretations
as
;i Jifer"ni U"idgs,*ith dtverstfieiorpe_riences
or gy 9-t91119'
ttre.lgasgre
;'ill
be
"lile
love
";;;';
o".rlaidbv
ttt""" aiffer"tt""d"
fi;-r;e"'*d;JG;-f
of love
p1'l4g",t{i"1don
touniveserealities
- -- --f"i""cei.
"'- -riiJ"it-i"ti'J"a"laq.i'
and respect _
kindness_and
kindness
ls
essentially
iolerance is
Tolerance
di .
preceded
&ia"J Ou
by Oe
6e uria"rstandtnc
understandlngof differencei.
'l
andnow' lheoehere
it
begtns
(morontial)
life;
beglnrln the nerd
practceoMlerance
doa nof
not ocgrn
ofolerance (r(,es
ThL
ne pracuce
i"H;;;fi;?p;i;.
gree oftolerance indicates sPtrttual growdr.
'fact tJ tbelutrflnn of soclalteuerage,
a d toler1trcektheea'an4*'f
"&;ii;Y'
(R4tdztedfrom fk Fetlowbtp BUUEmN,Wlntet 19293.)
s-i"tv ot t- e"gd_ 'oa*
of tlE Utudr E@t- r
Fottrhto.ddift|dd.!n4etoouf@||itrgtindi6t'sttoctut.houtttEcont€ntgPl.8G@nt!.tthcEdito..DocLr'l.Ssto.rtol,t)
6323z2.trFu!d|d|lk.todhn|trt|.|,d,|.tt.a,irtdPeity,P|a..6dtdto:.rh.MoMToR2a6oE.,sk6n^E-suitcqAah.in'
c.r\92s066 !ar< lt to @.21-har F x litu, O1{) 666-€a2t. Dddllc rstof honth gno' to Poblidtl'on'
Chjcf Politic'l ildvl$c lttd€m chi'oln'
nad Bla-BhjDoc Liongstqr
!6El A{thoritr C'li86tL'! mlni6
D.rd8e suPcdis & I]?ke chcry' sdlkv
Alfcd l ltcolm
Honor"vl:on!
Mihn MoIs &Jt lbB.t'i'lc
st ffibo(daPP.6:
All
A[ guotartoG*ttht. rh. MoNrto& uoLaii oih.di$ indkrrcit. E frs! thc UMNIIA Boo&.coPttlshi 1955hy dte UI1INTIAF@n&.loo'
q
tdd
thc
vics
mt'
@
sl"
B@k
ftom IrE URANIIA
q!o"ri6
d h*l.,6ing
rPttan6MEin
BghGttadEd. Anyodntocdl'rt
mpltdt th. !i(* o(..I goup 6 o(84lati@
oplnloc of thc sthoc rnd do rot nc.glty
page aoo
EDITOR'SCORNER
"Leadershipand the Urantia Movement"
^Reltrglotrdoes ioed ne.L,leadets,
sP,'tuaf, n a, afld,ton a. u bo uill
d4/e,o dzPerrd.solely or.Jesus and
hts ,tcornPatable teacbiltgs. If
CbrlstlaflttJ/ pers,sts ili n eglectirlg
Its sbtrltuol ,rdsslor' ulJlle it colr'
,!rq,;esb busJ/ttselfulitb social afl.I
t ntetl4l Ptoblans, the sPlrTttal
rettalstatNce ,flus, twalt tl)e corlr'
Iflg of tbese rEu teachers oJJest6'
rcl{!{iotz ubo &tll bc etclustuelY
datoted. to tbe spt 'ttual reger.era"
tton of ,rrEt . .Attd tlterl uill these
,,tprr1.t-bon sdulsqutcklf s..pplf the
laadartbll and httptratiotu rcqui'
stte Jor tbe soclal, troral,
econofrtlc, and PoltttcLl feotgartl&ttbrl of ,be.aoru.'
';
()ur lcaclcrchipnrust cllarltpi(tr
It bchoovcs us to invelltorywltat
stinrtrlatcall true forms ofpc,
bc
for
and
the clraractcristics woulcl
'lo
senrrinc lcadcrs of our Movcmcut soluLl sPiritual exPeriertce.
io as to cnablc our iclentificationof allow for thc individual's own uititrue Icadcl.shippotcntialwithirl our quc soul cxprcssionofthe fathct's
Movcrrent. Wc can do this with will, whilc in turn, fosteringthe prus o n r e a c c r r r a c y b Y u s i n g t h c dcnt socializationof that cxPtcssiorr
templntc or pattern Jcsus utilizcd to allow for dre manifcstation of
brothcrhood among individuals.
during his soioum herc:
'lhosc who dcvclop and
Pronotc a
m
u
s
t
l
e
a
d
e
r
s
closcd-nrindcd
Our
P o s s c s s novcl,
Path to
tbc
disPlaying
taking
into
Vhile
humility.
dghtcousncsswithout
oftlcdica_
level
courageofa divine
considcration thcir followcr's i|rthey
nrust
will,
tion to tlre FatheCs
dividual values,contaibutionsor ioalso illustratea life of loving servicc tcrpretations afe doomed to
towards their fellow man. Those failure. All true spiritual leadcrs
who use the gifts ofthe spirit to a8_ should provide for built-io, self_cor_
grandlzethcir own ego or statusas^ rcctive avcnuesfor the exPrcssion
spiritual lcadcrs are tlot worthy ol o f c o n s t r u c t i v c c r i t i c i s | n a n d
drc dcsignation.
alralysisflom thcir followcrs.
"Leade$lrlP is de?ertleltt or7
'lvbile rcligiorr ls eecL.sluebla
,tatural abillty, tlisctertolt, ttill
poutet, artd detertr.irtatiort. p erso rra I sPlrlt u al exPerl ettce,
Splrtk@l destt lJ/ k depetNdelrtotr hrronJitry God as a Fatber, tbc
' corcllary of this *Periarce, ktrot!faitb, Ioue, atNaldauollot, to trutb
hultgel'and thlrstfor rTgbteousttess,irrp nran as a btotlter, etttatls tbe
- tbe wbolelrearted deslre to lirt.l
aAjustrne t of tbe self to otlrer sel'
(P9.1719)
ues,and that lrluoluestbc soclalor
God and to be ltke bl||r."
gro..P asqect of teltgtrous l{e,
Our leaders personalitynrust Reltgtotr ts flrst an lnrEr ot Pet'
manifest i6elf as an upliftiru, en- sonal ad|&strnart, and tltert lt becouragrng example of faith in llrc conQs a rt atter or tocTal setutrceor
Fatlrer'swill and inspire their fol- grouq a.djusttnent. Tbe lact of
es.2oa2) lowers to do likewise bY unselfish n7art's gf egoflousn ess peft of ce
service to all their brothers alrd deteflnlrNes tbat rcltglaus grouqs
Inherent in the above quotation sisters. Those who dcvelop, in any ulll conte t.to-eristeflce
Wbat
is the fact that true religious leader_ fomr, that 'chosen' attitude among baPpett to tltese rcltgiaas SaouPs
6hlp Elll only come with those their bretluen ntust be leiccted as depbtds oery ,rtucb orr lntelllgai
pioneerlng indlvlduals who are true spiritual leaders.
leadetsblp.'
strlctly rdevoted to the spiritual
(pg. 1090)
"Rellglon llas @luat s been large'
r€geneaationof men.i Look around
I! a t tatter of tites, ,{tuak, obser'
wlth the op€n eyes of a ispirlt-born
Our leadersshould endcavor to
cetenutnles, and dog,rNas.
larraels,
aoul' rnd what do we see in our
(he focus of thcir leadership
ormall Movcment? Somewhat dis- It bas usuall! becornetat Ntcdruitb keep
t bat P e'sb tent b, rnlscblef-n| ^kttug on facitltating the integration of
concerting isn't lt?
their follower's own personal lntcr_
etron tbe cbosetupeopledal&tion."
pretatlons of the collectivc
(P8.
1005)
\(lth the exceptlon of less than a
Movement's true ldesls and Pur'
lr.stltu'
"But as reltgton becort&s
handful of tndMduals (tulia 8ende.poses latlrcl than the Promotioo of
good
tt
son @mes to mind, arnong some tlanaltzd, lts Pouer for
;nly their own opinlons and belic6.
posslbtlitt4tJol
others) ln all these years since The arta ed, roblle tbe
fiulttPlied. Tbe The mastery of the-art of listening is
Uaantla Book was given us, one euil are Watl!
would thlnk that, among its stu- datugefi,,, arc... lnclt tatlon o.f essential to a true'leader becausc'
without mutual rcspect for their
dents we would have achieved lcaders to becotte admhtlstrarot's
suDDorteCsDersonai spiritual excleL'
some dynamlc leaders by now. Not tnstead of ttuinlstels... ald'cbosen'
pertncc, no ieader is wonhY ofthc
to say they are not now Present but tlan of tbe adstocratk
(Ps.1092) title.
should they be so hard to discem? peoqle" attitude..r
CORNER(Con't)
EDITOR'S
:h\rt as certainl! as nrc17sbarc
tbelr reliBiolLsbeliefs, tbq) create ..
reltgiolls Sroup of solne sort tollicl)
etanttalb creates conarlToltgoals.
Solneda? religiorxists rtill get
togetlrer afld actuallY cflecl co'
operation oe..tlrybask of unil), of
ldeals atld pttttoses ratDer tDatt
atte tptillg to do so on tbe basis of
D s n c b o l o P i c a lo P i n i o r t s a l t d
'tttiolagical
betiels. Goals ratl)el
tban creeds sbould ttt1ifu
,ellgtortists. Sin e h1e religlor. is a
,n@tter of Personal sPiritual expel7etrce,lt ls lrNerttable tbat eacb
lnd.tr,l&@l religiolTLstltrttst Dave
bk oun arrd Persorral illtetprcta'
ttotu of tbe realizatiorl. of tbat
(l'9. 1091)
sptrth@letPeder?ce
"
'l'ruc lcadcrs must inspire unity
'fheY
rathcr than command it
should creatively guide their adhcrcnts away llom the dangercus
wrtcrs of lnstitutionallzation and
conscicntiouslY Pllot each
lndividuals Personal spirirual ex'
pcrlcnce towards the shorcs ot
unlty among tlreir brethren. One
wlro commands unity will never
achlcvc it.
'ltrstttuttotral rcltglott carlttot
afrord lnsqttattot and Protlde
'thcsc arc but a fcw of thc
qualitics our leadership must posscss. There are many more not
listed here. V'hen in doubt of a
spiritual leader's effectivenessor
sincerity it has always been useful to
compare thcir words and actswith
the superlative examPleJesus lcft
us. Ifdrey do not strive to measure
up to this ideal in thaughts and
deeds, they are not genuinc
leaders.
'
In our search for leadership in
(Ps. 1087)
out Movementwc must ncvcrallow
frustration ol anxiety to rule our
1,
tltefndts
Realleaders nrust s/ro
choiccs and cause us to cofiser'
of sptntual tflsiglrt b'! unsclfish
nrust
Dromise in the selection of our
vice to thcir fclloqs ThcY
ieadershlp. I(e must follow our
of
bcar evidenceof the realization
in own rules and have faith that, when
elevatcd nreaningsand valucs
'fhey^ we are ready, true leade$ will be
thcir perfornrrnceaslcaders
ot provided us.
exanrPle
mustsct thcJesusonian
exalted idcals and a love of service
"Irt rtry urTh)erse and ltN nry
in their day to daY living as well
our
'l'hev nrust unfailinglY
Provide a Fatbet's ulrh)efie of ulNfuerses'
tlx'
as
rrlth
are
dealt
worilry spiritual touchstone for bretbren so.tr.,
rela'
splrttual
their follower'sguidance.'l'hose dlatduals lt. 4ll tlJelr
splrltual teaderswho do not teveal tlorrs, bur'l'tt 4ll grcrtq rclatlotra lldng love for serviceby exanrplc sbtps ue lnfallt rglY Proulde for
to thei; brotlrersand slstersshallal- d.eilrltte leadersblp. Out hlnEdolll
k-a rcahn o-fordet, ard ultete tu'o
al^ys fAil. ^By tltelrfndts shc.Ulotl
or ntore ulll cteatures @ct at.
hno@tbanr.'
coobefa.rlotl, tl)ete ts @luL!s
nsoclal lead.et'sltlp is tratNs' ^sbtp.'
orot'tded tbe autborlt! of badel'
(Pg.1959)
fonned bv sglrltual ltrslgl,t:
'relQron
Edttor
freuints dll collectlue,noue rcnts Jtonr loshrg slgbt o!
PL\d.4t Or1) 6664t21.
An!6dndtr?
t belr t rue oblecttt4s." (Pg. 1089)
tc(ldersbil) i1t tbis il,tpelLdirlg
uorlal-Lrtde social rcc<rnstnlctiotL
atrl ecottonic rcotgatizatiofl be'
calrse it bas tilfortntately becottle
ntore or less o.f ant orgattic part of
tbe social older al|d tbe ecolLortaic
$,sten ulriclr is desthted to totder'
Onl! tbe leal
go tecol\tnlctiolx
of
reltgon
Persot@I sqiitt@l-ex'
pcrletrce carl fturcliort bclPJutt)/
afld creatiueh) i17tlre Ptesettt cists
,YOURVALUES- HOWDOYOULOOKATYOURS'
Ptcltett} lvbere tbetets fla vlsTon,tbepeoplzperkb''
RobertBurns talk "You(values - How You Look At Yours'
saveeveryonea lo( of posidveinfomation on how to setyour
iif.'s co"li. nlfyouwantto makemaiorleapsofimprovement
and ehectlvcncsswork on your paradigms- the concepb and
,,,
ideals you choosc to oPerate from.
Puninc principles into practtce Putting together a wcll
thoueht-out misslon statement allows you to €mbrace fuimess
and lindnesswlrile rnaking better use of your personal talents
and the talents of others. It also leads you to sigoifrcaot improi€ment in your personal and organtzatiooal :trecttven:- l
lotot p"int"i ouirttat a missionsatement canbe a supremc
your ftemeof referencefor
guidinjf"."" iny"u. tife,it acts-as
attet.
and
here
your existencebo(h
ifirrancc effcctivelivtngandpromotecontinuousimprovem€n(on Phlsi,lffiffi#ffiF"".a
to
levels.-k canh;lp to '*-"t': *q d.:11,T-t:
-i';;;j;:;il'ili-"-Ji""a7p.o"n"l
9916-11drlesourc€s
'Jee[
be
undcrstood"
'o attdErstand'tben
p.Jii"g **ce to orhers'
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andgaveusgteatguldelinesfor the NewYea''
was
tnsplrtng
p."...tt,tion.
It
yo.r.
vl if,rri[yot, nonen,ro.
,asei,t,
LETTERSTO THE EDITOR
Dcar Ilditor,
During this past ycar of ac-r'ity in FSL\, serving at meetings,on The MONIIOl(, bchind
thc sccncson scvcral conferenccs,on the Governinglloard and
in the studygrcr-pJ havehadthe
wonderful opportunity of working with many diversc personalitieson various projects of
differing intensity. I keep bcing
r e m i n d e d o f t h e a n g e l ic
manipulationofour personalenvirons to kcep us lcarning our
lessonsin Cosmic Life 101, our
prc-morontlacram-coursc.
'We
,asa Urantiacommunity,
should be excited at the opportunity of contributing greatly to
thc advanccmcntof our world,
here and now, justby living cach
day to thc fullest in doing our
father's business. However, if
,e keep insisting on isolating
..,urselYes from differi ng
opinions, cultures, experiences
and individualsthis will slow the
proc€ss.
tuise eupelie,rce of theit' or'der qs
the "oil of recotlciliatiotx" fo' atx
erztire suqerurTh)erse. Ii all tbis
toorh these uise nTetxof the supetMTitetses are abl! secolded
bJ,t heir reflectioe associates, tbe
tlttions of Souls, wb<t ntakc
auailable cu|1'ertt irlforllTatiotl
regardittg tbe statlts of tbe
urxiuelse and cortcurrentl!
portray the Paradise ideal of
tbe best adjustfl.ent of tbese
perpleing pt'oblenxs, wbelr ,rot
sp ecific a$t dircct iorxize d eIsetu,bet'e, tbese secoflapbi.nl
tefl7ctit1 in ,'eflectiue liaisorl loitb
tbe interPreters of etbics o17
Paradise. These are tbe alxqels
tobo foster and prornote tbe
teannuor* of all Oruontot7. OtTe
of tbe nxost itlQortartt lessolrs to
be leanrcd duting 1'otu" trTortal
career is teatnuorh, TIJ9spberes
of perfectiotl ele ,nat ned bJ)
tbose .oho haae ,naEtercd tbis
art of @orhing uith otber
beh.gs. Feu are tbe duties hNthe
urtioerse for" the lone seraaflt.
Tbe higber ltou ascend, the ,flor"e
lottzll 1'ou becone utben tentporail!
tui.tbout tbe associa-
far-sprea.litlg
faith?'
bousebold
<tf
(Ps.2041)
It simply mcansthat wc must
bc opcn to change(lhe only ccrtainty in thc universc) especially
with in ourselves and our
paradigms. 'l his is morc casily
facilitatcdby grasping hold of a
long-range vicw of our cosmic
citizenship.Likc thc children wc
arc, wc need to be lifted up for a
more cosmic viewpoint of the
pcrplexities and thc necd to
b e g i n t h e s e " e d uc a t i o n aI
episodes"hcrcand now to evolvc
i nto tolerance of diffcring
opinions,vicwpointsand attitudcs. This life on Urantia is a
great training ground for thcsc
'tactical'maneuvcrs.
All of thisis so simplymanifcst
we
acceptthe Fathcr'slovc for
if
ourselvcsand shareit freelywith
thosewe come into contactwith.
tt...glreup
lour intolerqtNce
and leanl to looe fl8fl as I hate
"Of all the prcblems in. tbe
Iooed you. Deuote lour W to
uniuerse lequlring... the u)is- tion of lour fellorrs."
prouing tbat laueis the greatest
dom of etperlence arld adap(Pg.311) tbingin theuodd. It k tbe laoe
tablllt!,
flone ctre ,note
of God tbat inpek rrefl to seeh
lmport4flt tbqt tbose arrsing
saloatian, Laue k tbe ancestor
There are many uplifting,
oltt oJ tbe ,el4tioflsbips and asof all spiritual goodflass, tbe essociatlans of lntelliget t beit gs. loving ways to accompl ish senaeoftbe true 4nd tbe beautilVbetber ln buman associatiotts whatever task is at hand and at
(Ps.2oa1)
whatever level it preseotsitseli fu|.^
of commerce and trode,
frten&btp qnd man'riage, or in One ofour main obiectivesis that
Those of us who have had drc
tbe llalsotg of tbe aflgeli. bosts ofcooperation or teamwork with
personal experience to
great
others.
tberc continue to arise pettttf'lc'You are qA tbe cbidrcfl of have known someone whose
tl orrt, rnlnor tni $t n d erst art dlngs too tiuial euefl to ettgage Iigbti tbereforc stunbla flat into paradigm is love, only love.ind
tbe attentian oJcotrciliotols but t b e niflrn d e6 t anding entangle always love have alieady
stfrcientlf irritatin& and dis- ments of nart&l susPicion and evideocedthis as reality.
turbhtg to tnar tbe stnooth buffiafl tfltolerqflce, If yu are
-'unthing of the unlvetse if,.. al- ennobtzd, b! tbe gace ofJaitb,
In fellowship,
louted to rutttipbt and cont tue. to loue unbelieaers, sbould lou
CherylStnilel
Tberefore do tbe Petfectors of ,.ot ako equall! looe tbose ubo
lVisdom make aaailable tbe are your fellout belieters itr. tbe
A COMPARATIVEVIEW OF THE RESURRECTION
Message bY A:rron nn ation of .. belief ulrkb uas 1&t
TbeOrigilf atd Mealitry of Laster I,assouer
'fwcrsky aJcwish Rabbi
tnrc: ,lre teacbirTStbat tbe tnatari^l
bv Dr. J. Aeltran, Protcstant
at d. fltofial bod! of Jesus uas
Chaplain.
tbe gra)e. Tnttlt lrauing
"Iassoveris an eight day Jcwisl'I r..tsedfrotn
'BasterDay (drerc is no such term holiday of Diblicalorigin, marking to do @ttb sPlritual reakties attd
and etenta,l uaTlxrescalTnot @htaJ/sbe
as 'Easter Sunday') siSnalsthe the birth ofJews as a People
built uP b! a coml)i1r..tior, of aP'
bcginning ef the fesrivalof the tlreir emergenceas a unique natlon
parent facts. Altbough tttdlvidxrcI
esus christ in the in history devotedto God's will. It
Rcsurrcction'bf-J
'lhe festivalof the cclebratesthe liberation of the facts ntaJr' be ,tlatertalbl true, it
ChristianYear.
in does ,?ot follou tbat tlre assoclafesurrection continues for forty chilclrcn of Israel from slavcry
tiofl of a group offacts t tttst neces'
days,corrcsponding to the Period Bgtpt ovcr 3000 years ago, under
saril! lead to tnibf l sPtrltuat
of Moses."
Jc6us Chrlst was manifest upon the leadcrship
earth bcforc the Ascension. Baster
'Let us
"\ve shallushcrin thcglorious fca
Joteoer ckat'IfJrtbe colris known as a "movable" feast, that tival of Passover. Passoveris a cePt of tbe fesutectlan oJles sUl
ls, its datc variesfrom Year to Year holiday which sPells freedom. n akitug tbe
follaurlttg statenrclrts:
and, what is nrore, it regulatesthe Frecdonris the nost cherishcdpos_
7. His ,nateftal or Phwkal bod!
tlmc and length of many other fes- scssionofnlan, h is no wonder that
the birth of taas t ot a pafi of tbe &surfected
tivalsof dlc ChrisdanYear."
wc celebratePassover,
n'fhe resurrection of Jcsus of freedom for the Jewish PeoPIe' p ef sofl a lt 4/. w heflJ esus c@tnefot tlr
tbe ,otrrb, bts bodY of fcslt
Nazarcthis thc centraltenantofthe amldstabufldantioy and elaborate frotb
renaalrNeduradrsrutbed.trr tlre
Clrrlstlan falth. Christians believe ritual. It is our privllegeby nreans
sepuLhre. I'Ie erraelEedfront tlre
that In thc third day after he was of thc traditionalobscrvanccof our
budat totrlb lttlrbout ,iavhlg tbe
cruclflcd,Jesuswas raisedfro the festivalto keep thc nressageof Pas'
stones before tlte errttance and
dcad by God. As St. Paul says,'If sovcr alive. It isourdestlny to keep
for freedom alivc ln the u)l.tbout dkturbt tg tbe sealt of P|Jcsus Chrlst had not been raiscd' the hope
Iate.'
thcn our proclamatlonhas been In world, and everyone who Par_
celebra'
2, He dld t@t arel8e ftom the
In and your faith hasbeen in v"ain.' tlcipatesin the traditional
tion of Passovcr becomes a tonrb @s4 sqltlt nar as Mkbazl of
(l Cor. 15:14)'
'lte date of Easter was a con_ m e s s e n g e f , a s y m b o l o f t h e Neba.dotN;be dtd tro, aPpear ln tbe
which will Yet come to fon l of tbe Crcdtor SooerelS,4suclt
troversial Polnt befwcen Bastern freedom
bring a as be bad bdd before bls bAarL@May this Passover
and \vcstern Chrlstendom fot spme manklnd,
of faith' hope and courage. tlatt tn tbe lthgEss of t rofialflesh
tlme prior to the Cpuncil of Nicaea. renewal
May it brlng everlastlng peace to alt on Urdtttl@."
To rcsolve the dlspute the is$uewas
3. He did corfla fotth forn tbk
gtven to a grouP of neutral exPerts manki[d.'
tonb ofJosqb ltl the veql llkenzss
In Alexandrla, Egypt, who .!lme uP
of tbe ,n./tloln 14 Pe$onalltles oJ
qdth the formula, later adopted at Resur'.ectlaf ofJesus
tbose ubo, 4s ,usuTected marcn'
Nlcaea,whlch set the celebratton of from The URANTTABook
tIL 4.Scehlartt bet rgs,ettrargefofl
the rcsufiectlon."
!t**ttt
tbe ,esurrectlan baus of tbe fit'st
'Easter Day is calculated to be the
flarrs'Ian uorA oJtbts local qtstettt
"nte CbtTstlafl bellaft t tbe re$tfirst Sunday follos'tog the first full
ofs\lant&, Artd tbePreseflr2 oftbe
moon after the spflnS equi' lecltort oflesus b@sbeal based on
Mt bael rflaflartat t t tbe cenler of
nox,March 2lst. The Greek name tuefa.r of tbe'en@t! ton*.' It uas
tbe !@st court of ,he ,eslnftdran
for Baster ls Pascha; the ltallan, lndeed a fa., tbat tbe ,onb u,@s
etnp,Jt, bttt tt k k ,tot tbe tn rb of ba,Ik of ,nansonla nufiber otue
[name tsl Pasqua; and the Bnglish
Ieads us to cqt Jecture tbot tbe
tbe tesuftectlon, Tbe tonrb uas
lnamelcomes from Eostre, the
on Ulafltl@
'uU et r?t! ,nhett tbeftst benerE6 Mastit/s rcsnectbn
name of the Teotonic goddess of t
uaJ/
uas tn sonE
fostercd on tbk,
Sprlng. It is a season ofioy and tri- at'riued at d tbk fa.t, associated
tbe frst of tbe sJr'stat fiAfldon
umph; lt marks the summit of the urt b tbdt of tbe ar.doubted resur'
(Pg.202))
rto ds.'
,cctton oJ tbe Mastet led to thefor'
Christian Year.'
"7befirst q.t ofJesus o1t .tisitt&
Iron, the tonrb uas to Sreet Gabrtel
arrd irrsttuct lrillt to corltiltue itt ercecuth)e cbarge of ufl.laetse affat's
tad.erltflrnattuel and tlJefl be
'-dlrected tbe cbnef of tbe Meldizedcbs to corweJ/ bk brotberb,
grcetttrgs to Int .artuel He tbere
apon ashed the Most Higb of Edetr-
tia for tbe caftikatiott of tbe tuL'
ciettts of DaY as to Lrisn|oftal tratr
sit; and hnlhrg ,o tbe a^\selrlbled
fiorontia Sroups oftbe seuert lttart'
siott ,!)orl^, berc gatbered togetber
to greet arTd uehofiE tbeir Creator
as a cleatate o.f tlleir otder, Jesus
spoke tbe first uords of tbe Post'
flrortal cateeL SaA )e n@1'oriia
'It.1,ins
Ji,Lisbed ry lik ill
Jesl-s:
tbe Jlesl), I uoul.l tary l:ere ftr a
slrort ti rc in tralrsitiotl fonlt tbal
Lna)/ tlnre fulll/ klto@ tl)e W of
nry ascefld..nt creatures alrd fur'
tber reueal tbe uill ofrlxJ/ FatlJer ill
(P9.2022,
'Tlte Brotberbood of Man isfounded on tbe Fatberbood of God'
Tbefa.mily of God is deriuedfrom tbe loue of God - God is loue'
God tbe Fatber diuinely loues His cbildren, a.Il of tbem. " 1eg.t486;
STUDYGROUPCORNER. ANAHEIM
lgTStolgg3PlanetaryProgresssfudyGroupofAnaheim,Mar|eneandPicrrechicoinchost.Bv
of interestand thenwc reada papcr.
Mondaynightat 8 pM we shari our week:makeannouncemcnts
Thisis ihe iecondtime The UrantiaBookhasbeenreadthrough- it took 8 yearsthe firsttimethrough,
currentlywe areat Paper169.Our grouphasnewreadersvisitingoftenandtheyarealwayswclcomc'
Our groupls very activeln outreach.For ycarswe hadthc Lrbor Daypotluckat whichJuliarcndcr'
sonwou-ldenlightengroupsof 50 to 60 peoplc.I(/ehelda children'sgroup 2 to 12 yeafolds until thcychtldhoodbasedon the'l'alesof
1""-.,p; no* iL T"ei TalLor lpizzabu;ts).Vrewrotea playonJesus'
joshuadratrlzs performedby the chtldren'FrancylGawryncameandplayed,-inp€rson,sevcralof hcr
ionesthatwe hadq,rittenlnto dle playandwhichthechildrensangbeautifullyfor UrantialJookrcadcrs.
- vreis a grouppresentspecialropicatfull-daystudiesofdifferentpartsofth€ book throughouttheycar.
We are iery inrolved with the First Societyof LosAngeles(pSI-A),our group is very supportive of thc
SchoolofMeanings and values and its advocateswho are doing an outstandingservice'
Marlene'soffice ls alwaysproducing brochuresand publicationsall suppordngreadcr-inform.ation'
meedngs,conferences,erc.foi studygroup, the Society,DomesticExtension,The Fellowshiflanddirccts
new readeF to the Foundationfor book purchases.
The afrnospherels alwaysa liaming elperience.TheSt'dy Group hmily is so impocrantand thc-com.
miunentof abcrson to hoid or attenda group on a regularbasis,is on€ of the most important decisions
we ashumani canmake.Dedicadngtimi to studydle book with a group is the true beginningof spirltual
instght,and a group experienceforces us to look at manyviewpoints.The experiencein a group-also
gtvi us thc mifuraiion and materialneededto bulld strongcharacter.our group sizerangesfrom 18to
25 persons.Ve haveon the average3 new reademioin us eachyear.
plerr€ w.asintroduced to the book by a man namedJacque.Piere read dle entire book from cover
to cq|€r in 3 months,he decidedrig,htthenthathe hadrecelvedso muchfrom its teachingsthat he wanted
b do somedringin rehrrn. He imrnediatelyfelt ttratthe entireworld should readthis book Nor{fl!(Sound
hm tar?) This-newmandatewaspresentedto Marleneby Pierre,You've got to read this book! RIGH'I'
Marlcne
NOVI (if course,as most people do when confrontedwith an e)rtremelyenthusiastic_reader,
t8et
around to it when shehad time." while this produced moderat€frusEation
told Pierreshewould,
with Piere for a season,Marlene kept overhearingconversationsPierre was having with iust about
an)"onewbo cameto hls door and eventuallygrew curious cnoughto read The Urantia3-ook'
Pierretften contactedtte Foundaticinthrough tlrc addressin dte book and they gavehlm scvcral
.- , phonenumbersto contactother readers-After dlking to someofthe long time readershe was adviscd
dratthe best*ay to assistodlers in studyingdre book wasa home studygroup. He startedtfie following
Mondaynight in 1978and its beena Mondaynight happeningin his home eversince'
Fase sean
YOURGOVERNINGBOARD
In the cominp monlhs,we witl be ncludn! brief biogaphy s ol the fi Socrcryo[ l os AnEeles'
wanl Io know:
EoveminBbo;d membersin otder lhal yoi can 9eIIo know us lnquiin9 minds
Hospitalityis a very big iob in
our Socicty;we do cnioy our
food and social aftcr our mcetiog. Lisaworks hard to scc that
her voluntcers are informed
each month as to what wc will
nccd to makc a succcssof our
I(/e sec the resultsof
"Potluck."
hcr cfforts on the table as our
mectingsend andthe fun begins.
Shc hai spent severalhours of
serviccon the phone and shopping to bring about thesc deliiio.ls urrays of food every
LISA NELSON
month.
(HospltalityChahnan)
Usateachespart-time,and asIIerc u,e seeLk@ bur! Plaratahtg slsts her loving and supportive
a d cbecklltg out ,be nz-xt,ttorarb's fricnd and husband, Lobo, in
lkt ol rnetnbers ubo signed .tP to their busincss. They are members of Duane & Lucile Faw's
bt*rgfood ol danatlolrs of ca"tb.
'Ihey
both aftcnd
study group.
the Malibu United Methodist
Church where Lisaservesin thc
capacity of Outreach Chairperson.
This Outreacheffort involves
work on a food program to
provide assistanceto necdy
familiesin LosAngelesand a Day
Labor Exchangeprogram. Lisa
singsin the choir, playsthe flute,
is finalizing hcr master'sdcgree
in EnglishLitc.ature,and oh' yes
- she lovcs biking' hiking and
camping.Aren't s'e glad shestill
has time to serveour societyon
our day of fellowship,rve thank
you, Lisa,for your undring and
unselfishefforts on behalfofall
those who participatein FSIAI
chlldhood contained much disillusionnrentllke many bom to that
agc of Mc€arthy.
An unusual event occurred at age
seven whlch was to change Doc
forever. A devotee ofthe Superman
sedes,young Doc rcceived a super"
man outfft from hls dotlng mother.
Doc had never had doub6 of his
ability to fly. Now, given the proper
accouacrrnenb to accomplish hls
deslres, he promptly s€t out for the
large slide at hls school's local
playground. Arflvlng at the top, he
uttered drose immortal words. nlf
Supennan can do it, so can I!" and
ooc uvtNGsToN
proceeded to iump, arms out(Puulcadon qdman)
str€tched lnto space.
Wbo k be? Wbere dU be cott@ Soon aftei his dreams of flying (and
How dtd beget berd wbat
hls broken collarbone) had
M
da6 be .oant atd uben utll be recuperated, he decided to attend
k^nd
MII and work towards a degree in .
Ceft rvarfare. However, before
llrcre are many rumors drculating
concernlog the origins of Doc this goal was realize4 his family
suddenly moved to Califomia and
Llvlogston. Among the more
pr€valent is that Doc was born on somehow neglected to lnform Doc.
the rustic plairE of lonsas tn 1949 Bver self-rellant, the young Doc
and raised by ittnerant Roricflrcian struck out on 6oot acfoss out gFeat
raccoons. This ls said to account for natlon, meedog its p€oplg formlog
his keeo inteaest ln the spiritual
unions and singing songs which infaingc at an early age. Ilis
spired a generation of migrant
workerc to place staawln thelr teeth
and win at checkers
During his tour of the country he
began wrltlng and, some ye.arslater
composed hls ffrst Publtshed work,
't€arnlng To tlve with Polyester"
wfilch was prlnted ln an €arly editlon of Field & Stream,
Finally,on December24,1968,Doc
passed away in a HalghtAshbury
renement basement frrll of defective
paddleball repalr kis from an o!€rdose of sweet basll, A few months
Iate( refuslng to let death stand in
the way ofa brilllant caneerln 6omerhtng, Doc was lntroduced to The
Urantia Book by a friend that explalned the Book had come front a
group of itinerant Venusians wfto
thought lt qould be fun to mess
wlth Earth's ctlture. And the rest is
history.
To rhls day, Doc remains young and
alive with a superb senseof humor,
ende.ring as alw?ys and he Srows
ever more attraciive each passing
day. You can rest assured of the
veracity of these accounts as he
wrote this brlef biography himself
and has always been known fior his
honest obiectivity.
Page etght
A CALL TO ALMS
ducs antou,rts.Along with tlris :r
waiving of arurual ducs paynrcrrts
for bringing ncw nrcnrbcrsinto thc
Society. l:urdter operations fun(l'
ing proposalsinclude: the increasing of dues (cxamplc: if Inactivc
Mcnrbers return in the amount of
150 pcrsons, aPproxinately S4{).
per member will be rcquircd); an(t
nrorc sophisticatcd fundraising
and activities
camPaiSns
FSIA requircs ami.|inu m total of
150 Active Mefibcrs annuallYilr
ordcr to keep the ducs at a
reasonablelevef. ln any casc,all ht'
active Manbef ulll be htuited to
ANSWEREO re -act irate t 11
SOMEOUESTIONS
eir nrenxbersbiP
ultbout regard to Past d es. Wc
What did I get for my money ln
feel that this will help to brirrg participation to an all time high!
what vr'asactuallycollccted in
FSI,I\ducs in 1992was t768. which
lfhat are you going to do with all
accountsforonly 32 paid menrbers
so, menrbelsand non-menrbcrces- that money?
All what money? lvidr drc irrsentially received well ovcr five
'lhe dif- creasedlevel of participatlon,otrc
tines what was paid for.
fer€nce was nrade up by scveral of the abovemembcrshiPProgrants
substantialdonations fiom a very should just about coveaourcurrcnt
overhead. Fundralser€and donasmallgroup ofpeople.
's
needed for anY ac_
Cumently,FSI exPenditures tions are still
this,
are p.ot'idlng the membershlpwith: ti!'lties or expcnditu res beyond
will trYthcir
a very niceplaceto meet (@ $3,000. but hopefully weryone
best to bring In--newmembels and
per year), a neflslettei publicatlon
our fuocgreatly expanded over the liastyear our Society can exPand
You
present
lcvel.
tlons beyond the
with prlvate donatlons to well
before you run.
beyond what is covered by Prcs€nt harc to walk
'Ee
FSLr\dues (@ $2,500. Per Year idc.
[Je$$] toA tuafl tbeJ/couu
'B!
,r.ot srand snll: tbe! ,nust go for'
farlb ba& lou becott@ a bulk rate postage to nearly 3o0
toatd h, rTgbt eotLl ress or' fietrogrcss
klnAdarn son I7terc people every other month),
Mhounna
fs but or@hrn to obq - tbat k tbe refreshments for meetings (ave. hato eull @rrdsln. IIe adtnottlsbed
tban to fotget tbose tbtngs uhkb
co6i S450. peryear). This creates ,
comm@nd to go Iorib Wclahnlng
past ubllc you prtcbfortbeAos,el of tbe hhtgdarn, Cedseto total yearly requiremcnt of $5,950. @reh. tbe
ua,rd to embrace tbe gteater
fearrrerx be urafl'atd to Prea.b tbe iust to malntain the clrrent mdest
reallttcs of tbe httugdam. He be'
level of activity.
g@dnats of aefi&l llfe to lourfelsougbt tbent flat to be conteflt ultb
Ious rabo latrgLtsb ht darhtess
tbelr cb dbood t -t tbe EosPeIbtn to
ant botgetfot tbe ltgbt of t tttb,"
How much mote do you vant?
st/taeJor tbe ^ttat tt @nt oftbefu
(PE.2049,
Some
call
folks!
Your
Possible staturc of dlvt l4 sonsblP tn tbe
solutions are that membership in corr.rrttfitlan o.ftbe sPtdt arull,r tbe
If you obsewe other religious RSIAcould be placed at rarlous pa.- feuousbip of.beliaaeni
ilg. tZlo;
g.oups on Urantia, You would haee ticipation degrees with different
DearReader,
Oh no! Anodrer solicitationas
'dng for money! As ifyou had any
Jextra funds after taxes, rccession,
inflatlon, work layoffs, highel
gro(cry prices,gasolinehikes, etc
\vcll, your piquc is undcrs(ood.
sympathizediith and duly noted
Allofusarcgoingtlrroughthcsame
thing ro a Sreater or lesscr cxtent
"Sucba. llfe ort suclr <zPhLtrct!'
I lowever,slnceFSl'/\wascreatcd
over lhrec decadesa8o, it llcs had
dimculty in developinga consistant
ffnancialbaseto insure the proper
planningfor its goals. lct alonc cxpansion. Due to thc diversityofits
membership, even FSI-A'Sgoals
could not be agreed on. V/ell, it's
1993and the organlzationis nearl)
four decadesold. lt is time to ask
ourselveswhat wc can do to establlsh and accomplishmu!ually
agreed obiectives ln the future.
We who are blessed with the
light of a unlque wisdom concern'
lng our unlverse, its govcrnment,
ourplanet's history and and a htghly detalled account of the life of
Jesus,havean unique and undeni_
able responsibiltty to promulgate
thts knowledge to all who lack its ir'
lumlnation. Our Creator, Michael,
g.ve us our tzsk ln no uncertaln
ierms:
ao rotc th:rt anrorrgthc various
faiths, financial suPport of ouF
(cach,social agendasand thc nur'
turing of their congregatiollsis
carried out more effectively than
ours. You uright excuse this bY
noting drat their groups arc far
more numerous than ours thus
thcir support base is far grcater.
(Remembcr, Jesus acconrPlished
His goals with iust twclve people!)
But, $re ProPoseto eliminatesome
excuscs by answering a few Per_
tincnt questionsabout our Society,
bodr pastand present.
I
()kay! Jttsl what is lhc Pu.pose
t.stn?
of
.tc tcacljing,s oJ I l)c tlra tia lkt<tk'
( ) lt SocietJf s Ictiuilies roill pol'tra!
)a l(ryattie! oJ our faitb; tttttgttify
"'l hc purposcsof liirst Socictyot
tlrel&resoftnhb, beau1)atklS00'L
II)s ,{ngclcsarc thc study and dis
tbe attracttott to
of tllc tcachingsof'l hc ness;foster
lcflriniltion
-tlrantia
sup|e rc aahes; elTbancetotselfisb
lkrok; thc inculcatidr and
sirurce and Jellousbiq; glorifY
cncouragcnrcntof thc rcalizatior
tife; Pronrote sqirit al.
:rndapprcciationof thc lradrcrhood fa.nitY
eelucattiorr: Prouide Ltlse cora'set
of God and-thc Ilrodrcrhood of
afl .l spiritual Sttidarce an'l foster,
Man in ordc;'i;"incrcasc and en'
encourage afld sttpport to tbe besthancc thc conrfort, haPPincssand
ofour abitities, tbe prohferatio'L oJ
wcll-bclng of nran as an iidividual
quality strd! gtoups lbe Society's
and asa mcmbcr ofsocicty through
liui gJaitb trl tlre tea.ltiltgs (tf Tbe
thc mediumof frxtcrnalassociation,
Ihafltia Book sb@Ueuer elrcourage
cvcr obcdient to dle laws of dris
f elloursbiD, cofl serue ttrora li t!,
country and to thc rcgulatiofls of
Drornok ;o rttlrtlrtbt u)elfare a'td
lhe ScllowshiP."
a.doaftcetbe spread ofour essential
and.
Itrorrrtbe FSI.ACottstitutio'x goslet,the fafuerbood ofGod
a'tcl
tbe Drolbethoo.l oJ Mc't
a
tad
but
Wo1nelt,"
Thaa'sav/orthy Purpose
(Rcf.Pg. 1092)
general. Can You Provide more
6peclfic goets to assist ln mY
Sounds good but I have other
declslon to loin?
responsibllities and I don't knoqr
n'!be
P&tPosesof fue Flrst SocietY
find the time to really Par'
of tns ArBeles ale the stud!, 'lls'- lfI can
V'hat do I do then?
settllrrallotr a.rrd socializotlotl oJ tlcipate.
"AsIt itb enl\gbtenecl a'Ltl sPint'
libera.tecl sotLsof tlre ki'|gdon of
beauett,you face a dotrble tespo'v
sibilitl/ of.hq b tatu afld dut! to
God ubile lou volulrtaril! assu1rc
a third @fldsacred obliSatioT : set'
lce to tbe blotbethood of God'
k rorlting believen.' (P8 1930)
"Dl.l J/ou ,rot urrdefitand bou
great uas thegospeloftbe klrgdo"t
tubicb t bis rturr lJesusl delivered to
yoL? Do )/ou tlot Pdcettue bot!
upotr
Sreat a saluation bas co,,Ne
yott?' (tg.2011)
'We
all do s/hatever we can. ltt's
all try to do our best' individually
and as a 8roup. Enoughsald.
Editor's Note: To 4ll Mottltor
,.eaders atNd dt terestealparttres: If
lou l)aue ata! conrrreltts ot sugestlol\s cot cen.lltg these ,natters'
Pl.easetatite to: Tbe Mo,,ltor, c/o
Edttor or FAx tt to O 14) 666a821 '
"YOURMORTALASCENSION"
'thank
our
vou" to Chick MonBomeryfor dlc
'The
Ascender'sGuide to the Master
oualitvEtlk,
Sunday,February
tiniuers",Yo.trMoral Ascension"
i. iqs1. Th" t"rt wr" excellentcomplimentedbyThe
MasterMural which wasabsolut€lyawesome'
The rcal thrill came$'heri chick gaveeveryooe
to rcally get involvedby taklngresponDermlssion
i riniversefor which they would
iiuiiitv in
"."^tng
personallytakechargeof. Betngonly humans'we
;ll steppeduP to createone!
Chtckls greaghe is an artist' lecturer, composer
of music an? plats severalinstruments l(r'ewerc
by chick, Ellenand Monica
"nte'.tained
who
".o.ci"ttv
rilneom..v tctri"t's stitcr) and KegJohnson
all
we
wrote'
a songchick
i".Jt1in Ji"g-rongof
-to.t
" t
ction, movingto perfection"'"
""ng...'spitit
G learnedwherewe are andwherewe aregoing'
ThedaywasjoyfulandupliftingforeveryoneAgain'
*" -r"it t" tt"tit ctttck a;d hts;onderful familyand
madethe day so specialfor
ii"na" *t"
eachofus. ""-" ""d
Cet tetl' F'edattcka' Mural b!: Cbkh Mot'tgon@'Jl
TbeMontgotnzrY Fatntly : I.R: Monka. Ellen, Cbkk, Etka;
page ten
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for UrantiaBookrcaders
FIRSTSOCIETYOFLOSANGELES
NEVSLETTEROFTHE
MAY2!
SPEAK
TO
DOCLIVINGSTON
ON ''THEMISSIONOF MIRTH,
THE MINISTRYOF MERRIMENT'I
"Tbeh$lf:er tbe mortal species,tbe greater tbe sFessand tbe gteater,tbe capacit! fol ltlttlor
as u.,elli tbe nzcessity1oi it. n tne splrlt lzorld tbe opposite is true: TbehiShet we ascend, the
Iessthe npedfor tbe d|'ersions ofretersion e periefl.ces.But proceedin-g-dotL',.tbe scale of spiit
life fiom Paradise to tbe seraPbic hosts, tbel'e k an inoeasing needfor tbe fttission of miftb
ini tbe ninistry of hTerrirneflt, Thosebeings who most t@edtbe,efresb'nznt ofperiodic reaer'
sion to tbe intelleciual status ofprettious etcperieflcesare tbe biSber rypes of tbe hum4fl species'
the tu)r'onti4rs, angel4 and tLi Material iotts, togetbet uitb a sinilar tlpes of Perso'talit!'"
CIhe Urantia Book - Page 549)
Doc Livingston (Reversion
DirectorIn Training) will present
a talk on "The Mission of Mirth,
The Ministry of MerrimenC'at the
2PM,May 2 FSIA meeting.
Doc will discuss the source,
function and application of
humor both on Urantia and
drroughout most of our ascen.dent careers, Since Doc's
farcrite topic is humor, a few
laughs are guaranteed.
During the alk, 6e Reversion
Corps will be analyzed, in-depth,
and the various techniques they
utilize shall be covered with sPe-
cial attention paid to their
spiritual purpose.
The evolution of humor on
Urantia will be covered along
with its function in our overall
progress towards personality
perfection. Associative subiects
which impact our soiourn bere
and on the Mansionrvorlds will
be included.
The differences in Urantian
humor and true spiritual humor
will be illustrated by those vfio
auend the meeting. Bring som€
ocamples of humor (okes, anecdotes, etc,) with you to ttre meet-
ing and during a specialinteractive period, the group asa whole
will determine Etlich category
each bit of shared humor
belongsin.
Don't miss this iocutar joust
and the chanceto participate in a
greater appreciation of the
Father'splan for our perfec{ion.
BE THER'ET
Edttots Note:AssortedrtrPeindts
and ,cgetablasutlu bePrcdd.d bX
tbe HosPnaltty Cb@l4ot qudlzn e
eupresston of tbelr cotrlecttoe
opnnlai.of the talk.
ONLY NOTICE!
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TO PRESENT
ANNGARNER
,THEMINDOFJESUS-ONJUNE6thl
on June 6th to share''Ihe Mind ofJesus'with
Ann Gamer is makinga specialrrip to FSIAfrom Ter<as
us. Ann is an eracep6oialperson and so are her talks. Her life is dedicatedto spreadingthe Urantia
sord' everyq'hereshegoes...evenIA!
timb stulent ofTte UrantiaBook and hasintegratedher awarenessof its contentsinto a
Ann is a long
-to
life dedicatcd sharingthe good newsit represeots.If you are unawareof Ann's talenta5 a volce for
dle Urantiangospelyo;re i; for a real treaC Her specialstyleof communicationis well knownto 6ose
who havebeJn fornrnateto hear her lecarresand serninas. Ann hasdeliveredtalksin churchesall over
dherount'y regardlessofdenominatioo or faith. Eer UrantiaBook inspired speecheslransceldthemany
dGslmilarities;f dte standardorganizedreligions andall find her interpretationsofthe Book'steachiogs
excitingand fulfilling.
Doni missthis er<traordinarypresentationfrom a truly knowledgeablescholarof dte IJB!
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rsu.MEETrNGLocATroNFoRMAYZnd
Unitatian Community Church - (Forbes Hall Entrance) - 121 Atlzona' Santa Monlca' CAI
PRESIDENT'SMESSAGE
"The Spirit of Change"
ubi.b. t heselrigber flu.r.ifestatlons
o_fbunran deuelopnTe|t and diuir?e
destirry ntust spring. Tbesoil oJ tlre
eoohhrtg soul is burnatl atrd
,naterial, but tbe destttE/ of tbit
corr.bhTed c,reatufe of ,tltrd aflZ
sPiri, is sPlitual @r1ddivir.e."
(Ps. 1738)
A spiritually mature person will
always ffnd creadve values il,! eve!
the hardest of life's trials, As readers
ofThe Urantia Book our knowledge
empowers each of us with the
ability io bring those around us
closet.
nYoubaae seentbeuay ofierutce
planet faster today than ever
before.
The information learned from
this revelation grves humans dre
ability to face the vrorld's crises- instead ofgiving up we aaeaskingourselves,"How best cah I use this experience to deepen my own
spiritual awarenessand guide me to
be more helpful to others in thes€
situatioos?"
'Ea.uit g stafied out on tbe ua!
ofW eue astt.g, bat)htg accqtud
tbe assigtu tet t and receh)edlour
do trot feaf tbe
otde$ ,o a.d1ra,tuce,
dangers of bumant fotgetfulness
dnd ntofial lnaortstanaX/,da nat be
boubled unfu doubts offdllure ot
da notfalbf peelartngconf6'ton,
tet arad ques$on louf stafi$ ,,nd
sta,ttdlrrg for tn eteet darh boltr,4t
everXr'closstoad tn tbe font)ard
st lrgglr, tbe Spt tl d Tt,db.ltll oL
uals speah, sqltng, 'Ihas ts tbe
nLeteteq, n an nLdhesure tbat br ffi! W arr.ong J/ou, atd blzssed
t helnt eIIect ra.Ial rd.rrr4tdIfo utuda arc loar rl,bo ulu bdue tbe gracloTts
tlorrsof cbaractet are sa&bas urttl coura,geso to setue,r . (Pg. 1939)
a.deqratetr!s.tpport tbes.(rersrnEturc of tbe dtla.rghrg atud ant oSoclally, lnformatlonally and
bltng 4ndtual.4rurc, ubtrcb X splritually we find our world ln the
tb,.s to haasfofln tbe nortal ,nlnd. 6tateof excltement!It ir the upllftand tbert,tt etsoclattan urrtbtbat tng "Splrlt of Change.' Change
(Pg.385)
?crualed mtnd, ls to a.btae tbe which stirnulates our curiosities, uay."
oflrrrrnortal moves us forward and challenges
-lolaenQ rt of tbe Eoarl
Theseare most exdtlng timeswe
des,lr,t. Your sltlrat nature-.tbe each of us to experlence all we can are llving through. Thank the
lolntlt cieahd touLls o ltrdng (and some we thlnk we cannot) Fatherfor dlowlng us to be of sergr?Ub, btt tbe ntlnd @rzdt prak
henccforth we'evolve,n The Urantia vlce'
Marterc cbr.otua
of tbe lr.dlt ldual @t?,be Eo rtom Book is spreading throughout the
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*ttt S tbe watarefum rbe nratber\ carc; be k ubolb dapqrdart on tbe eartbtr!fatberJor btsfutt ldeas of
tb€bqnarlf Fatber, TbecbM's s,ubteq..errtW tt rr.4d4baPPf ot ufu4pgJL e4s! ot dtfulth' hr accotdaree
uub htr eqly me*al @td enDtlanal Ue, @ndnfaflzd b! tbeseEoctaland sPhltual rehrtutthfps o! rbe bon&
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EDITOR'SCORNER
" A C o l l e g eo { t h e S p i r i t "
The future is upon us. The longing for unity wi(hln the ljrantia
Movement must be addressed by
those who have the spirit and the
desire to act. our mutual need for
a focus of effort and energy towards
'Good
spreadiog the Jesusionan
News'must be addressed,noq'.
For thosewho would hesitatebecause of the morass of efrol comp.ising the Foundation'sactions,be
'ssured..,that will be taken care of
ind adjudicated by those whose
mission lt ls to do so. These thlnSs
are already ln place and worldng.
All other aspectsof this problem will
be handled by the Fether and we
should not stand by, in eithe. fear
or anxiety, over an outcome that is
undeniably assurcd by Mlchael and
the Father.
Don't you remember rhat nothlng absolutely nothis& can stand ln
drc way of the Father's will and its
r€alizatioo on Uiantta? Surely oot a
very small group of mlsguided mortals rfiose actions will assuredly be
neutcallzed by the very error they
endorse. How could we ever allow
ou$elves to doubt the eventual
out@me of this matter? How could
we use this unfounded doubt as an
G'rc:rtsefor distraclion and inaclion
over the last few years?
The noble and divine nature of
our stewardship'of the Trudr on
ljranda must be accounted foa. $(e
rnulit refuse to t€lt or rationalize
any longer. The path is clearly
marked in the Urantta Book and the
Btble. L is the fai.ttotl
of God-
krtot itrgfinrtals to sh..re tbe spirit
ofJe&$ uitb all tolrotn tbEl colr|e
it| colttact uitlt and strtre tu belike
//ir?r. This is our spiritualmissionas
mortals and there is no other.
While this endeavornust be carefully planned to insure flexibility
and an inclusive nature, we need
not worry of the results of our activitiesin theseareas: That is stricF
ly up to thc Father. we nrust'be
about the Father's business as
there is a *?iting world in which v/e
live that requires it of all of us
blessed by our awarencssof the
revelation.
I can hear your thoughts. "Well,
that'sa fine sentiment,butwhat exactly should we do?. Vhat would
be our agendato achieveourgoals?
Fair question. Perhapsa three
phase program for the required
steps necessaryto achieve the
abovegoals. The secondand third
phaseswillbe discussedin the next
two issuesofthe Monllor.
I think that phaseone should be
the planning for (he creadon of a
'College of the SplriC established
for those who wish to travel the
path of a modem day apostle. A
well-financed school with 4 systematic, high-level curricrilum and
the best educators in thelr respecrive fields (sci€nce, history,
phtlosophy, theology, etc.) for the
lndepth 6tudy ofnot only the teachings of dre Uranda Bookbna bot to
tea.r! This will provide a unl&ing
idfluence and could provlde an ef"
fective ordlnation G) procedure,
whe[ necessary, that would b€ a
conslstent stardng point for all who
attend and graduate. Ofcourse, the
unique differences tn persomlity
and lnterpretation would be encouraged and provtded for, but the
lnitial curriculum would be the
s:une.
wbere
"Sounds e*Penslte.
utouw tue get tbat ntrlab ,r@nqf
The sources for dre funding of
such ao effort is as importart as the
money i6elf. Thls lorel of funding
would have to come ftom those sincere readers (and other believers)
Pagetbre;
who rvould give substantial
amounts freely s/ith no power or
polirical 'strings' attached to their
contributions. ln our present day
world tlrere are many opportunities
for eftor in this regard. One needs
merelylook atthe crirrent proliferation of money-oriented religious organizationsand their resultsto observe this. Utantia readers, on the
other hand, haveclearcutwamings
of what to watch out for. If these
'Dangers of Organlzed Religion'
were ro be incorporated into the
rules of conduct for this new endeavor and adhered to ulder
penalty of dismissal from govemlng
service, we might iust be creating
somethingvect,difficult to corrupt
and fosteringa rellgion our Father
would be proud of. As for the
money itself, if this concept is h'l
alignment with the Father's will,
nothing and no one could 6top the
funds ftom being made a ilable.
'ordlfiate'
"wlry do tae fi.ed. to
people or go 4bout cteotlng atl
'organked'rell.glanT
Alrhoush we ltve tn a world lhat
requtres icertaln level of pre-established 'forms' and 'condltlons' for
the lnstitudon of a rellgtous group
to have any 'recognized' Elidity in
our present day culrure, we can afford to be dlffefent. ve all knoq
ftom The Urantia Book ltself, the
pltfalls and hazards to avoid and
pfotert agalnst when we go about
the task of c.eating a 'n€s/ religion
on Urantla. lve have the advantage
of an excellent template and
guidelines to follow to do this
properly ftom our Book and 1t8reP
resentation ofJesus' life. Sfe need
not fear the'O" word (olganizatton)
rather, by carefully constructlng
'ouC faith wtth builtin flexibility,
room foa evolutlon and a r,/elldefined technique for all participan6 to cont ibute tn a self{orrective system we can be well
prepared for any eventuality.
:\vheneYer there is any question
of the route we arb on we have the
Jesusonian Ideal to compare out efforts widr and democratic. self-cor-
EDITOR'SCORNER(Con't)
recting techniques to incorpofate
'hem. I am sure that, when a
we cansimplyask
_rroblem surfaces,
'What
would Jesus
the question,
do?"we will be able to find a path
through any conflict. Could anyone
be foolish enough to believe that
Michael'sspiriistuuld not be there
to assist us in our efforts or ignore
our pleas for guidance? ln recognition of the divcrsity of opinion attendtog the goals, methodology
and l1adous techniques for deslgnlng 'ou.' klnd of religious organization, *€ must perforce utilize a
democratic system for problem
resolutlon ln lhis planning stage,
without an lnitial fair and equal dlstrlbutlon of authority underlying
the lnhastruclure we create, the undertaktng will undoubtedly fail.
whlle the time fo. the actual creatlod ofthls "School ofthe Sptrtt' may
oot be yet, thete ls no reason to
forestall a planning phase fo. those
q'ho wlsh to partlctpate. Action alzys spealG louder than words, lt
-6 dm. to begi0 maturing our self"
cortrol, .ct on the gifts we have
been giveo and foster an eirdeavor
r.ordry of our d6lre for alignment
to dle Fadler'B wlll. The future is
upon us,
Edt or
Ibe purpose of all
edrrcatlon sbould be to
fostet and furtber tbe
'suprerre
puAose oI W,
tbe deaelopment of 4
malesrtc and .aellbalanced personallty.
Tbetckgrcat needfor tbe
teacbing oJ moral diEdpthe tn tbe Place of so
tttucb self-gret tfu atio*
Upor.snb q for.ndatiott
,cltglon ma! cantrlbute
s sphlta&l lflceflth'e to
tbe etalsrgetraefltqnd etu
,*bflenl oJ mortel life,
e&i to tbe sea.riry qnd
qbanaenant of llfe eternal'
(Pg.2og6)
S T U D YG R O U PC O R N E R
BeachStudYGrouP
TheHuntington
Hu ntington Beach StudY
Group meetson Thursdaynights
at 7:30 PM,hostedby Kermit and
TackieAnderson. ve have been
itudying The Urantia Book for
over 17 years.Our format usually consists of reading a single
paper in one evening.\(re have
read the book from cover to
cover once and are engagedcurrently in our second such readrng.
'I(/e
have also introduced activitv of a more spiritual nature.
\ve'share personal spiritual
events, themes and srruggles
from our daily lives. lve share
praver reQueststor ourselves
'andothers
in need.\?e then hold
concernsaswell as
thesesDoken
-petitions,
thanksgivings
silent
andpraisein groupworshiP.Itis
important to actually do something ofa spiritual Datureinstead
of just talking about them.
rVe usually have between six
and twelve readers in attendaDce.Kermit has been reading
*re book for 25 years andJackie
has been reading dre book for 18
yearsandwas introduced to itby
Kermit. They are also long time
members of FSLA.Kermit and
Jackie have served FSLA in
various capacitiesand at manY
events over the years ano are
loved and respected by all v'ho
knowthem.
Their group also is active in
picnicsa;d sdcialsand generally
breaks for the summer rzcation
period. All are welcome; we are
it Paper23 as of March 4,1993.
Calt in adrznce, O14\ 894-1417.
THANKSTO PHIL& ROXYFORTHEIRTALKS
.THEKINGDOM
BOOK
OFTHEURANNA
OFGODANDCOSMOLOGY
FSIA'SMarch7th speaker,had a full housein atPhiliDCalabrese.
"Klngdomof God and CosmologyofThe
for
his
excePtional
tendanie
guests
liom out ot rcwn and reaoerstrom
talk
Many
UrandaBook'
all sharedgreatenthusiasmabout
ciunties
LosAngelesand Orange
tlle informationPhilDresented.
It was fantasticto hear aboutdle "inside' scoopon Paradise,light'
ultimatonsand shadowsof realities.ve all enjoyedthe talk and $e
fellowship.
Thankyou againPhil for your time and knowledge.
THE FRUITSOF THE SPIRIT'
Ro:ryAllessandroVentolaenlightenedour minds and heartswitil
her tallq "Fruits ofthe Spiril"
"I'm surethatevervoneof usqfio seeksGodwantsto becomemore
Godlike in our datlylives"witi this Roxybeganher alk and thus for
6e dav transformid everyoneto realize their role in doing rhe
Fadrerb will; asshe is 5o gifted at bringing us into the true sPirit of
fellowship.
To reap dle fruits ofthe spirit - q'tratan inspiratidh and challenge
for all of us!
Thankyou againRoxyfrom all ofus for sharingyour love and time
wid! readersat FSLA-
llgnren(of cgoistic nroftal inraginr_
rion. Self-motivaredliberty is a con
ceDtualillusion, a cruel deceptiofl
I considermyselfalibcral and not Uaense nrasqueradingin rhe.garof the religious Right, but to me, ments is the torerunnet ol aDtect
l i b e r a l i s m d o e s n o t m e a n a bondage.'-The UrantiaBook.
.
- tolerance for the filth. obseniw and
proted our rights
How do we _Amendment?
violence that spews forth from the
Perairwaves,recording industry and under the First
Callada's
in
lies
haps
the
answer
movie industry.Under the cloak of
the First funendment Drotection. reient Supreme Court rulinS. Thc
our nation ha: steadily tolerated the court ruled that obscenitY is
degradation bf fuomen, children, defined bv the harm it does to
anil the threatened killine of our women's rjursuit of equality. This
.ouldweliextend to thCharm done
police.
l exPosure to
Vhere is the liberty for the vic- b y a p e r p e t u athere
are enough
violence.
Surelv.
tims while victimizers' righ6 are good
great
couniry
this
in
minds
prole\cted.lsn't it time for liberty
true
between
who
can
distineuish
and lusticefor all?
and false libertiwhile not iepard2A quote that expresses it all: ing our rights undet the First
"Llb€rw ls suicidal when divorced Afien<lment.
from iraterial lustice, intellec$al
It's time we seriouslY re-examine
faimess, soclal forbearance, moral
our
notions of freedod of expresduteand sDiritual lues.Unbridled
sion
in view ofthe real dlreats to the
sef-exunresulated
self.will a'nd
oressloneaual unm'itigatedselffsh- moral lnteqriryofour nadon.Where
is truth. 6eiuw and qoodness?
iress, the icme of ingodliness.
sacrlficedon thealrarsofgreed and
and
wlthout
the
associated
ljberw
ever.i;creasing conquest of self ls a corruDuon.
F R E E D O MO R F I L T H ?
lFCs srop gloriryi[g violcDceas
tlle way ro solvesocialinteractions.
Sroprhe increasingthe ctpitulatio'1
to oornoqraphyand obsenirywhich
oniy degiades'our children_aswcll
a5women :rnd men.
Free speech is not fiee. The cost
is too great.
Free speech under the guise of
artistic eipression is a fallacv *4ren
the resulf is the destnrction of all
that's decent and good.
Stella ReliSa
Letters to the Bditor Reprint from
The Daily News-January 1993
Editor's Note: Stella a IonRting IJrantia Book reoder has
sltonsored -and belped saPPort,
hornes tor bqttere4 uorften arut
childr4fl. in Wbittier for m.any
lears. Sbe bas beenin a Dosition
'to
see t be end res'.lt of tbe breahdoutn of our counim's moral
ualues dn-d is deqllt toncetned
PHIL & FAMILY
RO)v (havlng fruitl)
BOARD
YOURGOVERNING
In the cominPmonlhs,we will be includinTbrielbiography'sol the first Society,olI os An9eles'
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HAL & LUCILLEKETTELL
(BookChalman)
Hal wasborn in GrandJunction. Colorado, raised in
Pomona, California area,
(when it
- . graduatedChaffeyHigh
was a lower divtston of Chaffey
Collcgeon the 644 graduadon
plan); |hen on to UCB followed
by dendstry uzining at UC,San
Frandsco,
He titemed 8t UCSFHosPlFI'
md taughtthere one year before
golng on sfiat he thought was a
on€ yeaf tour of actlve Army
dut'.
Itwound up to be f,ve years,
tc,o ofth€m ln the SouthPacific.
Hc rrason fourbeachheadlandlngs lnduding the initial one at
LcFc in thc Philippines.He h€ld
the r.nk of Maror upon dischetge.
Hrt met fuhrre wife Ixcille on
.a tconis oourt in San Francisco.
lShcsurelookdd goodin a tennis
outfrt' he says. She still looks
*' good.Th€ymarried before Hal's
military duty. Their ttrree
childreo are Rob, an architecg
Doreoe, a mother; and Steve,a
p h y s i c i s t .T h e y h a v e t h r e €
granddaughErs.
Hal had beenquite an athlete,
playlng tennls and baseball,and
scubadiving. His athleticcare€r
wasbrought to a closeby an ail'
m€nt drat went undiagnosedfor
flve y€ars although he visited
medical cllnics dtroughout dre
United Statesand BuroPe.
Finalty, a doclor at Ioma
LlndaUniversttyMedicalSchool,
compartngsymptomsw h medi'
cal data iom Japan,diagnosed
the problem as sPinal cord
er('
damag€resultingfrom sxciess
po€ure b mercury ln the denal
laboratory €!(acerbatedbY temporary medication IIal was
taking.
Hal has used an eledric cart'
since1978and getsaroundsPryly. He does not ld the problem
hold tdm down ashe and I,trctfle
have traveled extensively
drrougbout dre worl4 induding
a 5,0@mile aub tour ofCanada.
In his commuoity Hal has
given extensive service as orPCe 'irc
ganizerandchairmanofthe dentalHealtbprogramin theArcadia
schools,as chairmanof local
dentistsworking with the Child
HealthCouncil,as chairmanof
ttre Denal Hygiene Program at
PasadenaCity College,and as
elder and trusteeat ArcadiaPresbrterianChurch.Hal hasbeena
member of Rotary club for 37
yearsand hassewed aseditor of
HIGH GEAR their weekly
newslener,assecretary,asDifector for Vocatlonal Service,as
CommunityService,asClubService, as President,and as FoundationChairmao.
Afterall his previoussuccesses Hal is now doing.a sPec'
tacular iob as our Book
CommitteeChairman. He is
providing many articles of interestto readersand hasa createda
greatdtsplayvtsibleeverYmonth
at dre FSIA meetings.He is also
in contactwith local llbrari€s to
insure ar,"iilabilityof the book o
eYeryone.
He is a long-dmereader and a
29 )rcar men6er of our Society.
ftal and IJcille cohost a Urantia
study group on Monday evenhgF in rhelr home I[ ArcadiaIxcille gronE the bsutlfrrl
cymbidium orrbids wete been
cnroying and aPpreciadng as
decoradonsat our meeitings.
we appreciaEall your cfforts'
Hal, thank lou from all ofus.
Ultorut Notetht @tetoudtdr.', b@tt'
belA hoh Mt -na.fq arry$deb, ls
d bugb ad .larst ttargJob. tt ts 4,lo
oie of tbe ,r@tt ,rr@[email protected] lt &at t Lt
lrrfthnatt cb@89otdttsa nathglbe
Ilrar.tt4 Book ar.d rdata, ,tutalals
':
tbtougbout tbat SadatY'sa@. ; : .
Janellehas servedFSlL for
many yeats. She is known by
most UrantiaBook readersfor
her unendingpersonalservice
wfierevershe is needed.Sheis a
devotedfiiend and reader.
Janelle has worked in the
entertainmentindustry for 15
years. Cge*dits inclu de:
coproducer/ director/cowriter,
A HERO'S JOURNEY: THE
ITOruD OFJOSEPHCAMPBELL
(Iandmark Theatersand PBS)i
producer/director/cowriter, OF
ENDIJRINGDREAMS(PBSfrom
drc 6hour 6€ries,THB\?ESTOF
THE IMAGINATIONwhich she
JANELLEBALNICKE
al6o line producedi producer/
(Manb e$ hip Cb a l4t erso n)
director, GEMSAND MINERAIS:
THE ULTIMATE ROCK VIDEO
Janelle holds a B. A. in
ANdTHE FLYING MACHINES Producer, ProductionCoor"
Arts,Film Program
VideoCollection). dinator)on ftlm projectsinclud- Photographic of Centrall,on(Smithsonian
ing IMAXwide screen,HIDDEN from Polytechnic
Shealsocompletedthe creaSECRETSOF THE GRAND don. She was an Honofs candve 'bible" for THE BATTLEoF
CANYON;worked q/ith British didate in English Literatureat
THESH(ES,a +part "MTVfor the
h o s t J a m e s B u r k e o n T H E Unive6ity ofcolorado her home
mind' on issu€sof gendercom'
NEURONSUITE;andearlyin her sate. She has been a guest lec'
missloned by KCET-TVwith a career with Mrian Malone and b.trerat USC,Graduat€Schoolof
PBSChallengeGranq. cowrote David Kennard both formerlY Cinema; Directors Guild of
RUSSIATODAY: A PEOPLE,S
with BBC.Shespent3 yearswidr America member. She was
TO
DEMOCRACYviOT
JOITRNEY
Malone on production team of recipient of first grant given bY
AlexeyDenisovfrom REN-TVOs- COSMOS,the international newly formed JosePhCamPbell
tanklno, Moscow (narrated by
astronomy serieshostedby Dr. Foundationto suPPorther work
Sharon Gless);wrrote narr4tion Carl Sagan,givingher largescale, in dwelopff:nt of new serleson
for VISIONSoF A NEw VORLD complenproductionskills.
world my,thology.
(narrated by Marsha Mason)
both one-hour documenaries
Sheqrasfeaturefflm Assistant
Janelle currendY lives and
(EarrhlightProductions).
Direcbr on Ansonwilliarns'ALL works in LosAngeles.Ve're very
\?hen Janelle beganwriting AMBRICAN MURDBRstarring fortunate to have such talent
and directing, she worked in Chrisopherwalken; andasstory s€rving on the FSIA Goveming
producdonhaldingvariousPosi- analyst for los Angelesttterary Board. wc thank you Janellefor
tlons of responslbility (Unit agentEvartsZieglar and feau.rre &e many unselfish hours sPent
on the behalfofour Socieg.
Production Manager,Associate producer PeterGuber.
The folloq'lng ts a quote from cody lrng (Age4) on the topic of God:
akobas agoaat
"GodwearsgoldJ,ou hnau. He bas a Eoldanrobe a,r'dHe uqss goldan s@tdak' Ee
Lt I.OW|
ioord ar.d lts tt@n@
Thts ls a quote from Sleffa Long (Age6) on the topic ofcod & Angels:
'*igett lavePeopl and tbej are spectal r8 setf h41tGodbt a"' andr @n God" I loteA"gek' r lthe ta
ani tbey ite nte n ne' Yott sbould care about otbd 2@Itlc @td tahe carc-of
th*."
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"nO
"iy
p"opti tn tt"I t@hec@reoln! btotbers...tben tbe! ratlt take can ofltott' It ottu taket o'E dqy
to da tt... tbenlou did ttl'
REPORT
M O R E N OV A L L E YS T U D YG R O U PL E A D E R ' SC O N F E R E N C E
On Saturday,March 20, 1993
history was made as Southern
California study grouP leaders
met for th€ first time in Moreno
valley to sharetheir Personalexperiences since making their
commitrnent-tabecome a study
g.oup host or hostess.
The conferencetheme flas
'Making A Difference" and it
openedwith Prayer.rve learned
about each person's Personal
decisionto dedicatepart oftheir
life to dle study of this book with
others on a regular basis; and
when and how they startedtheir
study groups. The diversity and
uniquenessof our backgrounds
led to a very informative and en-
possibilityof it beingover a three
day period. ve exPerienced
suih an enthusiasticsupport for
this conference that many
leaders requested to attend fiom
Nortbern California and surrounding statesbutwe were unable to accommodatethem. The
cessfulstudy grouP. GrouP wisevent was more than successful
dom was utilized, esPeciallY,on
sometimes there are no real
circumstancesthat arise when
words to describesomethingas
sharing the reading of the book
successful as this conference
with so many different Perwas.
sonalities.
Marlefle chicoine
As everyoDe went their
Domcsilc Ei<tmlon Commlttcc'
separate ways there were ex_
clamationsabout how great and
meaningfulthedayhad beenand
studJ)
it was voted to do it again Yearly' (*DECfor So. Cahforat'ia
inviting the endre state with the GrouPSuPPon)
lightening interpretation of common cxperiences among long_
time leaders.
New leaders felt that this ooe
day conference had given them a
whole new asPectand marIy new
ideas on how to have a more suc_
IN MEMORYOF HOWARDCHRISTENSEN
(Graduared3//7/93)
that compelledyou to lik:
there
Ifyou knew Howard, even as a mere acquaintance,
^was.something
or overt friendlinesstoward
Oi" ni-. frri" t", notjust due o his sharp intellect' unselfish.kindness
in great abundanceand freely shared
otfiers. Nor was it the quality ottne Jt anJiumo' h" po'"u"ted
with those he knew.
compassionate and quickly
Howard had a gentle spirit that surrounded bim dlat was unpretentious'
than words and a man is truly known
apparent in all he said and dtd. rt it t"ia ti,"i""s "te far scongir
*'no, Uy his acions, was tnown by many as a lolul sup'
bv hls acts. This is undeniably tru"
lessforto drose
s]'rnpathetic
"iio*".a
un'"lfishry
iuuit"h".
[.i"#"ii"ra
;f,;;;;;u;;;fi;;;."i'ill
"na
tunate than himself.
two otlners whose altruistic er<ampleof
In my 43 years, outside of personal family, I have known only
find living instancesofsuch conlivinqwasevencloseto Howard,s. rtr.r" a"ji lair -"re than dithcultro
are left want-
i'". ,r,"'*"a to nonestlyadmit that mv own standards
:i#"Jffg;';;;;"?;;;il;
Howard an9 q"totg to k":yj5
log when comparedo tris. sut, by tf,e si,"pi" o"*tt"n"" "f meeting
knowing that such fine personsachralover the Iastfew years,f na.'eat tne ,'ery leit, the experienceof
ly eJdsLThis tl|as Hoq,ard'sgreatestgift to me'
him now ia God's careand share
l onlywish that I could havehadth-etime to knoq'him better' I leave
my all too brief relationwtdrdroseflho kn€w him bettertrani, dris small poemdrat,to me, exemplifies
shipwidr Howard.
Alriend ts ,tot tfeUou'
Wbo k taken ln b7 sbetq
Alriefld k oflz wbo ktaws ourfaults,
And doe.slr'tgiae a dan L
you in the hollow of His hand'
\fe love you Hosard, and we will neverforgetyou' God keep
Editor
P!.ge eigbt
"
Mac & Me
( lictio"al a..ou'1 a,\ta'nJa,.r.b
i$ue)
DAY 5
The fifth daybcganwilh the racketoi
streeccleanersand lawnnowcrs. I had
beaten Mac to the punch and prepared
some tea for him and cotree for me. As
he $-rlked into the kitchen, I aiked him
ifhe had slept well.
'I dor't actuallysleep,Doc,a5ther€'s
no real need to,I€ngage in meditation,
prryerandworshipto rechargemyener_
gy stores rather th3n sleeP. I feel
rcfteshed and r€sted enough to ansiver
your questionsthough.'he said
'Could I ask a p€rsonal question,
Mac?"I inquired.
'C€nainly,'
'ls your pr€sentbody tully material...
I mcan is it like mine- You know...
"Close,but not e.xactlythe same."he
answered, "The differencesare subde
though Technically,n is calegorizedas
'suDermor6lmodilicationsbut I stillin'
gesi and defecate. Not (ealtythat dif.
fcrcnt."he cxplained.
"Youmean I could do wiihout sl€€P
if I practiced.' I asked.
'Doc, you can do most anlthing with
'Drectice'. but I think lt would takechan'
gcs you nighr noi wish to mak€ a! this
timc.' he stated,
'Changcrllkc...' I prompted.
'Stopping your ingestion of meat
products, radical adjusments to your
currmt dict no cafrelne md cenalnly
thc ccssadonofyour smoklng ofcigaren
les to nlme a few of thc merely'material'
rcquircmcn6.' hc cxPlalncd,
'Ummm,you'rc nght. I'll stick with
slc€p for awhilc. Bcstdg my Thought
Mjusica nccds mc occaslondly uncon'
rdous to bctter srork wlth mc, rlSht?' I
$l(cd Mec pauscd for a momenL
'Doc, how would you likc
Your
Thoughr Mjustcr to m5str lhat qu€.'
tion!" he c$ually tnquired wft e siPPtng
hls tca'l-.. ct.,. wcll. I'm not surc I...' I saam'
mcr€d- I e/'rs iakcn considcnbly rback
.nd romc*hat fe2tful of thc Pow€rful
privllcge hc sccncd *tllin8 to grrnt m€
'l don'a rrqui(c
Proof of ny Thought
Adii6ter's prcscnce to v.lidatc...' Mac
idcfiupacd mc.
'ThG has nolhing to do wlth rhat,
Doc t sidlpty askediflou wished to tdk
l( ov€r dirccdy or not, that's all. From
ftc 'horse's mouth' as is crudely said on
Uranda-'
'l gucss...w€[, ifyou think ia'sOK' I
aaid aftcr a few momenis, realizing that
rhc oppo(unily mightnor P.esentitscll
asainin lhis life Mac nodcleclapprov'
i;sly and snliled.
I perceivecla que€r sensanon as
rhouch a switch had been thro*'rl A
vasr-anbiance seemcd to make its
nresenceteltin my mind. Abnefperiod
br sitenceensuea. I supposethis was
don€ to allow me to PreParefor wha.
''Greetings
to you. Inybelovedmortal
countefpart. lt is at you( sincere re'
questand with the aPpromlofthe chief
of my kind on Diviningtonthat I con'
!€rsc with you at this time. I am fully
preparedto resPondto lhe quesrionat
hand.however.I mus(intonn vou tnat I
am linited by an injunction not to stray
kom ihe topic which I have bcen given
Dermissionlo discuss.In all other mat'
iers not revelantto this issue,I lm for_
bidden to respondin any manner' You
maY take all ihc dme vou wish to or'
ganize your though6 and questions
b€fore we begin."
ofwhat I had anticiPated,
Regardless
rhe realityofwhat *"s occuring bit me
'voice was
like a sledgehammer.The
omnipresentrnd eveqs'here without
comi;g from any specificdirection. It
was clcar and of such a e-Kraordinary
qualiryand timbre I found m)lselfquite
surDrised that it didnt seem to be coming-fronmy'nind' likc a thought lt w.s
as lf I $es surrounded by en elaborate
PA systcm with sPeakcrs Placed 360
desrces around me. h w"Jsn'tloud, iust
ind'escribably there and its character
was unlmaginablY gende. Afler I
rcgained my composuret I spoke
hesianrly.
n('hv is lhis lhe Srst tlme wc have
bcen a6lc to talk directly?' Thcrc Ras a
brief pause.
"Although that subicct rcalrn is mardnally rcatrlctcd, I may ans*tr that I
iavc Lcm in consent conact with You
for dmost ,7 ofyour )srs in thc normal
manncr ofmy klnd Alahough it is .rue
the! this occlsion is thc filsi dlrecl
dlaloguc we hav€ undcdaken, there
hrlrc bccn numcrous timcs aluring mY
Boioum hcrc in ufiich $rc have cfrec:tiv€'
ly cxchrnged vicws and convcG€d
'verbal' aq/arc'
withoui your conscious
n€ss of thc ocq[rcncc. fhe timc sur_
rounding thc P€riod of Your former
wlfe's brrln sulgery for lnstancc. I wish
to g.press my pleasure in the Plos€ you
wrotc to mc atthat timc. LldrouSh its,as
a transicnt, mortal o.Pression ofdcdl€a_
tion to my leadings wfiich has tecn
some$'hat sublimarcd oi€r time, your
presentl!ion end (he intent it
proclaimed s/rs relativ€Iy purc In conrent and appreciatcd by m]selfand I may
also say sevcral,rsociarcs of mine as
''Thank you for acknowledgingmv
meager effort of Sradrudcto you. I
apologizefor my monalinertiatha.must
be so exaspemtingfor you in the pursui(
ofvour missionwith me. I shallal6at5
endear.or to makeyour eflorts and your
task easierthough I fear I mus. be a con'
stant disappoinhent to you." I
responded humbly, sensing such a
powerful and abiding love seeningly
iusrbeyond the edgeof rnycomprehension cmanating from the event thlt was
occuring. 'will wc now be able to sPeak
directlv to one another in the future?" I
continued. There was another bricf
"vrhile rhcre is no need aPologze for
vour mortal disposition or nature, the
irrought is weliomed. The ler€ls of
Datience which my kind €nioy is some'
what greaterthan yours.' he chided.
I couldn\ resrain a burst oflaughrcr
at his undersBtementon pati€nce. He
allowed for mv rcaction and then con'
'Rcgarding
Your question, I do not
oercrev€that a necessitvfor condnual
conact durinc the remalnder of our
soioum hererill becomemanifest This
cvint is unlquc for manyreasonsI may
not disclose at this dmc and I am cergin
that, ln spltc of this concact,you Eould
agrce thirt your sPirl$al lcvel of ec'
comDlishment has not lttrincd first lcvel
stads-'
'I ?ouid most dcftnitcty egrcc " I
smilcd lnd noticcd thrt Mac xrrs sndling
as w€ll.
'Is it true that my tlccp Pc.iods are
helpfut for yo_nr functlon hcrc.'I
Thatls lrnc, For a vrdcay of rcasons
),our slceP providcs me with e mcdium
rhat cncomDass6 bolh thc subcon'
sdous and tie sup€rcotsclous ar€as I
rcquirc for thc .acomplislmmt of my
tasi( whllc you rcsidc in thc mortal sta(e
I furrlEr strtc that I3m rlso Plcalcd ttrat
vou do not ovcmuch crnphaslzc thc
;vmbolic technlquc I udlizc during
tircsc oetiods. Howcn€t, you should bc
co!! r;ant of$c fuct tharyour rnimd na'
tu;, cspccially in the libido ercas,oftctl
forccs lhc 'dr€am' contort I tral|smtt
inco much lo$tr lcvr! pattcrns thln I
would prtfcf. It is nry hop€ that tltis will
improvc rhat I mry morc €Ecc,tivelyful'
dll my mandatcs.'
I must adtnit I b€camc quitc rcdfaced
as mv comorehcnsion ofhls words sunk
tn" I'elmcld at ltt& and nodced ahathe
was covertng his mouth with his hand in
a failed .nemPt to hide his milth a( my
cvidcntdismal I glvc h,m 1 plcrding
ld)k and hc quickly rcrnovcdhis han.l
and bccamcins12nllysrraightfaced
'I shall try to ,mprovc, I promisc.' I
slammered. It might be due lo my Iack
)fa wife rt this time in my life I rarion'
'alized.
"l ampermtlcd todiscloscto you rhal
ro rhc encnt thar you becomc sclt-for_
gerfulregardingthisneecl,so 1oan equal
cxtcn( lhe tim€ irill draw closer to fte
end or such lo;dnEs and the Partncr
you seekwill apPearin your life. Evcn
presently,you havemuch to ofler a com.
panion so, never doubt thal whcn thc
aim€ comes, you will be cvcr more
prepared for the at.endanr r€sPonsibilities required for the rclatbnship
you scek.'he stated.
"Any hints on how soon that mi8hl
be?'I askedhopetully.
'That would bc beYond rhe
Darametcrs of our current contact.
i{arc patience. Have I answercd ihe
limi.ed topic's questionsto your satisflctton?" he asked.
*Ycs,and I thank you.'I rcsPond€cl.
"ThcnI will now tak€ my leavcofyou.
Know that I love you and will abide with
you forcvcr. Farcwcll." And. wi(h that
I rcmainedsllent for ln interminable
period ls Mac watchcd me closely
'That ie?s, ah... I mean,
Finaly, I spokc.
really... *fiat an incredible expericnce!'
I muttcrcd quiealy. Mrc's scrutiny
ccrscd Elth an cl'cr-widening smile.
Aou havc rcccb€d. distinct grft ftom
ihc Frthcr. Arc ihcrc any obseftations
you fecl likc sharing with me?' Mac
askcd
Just I fcw mllllon Mrc. First and
forcmost though, I'm having great dif'
ic|rlty undcr6tanding vrhy you atc or'
dtcatradngall th€s€.eventsfoa me." His
sllcnt smllc a€cmed to cncourrge furthcf, rcllccdon from me.
'l noa talking sbout 'sPecial' sauE
noq Mrc I rcally hoPc the timc has
comc ao le!'!l with mc on all that's happcdng aomc hcre,' I statcd, saving my
arm h an atc afound ihc foom.
Mlc atioed his grln and attempe4 not
v€ryrldl I ndght ad4 to app€ar scrious.
'Doc, lfyou would dftclsc a bit morc
Fdcnce lnd indt ge my iudgment for
thc'proper s€quente lod timlng, the
urs{rcts to all the questions you hrve
)odccinlng rny visit, along with the Pur'posc rnd cvqns surroundiltg it, will
cleaaly manifest I assurc you.' He
rcplicd smiling oncr .gain.
Oncc again, my intense curiosity v,/as
and prcdilectionsso thal thc outcome
of my dealings with you is nutually
productivc,the useof my
''Asyou would haveit, Mac. Cao
You reMrdingand
you
to live andwork cv€n
cause
to
ulent
reu me anylbingabour my Thought
and harmoniously
productively
more
Adjusrer's history or background
anser'erin th€
then
I
must
with
others,
regardingmy potential carect. I in_
amrmative and thank you for the com_
plement-' Mac stated with a slraight
'The ,{djusterappointedto
You has face.
hadtrainingnomoreunique,or'sPecial'
"Unclel I gve." I said throwin8 my
for lackofa b€tterterm,thanany other
up in surrender; we both began
hands
Adjusrcr on Urania assignment Of
to
laugh.
course,your fr€ewill abilityto alignyour
'I mustadmittoyou,Mac.-.I'm
Proud
will ro the Father'swill is somewhatcle_
pendcnton your proficrencyto disc€rn and happyto be your'Pawn' as I'm surc
ind developa tullcr undersBndingof many don't even make it to the
your funcdon as a monal on Urantia. chessboard.' I connded as Mac's Srin
The qualiF/and quanityofthat PerccPbyyourAdiusteriust
tion is ablyassisted
"Doc, althoughyou have many gtu,
ar i1 is in all other moraalsthat rcside vour senseofhumor balancedwith your
h€re. I will lellyou that,clueto somein' humilig is the one I most aclmire. You
tuiriv€'leapsof fnith' that you haveex" speak of the 'miracles' you have ex.
perienccddunng duflng your sojourn periencedduring my visit with you, but
here,my\rsiterithyou was required'for I assureyou,that ahehumor and modcs'
wanl ofa bett€rl€rm." He rePlied.
ty you possess,com€s the closest to a
''llequired?I don\ understandwhat true miracle in your mortal etcistence.
you mean by that." I puzzledover his Again, I am proud of You " He stated
sntement lor a tim€ then, Mac sPoke with g€nuineadmiritton
'Shucks,Mac. You'll tum my h€ad '
againwirh thar penetratinggazeofhis
"lt is extrem€lydimcuk to exPlain I said somewhatetribarmlsed yet unable
timeless,eGrnal elementsto a tim€- ro control a certain amount of ioy at his
appro l.
bar€d mo.tal p€rsonality. My Poini of
view is unlike yours in lhat it is not
"Even though iCs still v€ry Primitive.'
restricredby rhc 'habit'of linearthought He added in aftenhought as he b€gan to
in mortal exist_ look for the spor6 s€ction ln the local
Daterns so p(etalent
'porentals'asrealince. Doc,I iee your
PaPer.
'Aggght Dashed again on thc shotes
lzed realiries slmulaneous with the Per'
ception of your Present level of
of mon2l inepti$del" I quiPP€dPanproqress. Yet, bY ma4dateI, nor Your tomiming ftc act of Hari Kki hoping to
idi|;tcr, are ablc to share all th€se per'
eloke another laugh &om Mac. Mac,
sonal revelntions direcly with you as it
how€ver, was engrosscd in the pap€r
would unduly affect ahe manY aP' ie,henI lookcd uP.
propriate free will choic€s that you must
"I'll nevcr unlkrstand what hap'
make to actualizc your potential."
pened to the Raidcrs. They us€d to be
"Mac, I'm eftaid you lost me there.' I
io forccful.' Mac mumurcd from b€'
said thoroughly confr$ed.
hlnd thc ncwsPaPcr.
'I sald lt tr"s dimcuL' Mac rcPli€d
'
"Celigastics hmdic,ork no doubt I
with a wry 8rin.
said flady, disappotnted ln his.capons€
"Di6cult or nor, Mac-'Mongo fed like
to myiokc. Mac droPped thc paper and
pawn in g.mc ofltfc." Hc lookcd at me bcgan to laugh he.rtily.
'Primitlve, huh!' I murmurcd under
curlouslY.
'You l$ow, som€what manlpuhted
my breeth as Mac's laughter continuecL
aa*1t
by all this.' I oplatncd somewhat testi_
ly.
Edttor's Note: As sboua be obttotts
'If by manipulation you meao the un'
,bts ts a work offdron bnd Provtdad
bY
of
som€onc
adv:nagc
ftlr taking
Jor jour entertalftfler, onty. Ilad,as
tt tureq
devious md insidious m€3ns, the un_ iot beefl a ndbnal&@un4
For
ubfusbd!
ba)e
beet
tz&uA
t
scrupulous deplrivingof a humrn being uodd
no
bas
uo*
tbal
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tbose
ubo
feel
for
p.ecious
\ralu2ble
or
of something
uouA
!
a-FSIA
ola.e
tn
ItublEaltora
my ot\ln sclf.lndulgenl incooiderae
'boln,
out ,ba! a;nlLtt tbe b& ot and
purposes. thcn I deoy and dePlore ahe
'
contah 2d beretn
sltectulacton
term. But, tf by nlnipulation you mcan Uttd
o! Tbc Ututr'tea.blrtSt
tber.e
arc
fiatq/
and
ahe skillful usc. of communlcativ€
tl4 Book u,lkzed ln 4 @file6atlortal
p€n;uasil! afts, the ddttous employ'
fiannzt' touardt abegoal of bettet un;cnt of languagelnd dicdon, ihe iudi'
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dzrsandlng on a narc Pe|sonal leueL
your
cious mancuvering of
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URANnA Foundatio&aI r8hb rc.Evd.
Inaemuchas tha€ i! no ofocial intgprctatlon of the
t€achirysofTre UrptftaEoobtllevte$!€rprissedh€rdlr
are !q3€d wholy upon eachadhor/r urder*adlng
and Fsotral rEliSio$ exp€dnce.
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Editot's Notc Tha fo ouin' hto commcntadgara irr
6mEc b tht anbbbv Dar frldlEe,t
in UEl4tt i''u. olT}€
Ioirrol,ptittratilv anining Isus'dtth 6@t afidtlc td.
Mllhtdsin dsrd. in it, WhiEtlu lon d tlq r61,onfr5b it
qfisl, thtdqjsitn b rtblidtlilhoobtuB
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twbasdn
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tbasc of thca.{nd,Ioica irt6E,ih g,tolstlltoitt wL A
r@tltc'fton DanMtsdt fothtosaich,1uDa;hlhsclfsdd,
"Owt fr*tlrrbtr d ldaE'@ntud ,n lwl ,apq @rA fu
bei{t ial . d intenbt'ntg
to wnas ofTteloirial!
To 0r. FAlto,4T/da
lovmal
Rer.Blrt who rey you lhrt I .m?'
Mrny thrnts to Dan Masseyfor conveytngan inEesdngth€ory,sod|eenffidnlng and thought-ptovottng sFculadons, rnd lome good l$tght tnto the
worlIegrs di! onlds tjp b RonE td."Fq.ratoy'
Thepolnt lgnorcdtn Dan saldde tr that the!p6tler,
at Peter's lnstlgation and over the obiectiong of
Naftantul, did not do what tesuehad told them to do.
Ifrey didnl F€ach OEsimplegospelhehad taughtand
lived .trorfg dledl; lrulead, they preach€da u|eseage
"abouf Jerur' focu.dngon the factsof €pochaltevelation ard tre material drcumstancessunounding tL
Gound famitar?)
Dan's artide lnvtbS an edon€ousand unJorfuDte
conclusionin O€ mird oI the read€r:that the serious
mbtal6 of tlE 6po€d€3wef,ean egected part of tlre
Salvingbn pla& and therc4oieof no consequence
ln
€ngring evsrts It would s€emto folow th€r\ that any
eirdlarly unwise acdonson OIJR part aE probably
o<pecta Uy tt*rgtor!
ord thereforenot really our
r€sponsibility.How coNeni.'nu
It is true,aflt ctrlainly intrerBtingthatJesuspEparEd
the way amonSMithr"aic(and other) goups for the
Eceptionof something,Butit s€exnrckar to nE that the
"sornething'he had in mind washiesavlngrwge of
try eveFgeqe-nt
potmtial of a sonshiprch&nrhtp;th
8 livlng and loving God"Thts is what Je$s bid $c
apogdB to pread! and what he had Fah€d th€m to
teachfor y€ar6,
t theW$bs hd anid thegos4 mesg€igte
inste€d
otoneof theiro n cl€vrlng,thewtv
wouwbe a dilfercntaN befterDl96e
tdau
I seeno reagonto bellevethat tlre apo€thd substitudon of fdct3abouttesusfor his gosFI ;te3sagewasany
rhor€a pan of the Salvtngtonltari ttran wele tre mii
tat€8of Adam and Eve.Theseev€nt9wer€dBtply oea_
turc eror, wlth real and lasttng rcp€ltusdons for the
whole world---6lowlngdown anOdcnnrsUgplanetary
Pogegs.
- It w6sCtrtalrdywt$ln thepow€trof urdeGtatdtng of
lherpostles to go forth and pr€achthegarnet ngEur
had p{.cdc€dthemat Pttachtng.I thorey€arsl
- JesuCpd€paladonfor the rccepdonof thdr trE3sage
by Mlthmlsr& and thet€fot€ by Ronc, would have
workedwhldEver messdge
thry had carted!
It rsnaln! bue ff the aposdeihad carrH the gospd
rn€&eage
insteadof oneof thelr own deviehg [E-woitd
would be a diffeEnt and bett€rpla(E
bday:nEy @!rd
-bdiEve)
ha!'e; th€y 6l0rtd have; and (I
lirug r';rrrdad
Olemto-+ut theyiusr didr,t,
And so lt is in our dme It is rlot a 96rt of tlE salvlngton plan Out w€ should foster .rrotlretrreltgton
4tosl epodul Evelation-+y idoldng arrf gbddfuB
tne Doo&asil it wse an erd in lbelf.
That tnAnr "fanr" of the boot 6e€rnirrtqlt on fosbing anothersuch "rc[gion about epochalr€veladon"
do€sn f meanthat is what salvtngtonlntmded- Rom a
practicalpoint of view, we ooafi& doing a betbr
irbcarrying the go€pelln our nressage
and-in our lives, II
we continu€to lail ln this regard,it .r havea lagdn&
detrirrEntaleffectupon the world---*bwing down the
of Jesus'spirifual rE$age.
PrDgresg
--{ohn M. Ardrervs
Autho/s R€ply!
Johnlnd$we s€emsto havemisseddle Fint of my
paper.This point was,simply,that JearsLrrw emugir
a@ut hurnan nature to andcipatethe pocdb ity of
ApostolcqevFtion frornhb ind.ucdcm;d b F6are
-cona backupplan. In the paper,I speculacdffrat 6is
tingencycouldhavebeentoEseendwins tl€ plaming
oI the bestowal I Fovided evidencetha-ttlus ev€nhrality v.as anticipatedby Je3usin Ns han ing of the
Ap6de3 after rhe Capeduum crlsls,I tl nk ev€fyone
agr€6 wi$ Mr Andr!\dstlut thedircction[re Apd*leg
boh in fosleringa rctglon lbout Jesrr,wasnot tiE be61
d|oicq howev€r,frr UrBrlidtoot lruf6 cbrr $at wfut
thry did do vJasalsonot tE worst dDtce ths could
haverude.
My pap€( $as ofM ln the contsd of a cardul,
tntelectrtrl s|r.rdyof Part N of TIE llrrntla fuh At ,to
t&r, dld I s.rggestthat tlur lne of tldt dnC 8lDuld be
applied b our p!€entday cholceraboutdbs€tdmtlon
of €pochrlrcvelado Becau*I{r. An&€ws hr! op€n€d
thb dtsotseio&I H enddedb offer my own thdughts
on lhe $bl€ct.
- It seem;rcalorubleb rnetlut th€ varying lEspon6€a
of mortal Edndsard hunun sodat lnsituEons-to tlE
fifth epochalrcvelatio4rrrt the ev€nts$rnDudlg lt,
hai€ been .nddpated by tlle Evehtore ln the 6trf
scherneof filus, th€!,aate "bestdlolces. rvo rble to
eadl of ur, ar tndtvtduals,tn larowingand e,.ec{tlig tlE
dtvlne will wtthEspectb thercv€lati'o[ Ourtddaual
grgwtl ln guprcrucyt9Mult of our rucaessln naldng
thesedloLe€,
The aggregabof ou. |ndlvtdlrrt dbtcee det€dr rre6
the sociil kaiecloryof the rcveladoDSalvlngtonmud
plan for and rcepondb aI rcalonablepGsibilti6, No
doubt 6orneposslbiltdes!|E e.9Uytmle dedtablethan
...thevaryingrcsronstr/s
otn oal nlndsaN
hunanwial ingi[ltonsto thefifthep@lral
rcwladon... havebeenantldpatd W the
rcvelfuB.
oth69. Wh e f&, Ur.rdiaEootprovld€ a g€at ded of
advte abour what to do drh jee.rC|evd;Coll' lt Drovtdes v€|.y litde guldanaeabout ltr own rnigdorL!l'.
An&ews believB he tnows of one posdbleapDrwclr
that k absoll/,tclgrbory--.b bsu a-religtona66uttlre
book Many o E rcaderswould disaE€e with htIL
This argurrEntbe(tonEsendtds td:aur; it igrorcr tlle
facr tlat irdividual nor.t chotcedekEdrEs-goup be
havioi Groupsdo not ard ca rot !ul<e rnoralcho'ia€d,
--Oan Mars€y.
Tru$rIo Not lHclery
lThig is a r€sponseto 'But who savvou that I amf bv
Dan Mass€yin theSunvner/ Alrhitit tg/2louttsl demlrc€gbotlE artich wiu bedren by paeeiud column
number.l
_ Io thoseof us who belbve tlrat Jeer.srcally rvasrhe
fulf,lrnent of the high€stsp&itual hopesoi ttre two
Isaiahs,Dan Mass€yhagan acidic rtpir,: the Hebrew
Bible is rnainly the Foduc of .generatrim of pseudo-
]ournal of TheFellowship
religiou8socialparasit€s.""Thec wasvrrtually notldng
in the Fe|rdo-€asedt€r(bof OrcHekews tlut Michael
could egect to useeffectively."(62) And "the Mtthraic
v€Fion w66do6erto thefluth thantheHebreyrconceDt
ofthe M€sdah."(10,1)
Marsqf3 rkimpy re6ea(hon Mithraismand htubitter wordeaboutJudaisrntend to disqEditeverythingin
Ore.rdde. There ie much that can be crid about the
dtsdpl€d 'ob€erdon with A€ Meedantcriyth" (U,l),
but Malseychamct€riz€s
Judaismas"ethno<rntricsillin€rsl (62)rnd sa,€thatJeousr€ally
setoutto fr 6ll "the
mytldc Edr€ntulEof Mithras."(t3J)
ApFrendy tlle choiceof the Jewe!s bestovralrace
was a blg $rEkes(t,eo!- Jesuswas r€ally investinghis
hopegina mygterycull "Thebelid sldern of thehunan
racewaetdckedby God." (111)
I4t us rtart wtth factsand proc€edto values.
7. TheMithtasMlth
TftcLlBdtscusseg
ttrecnrcialfac:lsaboutMilhraisrtr its
tole a9theladtng mysterycult at a tLrc $'hm pssonal
sglyatlonand ascenslonhad dn€rged as mairr tntuidong of rclgton (137] and lts influ€nc€upon Paul's
bacblt€p (tn pqrdcllaf, thesacrament$2070i207411).
Ib fl6h out tlle storyof Mlthra&m,oneneedsto read
tlre avNthblelttsatur€, but Masseys€ernsto havercad
only one book Davtd ttlans€/s e(lenhic work Ulanr.y's theelsls narow and "pat," like lhequickendingof
pot-bl€tr lle exdude6large arcasof evid€nce.He is
alonetn d€lrylngtlut ttrccult ls b-ac€able
to Persiaat all
(contradtcdnguB 1(B2).lle lSnor€dthe evidmce of
Mlht|lnn thpughout Asla Mino! in the Hellenlstic
p€trtod.No, tt 616hrted tn D8 rc: thoughtup by Stoic
Eligion rnanufacartolqletrlastonorErs in Tarsug--.a
tuled bI inellecttralg!Peopleso nurdr snarbr than "a
g$erattqh 6f toFn worsldpers"(142)who canbetricked lnto acaeptinga rcligionrf|adefor thern.
The Sbice nuy rcally have incorporad a rec€nt
astlonotrdcdls.overy lnto Mthraic sFibols, but this is
iugt one of many local dcldoprn€nts of a.wide?Fad
cdL In otlE localesMitlEaismassi$ilatedotlEr myOE;
ln ComrmgeneMi0waswas ideritifiedwtth Olympian
godgtln Rome,he took on sonE of tlle mythologr.of
Attb; asbologicatacqetionsbegan6m )€ars earlier,
ra'h€nthe PelsiansconquercdBablton-I krl()w of no
gcholarwho supportstlanre/g theoryOratfi, 6eoetof
Mthrsigm waisit9 syrnbolizationofth€prec€ssion
of the
equlnox€, and that we needlook rro further than Tarsus,or earlbr than 128Bc.
When thie notion is addedto Masse/s anti-Biblical
f€elings-i{g get the tidiculous idea that 128J€als of
tianulacfuEd cult lelded moretruth than 19centuries
of ethicalrmnothei$n ThismisreFesentsMitkai$n as
well asJudaisnLMosi of all, it cheap€ns
thesignificance
of Eligious der€loFnengof Olehard-wonadvancEs
in
religiousthoughl
Mithraisd\ like anyotlEr religion,prospercdbeca$e
it did somethingfor rrcn's leligiou6 needs(and it wa3
oily tor fta\
Ma6s€ystue{deethe eimilarity betweenttte Mithmt
myth andr€ruCsft!{fiftctio& ssyingthat Mith$s'dies
and,on the thtrd day aris6 from the deadand asc€nds
to heavmi (72) fll, IIB doesnot say this. It ll6ts Biir
ilaitiee betwe€nMithrat$n and Chrledanity(108i1)
ard
thtsdo€. notapF.r there.Actualy it ts themyth of Attls
(son/lovs of Cybele,tlre GreatMoth€r) whidr has a
death and rBuscitadon of [E god. In Rone, acdng
underthe pDtectionof theMoth€! cult Mithraetended
to take on someof the Atds lnyth, but (to my lx|owledge) this ibag€ry do6 not app€arin Mifu8ism In
Buropeand Aeia Mlior, "Mtthra to tlte only god who
do€snot suffe!thgsametragicdestin),astheSodsof the
othq Mysterles."'
TheMitluas rnyth dealswith this god's difficulde3In
slalng thePrlmevalBuI at thedawn of timq in fightlng
off the dernoN of the Evtl Onq and tn acceptlngthe
hantle of powetrfiom llello6, the SurLHe ls s€enasthe
lnteressorandsavlo!form€n.And tt seerng
that thecdt
adaptedsomeverdon of OreZorcastrianM€rstahconcepi zotoastian ecrtpturespeaksof the coritrrg of'tlle
Sa6hyanl" who would bebom oI a vltgin and would
herc€t tn the final and vlclead a band of rEgurrected
torious bdttle against"the Derron and the Lle." Aft€r
thig "conunencBthe rcnovation.of the universe," lnduding the iudgmentof thedead.'
2.ludaisna PootThird?
Sp€culattngaboutthe prc-b€stowalsurveyof Uratt,
tian religiorr3,MassrysaysOre"Aten culg would hat€
b€€nthe bestdroic€,had it prosp€rEd.He calb the vldt
by someAleqndrian prt$ts b the infant Je6uB."the
only dir€ct recognitionof his divinity flotn haditional
hutnansourrls that wguld rnarkhis entirelift on Umntia." (r0,1)
"As Mchael suneyed Unntia from Satvlngto&he
must have thought that, given the limihtions of tl|e
Aten culL thenerd& venuefor his ministry would be
the Hetrcws, who hdd tlp ess€dtlaltruths of his teaclts
ings buded d€epwithin theh cornplextheology...[Butl
their con&pt of divin€ Eu{r had deg€nerad into a
Eligion of the boolc" (41) Masseys€ernsto forget that
the principle r€rruuntgof Egl.ptianmonotheiomtodoy
areformd ir ftr?BOL(ttB 10d68).
Micha€l touxd gobeof rnatedalin the "supposedly
saoedt€cds"(6,1)of OleJewswhich heusedfor pr€adF
ing (somefavorit$ w€lePsahn51i10and Hosea6:6)and
for dessibinghis missiononearth(especialyIsaiah51).
(C.ntitud onpage6)
rpnng, rwd
Neba,
Motherof theUniaerse
Artist Patrick Yesh
Ioumal ofThe Fe[owship
Whenark€da qu€stionaboutanger,herededoff deven
dlt|ight Blt le quoca on tlE &rbi6ct06A).
BIII lv{as6eyepecialty denigracs Juanisurin corr
padlon with his frvorlte urystery cuft. l,tithrdlem Is
-tlre religon of
destiny.. (l02) whih .the ff€bews
sulrer€d und€r p.indtive Eibal standardsof 3ociall-
,,lbn-'<64
Thbbdlttlng trletelgtonof O|ebe6rrratr.cetsfto
8ayUEleelt) ut|rcieitifia Thir wlll rbt be dlehethod of
IJB rchola$ wlro will Eule a qtfibution b rhis rtudy.
Coli4g b qde$tatd ttE importane of fdidualc d;
trsrt8 In Christbrdty wtl not trEand€rryingdle irrpoF
tane and vrha of the}etl,lshdedElt
la us now €stsbl&hromeraluegarkl roIIE mannerr
for fttutt researtlr:honoringtrretsuttF\alue6by wNch
nlono-gtgsbltave tived rccognizingtie conr
ludpl
plexity of digbur htrbry; and luving soiE htft ln
Mtdud's frr-oighbdrss-+is abitity 6 anticipatethe
influx of Hea! fiorn oth€rrelgions,aird to tnori trow to
bflng out their kuths.
3, TheBie nick
Maeley
asserb
tlut,
althoigh Michaetincarnated|3 a
__
Eebrew,he 6e@uy pluued to fulfi the hopesof the
Mtthr6k cull Hls dotce of the I-treb!€ws
was-lductant,
Burlr{as€ry6ee&rb H dut it had b beadoptedby
! political powErin oder b etdutq ard he mrruute6
Rorne(@I ffthr.ism? linl with RorE ts prDbablyhts
r€s6r lor ranldngtt ov€n,udaisor God u; d,b ;arne
ttnd of EuEial reasning: fikhad will shr|ctuIe..}|i6
ueln sIch a wE/ 13b rtEsht|'idr tE sa.lvationmyth of
MltrrElsdl whtd b. ln Eubnlrl ff not In Dltituai @nlent muchd@ b thefactcfiun tre myth;f O€]ewtsh
Mesdal|.' (12r)
-Because
of
_ Ard how wtl Mthn.isln carly 0tetorth?
trc €*brdE orEanizafionof E€ anny, as weU as the
organlzationof the Mlthraic cul! dre infrston of ,piri_
ft.ul powrtrwould qEab a sodal 6olrc.ble to beglnthe
rcbrrrlatior of planetaryculture.. (132)
f thlsls how culturEis hansfonned,UlenChrlsdantty
..
gidnt begh tts wor* undt after Constantlne,after it
becattEthe rtats drurh But its rc61pow€, drr'r.rrirlrrd
tts|. Tlre8tlqhst wo*8 wele dotE ln ihe fud 3m v€ars.
TheAdhor ot the Spinlot TMhdoe€not
sup'r'ass
tuth....
Chrlsdanttydtd aleotb many lines of penlan rell_
gous]I|or|ghl dr wel 63Adaea& Thrada& snd EST,
bryI{_-fgh hI"publtctrtnbtry
h€forgotaboui ttar! Chrlst v,qsallve tn tl|e mt&t of & but that do;rit
$
EEan he.wasrcsponeiblefor th€ pEcisedevelopfstb
ar€ln dlrd dedded to "llve tlte IIG of a irvthlc heto...to
of Chrlstiadty,mu.h lesefor te fi{ures.
Elnforce the nryth (142)Thur heensu; thrt htsgoe
-tale
pel will get a MltlEalc slant and wlll
ovetr-the
shuctuleof drewlderped Mttluaic cl|lt. (13,t)
5. Bla,ningl6r/,t
"Reltgiour
huth
w l be iinuged
ftels
ga@
r?
on Uranda for
on
the
JBu6
idea
of con!€ying
. Y'qsly
fifty gmtfadons ln tlle cocoonof a grosspagn myth
kutlu,'l.lowherc was thereeithera literal or a pqrchli
Out the lncrmate ddty dectdedro tihratz; in od; to
baeirfor op€ldnga dialogre." 6A Thushewas'wiling
.aptute
the atbrtion of a bbm-minded culture. The
to rcsod to blck€rla "nle bdief syst€rnof tlle hurnari
factualzattonof ftts myth w rlale it tedibly dtfficult
ng yalti$ed by Coa for t\a! tlpusand yearsin a way
b unco\rerthekutl, er(ceptthrough
whtch dts.playstespectfor the trumannind onty as ir
-o tle pa*art of tirne.
Thosefarseehg soulswho aare penitae-Ure mytfr
vehide of freen't[ chotce."(ls.f )
to 6ecure the truth will be per;ecuted by te;r,
Nollti6withbuthindbytut\and
rntbyhickery
,,
appoinH EranageNof human a&lrs ewn more out_
tnatJ€9gsEul(esuseofany rclisiousidea.
rageonslyrhrn the
lSTq
-.
XTtlut b fF ttiattnio,"rrttyi" eo"tupia,eo Iewlohauthorid6," Masbr himref wa6 pers€cuH by
"bt€mbdc,"
tItrth-metho&don'i work,bui trick_
042-15,1)
Thb ir 6azy. TheAutho! of the Spidt of ltuth doeg
eryandco€!,cion
do.
not 6upprc3skuth-and crrteinbrnoi to -capore atur4,Mateialpower
tion"t He could havecapturedall outwani power
$
Manyof his condusions
s€emto desendftom the
dFzlhg peoplewtth mtrades.But theran who r€firsA
ideathat rcligiorlto prosper,
havea politicalbase, kingship did not needt tck5.And hedoeswort<by
'TfP,.t*!""i4 ir"Etudovmust
huth
(152)"a honogeneous --+hat ls.
"sociolirsti_tudon
F€clsety why hi, gorpel has sufftred;buse,
a (tl ) or an,,organized
bodyoi rortal
Decausenew not suplrEssliesby force,but only with
cdtuIe."(6p)Jesus'
Fvelationmighthavediedoutand
EusL fre w l n rr u6o!€c not trhk us.
Deen
rcrBotten
ifit weGn,tlink€dtothefavodtemystery
Thec!"ri€st notion is that Jesusls to bla[p for what
clrltof theRonunsoldiers,
andthennudeintothl state
p€rs€crbrshai€ dorEln hisnafid Inquisitorsardpower_
cnurh of a decadentRorne.Themidwaye$ tell us theG
Fpe." l:E not tesuy %ppointed lninjsters.,,itor is
are other a!€nues the nrovement<t)uld have gone it
to blamefor the continuing inmmpr€hmsionof
,eslls
coul4 ha/e donekt€r in Asia,for instanc€6
SFrrg, 1S
6, ta5tTt'/ttehts
y& havel€ft untouchddttun]
of the quesdon dut
p|lolnpteoMas3ejl6artid€ OE Edenc). irf hums|rs
to
of b lirr€n and ledflv the
P|]1,*.TTr^ll'9b"d
oegrcelE_wnrche Miouai4irrationof hb nEage rlay
Tu" T*-ryF!9
e&dsrt3 rtifth
bY,es,s;the cr(brt of P€da;
christnmity (itdudirtg ole elstEnt of
ulollght
tnvolv€d in parrl,oibnql|ent doc.
Ir"|.r.1:
|rrtE, Dut wiurout rolid sdbtarsldp, thi6
fu6t k dr to
-yfy.lro, prrobprryrrur
llilT:' _"1*1"F"
t"-g$tlon
ofis <tebc
o ir{igtoru
ry:T.:_1.Inb1"
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rdfff
ifi
f.HHEptfffi
fl O{
","Hff -Shphen nnla& $n Fr€ndsco,
tr&trd&tstianitv,M6
Milkq,1n3
A.l'IarjhEar ccnte A1n;ii;i;,t-'
wfiaoetEtr" Migrrur
[email protected]
Ss-ggqlg'"f.ft
'Thtr
E"qdo-Tlnydu
of Chrbd.nlty. ofI::T|Y
hiE!
inb ar argusErarive
ry,q TItutl{"-d_t-d"
co'rpLht
by hlsonn aac*gon,fajg o aaarcss
trre
aalna!bpic of mv ErFnnlaitFul
tirndltr
.Mr,
on tvfithni$L ln lDtte
frHm.;ffiftrfffiffi,ffi"J
a..dctric.ly rcaognized
ashowr abouttli?bdtJ;;
6ls arrdwoGrrippractcesof Mthraisdr lrc U;rrz
I'o0&|Il|de|ltood a9r rEvdltion of bu0r. contaLn3
nbre
lut|ldtaurc infornrationaboutMthnircr Oun a||
the
soulcs clE by lv{r.Flnl&L The fattqe of shdent3
of
@mparauvercligtolr b ldmttfy Mthralc |Doto
BEns
nom tneractUut (r€6ora€d)MithEl$h b alve
and wel
Atryqdty. Ut(€ Urrndan a$tonorE(s
:""y.ytlu^
slluggrrllgto Eup Orvorbn fiom a point wlthh
tte.r|ast
Ear qolos,.Uredeacadetnlda$ hri€ ta€ety filed
to
gr4sp uut thts andent dryft ta one p tar-#thelr
own
oorerEyst€dLRevelationconecisthis
Fobletn. Whether
or.notoneagr€eswlth DavH Ulansqa tnErpr€tadon
of
Mruual8m E h€levant b tlc polnt of lry paper.
I
thoughtUlatuq/o bookusetuff& h&goutid jreiruse
Bibre"''
h&*ft,ffiflryrfuXg"t inthe
tifiHffi1,ffiffiffi"Tilff#ffi
AuthoL Reply!
O"tinedby UleinreBt whjchrny
_3r:Fn,-o"t
FFr, "6ut rP gy you that I arnf hasgenerateit
albng readers
of lta,losrd. Thepaperwasptesend
at th€rnldpointoJtheEducation
iorrunltredj program
pT
unarrlz
Boo!andwaeiesi!rcd
:::Tgjf
ry.l?tu
a8
a contnbuuon
tothe tohl studyagenda.Readgs;ho
oftiesepnog* ouen
f]_,E-!!Low{fie deyelopn"r,t
"
tlut
0rere
is a muttip-te
rocus_
::,f:r,6ol -und:r8gnd
book,
stimutus
qu
b
study
rhe'bool9and
TIy
oetrpns|rauol of rnethod! of study €id dtimulu6.
The
ra.t uut rnanyriderE ha,,€wrttbi to r€ with
posidve
oTl:uons .bout the paFE|t r" t"* g.adfjd"'g.
rne ract that two reades,trt anaaws arfo
Mr. nn,r'n,
F€sentednegad!€ vierc i6 also Fattfyin& slnae
trEy1ool the tirnelnd effort ro put tlFu odje#ons
in
wnong_tosharcwith other6.To the extenttfii6
debate
ar'lnuratesotheBto_cxamine
theissu6, Ihep6pe,s6ves
I will norprovidea
l- trs rcaso&
l"
S1ll,p.*:
rcn8ny
d€tenseof the paper.
hsEad, l wil polnt out a
Hnlan|
tike
Mr
Andrens,hasdi'soneOttre
l1^, lrai6 lvlf.
hEnr.and Urrustof the pap€r.I invite r€aders
of fle
,o!nr4l to exa_rnine
the issuesin fis liEht_
Mr. Finlan,s responseto my pa"Fr confuses
the
!o
stimutate
ti.roirgirt
ana
stuay
wiU
1:t.ttdemployed-
*c dFqtion- HeseerrspartkutaityoflTj-?f
renoeo by my usd
of the image of a fn?&sfer dei'ty to
Mr.Fintans
rcsf,c/nse
a ny p$6nuses
he methoclempbyd to stimuldtethougnt
anclstudywhhtheto{c utderdl*txlon.
!s .apoorthttd.,.,Yl_?ary4"* ry,fglfyludatctn
t"_t
rlEairm
wasthe.ioor thlrd."
l: fB :yF-:y"y
Ft
rr
al3o.quile
obvio$ that
fir* centuryMithralsrn(ae
anoryanizea
sy*ern)achieved
snc Anpont .sucey
T jy: T:.T"qy
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intent etrEtgE!blesed by tiie o(I'€?l;ce,
wrue a_p€rEon
of€UI inart erperiencesrepniof ana a
cnanceto adopta bett6 attitude TherEts ndfihg
malioous or negadv€about the hicL It k one of
th; nDst
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op droiceof theSonof God,
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ducd by qbEmely inperiect idividuals. The vrod
'Focess' ls Oretey word lr€te. Univecd rcatity is a
constant, snd science b that hit-or-miss Droce5s
wh€rebywe atteupt to urderst rd thatEality. i{ow do
we loow if we havea hit or miss?Only titrE rvil bll
and the ertaf rcientificdtscoveryb sril very young.
Our conention with sonresd€ntistsdDuld be dut
th€ir Oreorieoare spun and crlt in goH b€4oreall tlle
data b in or rcgatdle6sof contrarydata. Ye6,thre is
usrally cotary data oppodr8 any theory,but lt is
usualy tgtroEd duting publicntion"whtdr rEfter the
theory app€t to the casualEader,b be unaninaurly
lccePtedby the world of scienc€.
two cudentq<ample6
of thie are OrcBlg BangOrcorywhidr is now lorlng
suppolt and a ratlrcr new theory that chltns tlEt the
dinosaursbecarneexdnctdue to a nEhor hitting the
esttll. I predictthlt tltls tde6ibeu wil beconeexinct in
a ftw years.Nettherof *rcsetheoriesiibewfth flr, tI'!4f& SookWhichdo you believe?
How (ould 6orneonecprneto the cpnclugior!when
ThcWqntia B.r.kard,s{jen(r don't agr€e,that the book
lr the oneln efiof Tlls 18pardculsrlylntetestlngdue lo
Orefaci that the historyof scienc€is plaguedrlth con&ldtctory theorles,incompletenesg
andev€ndeceptlorl
Patt of the answern|ay be thls Weve beencondiUonedtn odr ccnturylo judgeso-caled6acledwddngs
of the past by theL phr1sicdabsuditiee and lack of
factualactutade6in light of cunentinforrnation.This ls
becausemuch of thefu6ciencecontentis nEtaphysicaly
b6sed.Metaphy$tca
ts tlut metlod of e)(Plalningrcality
by rneansof our mentalobservations
asopposedto the
morc accurateIIEthod of dtscoveryand t€6ting.It is
very tntercstingthat rnodernscioce doesboth, ma'|y
tirnes conjecfurtng(coniuring up) elaborab theories
b.!d on one 6mall stu€d of flimg, evidence.In my
.3tlonomy book the author even admitg that the
nEasuring gf dlstant galaxiesis basedon the ass1lm[>
tion of the unlformity of nafut€. He a.lsoadmib t}'at
pr€6entelrors in measuringdistancBrnaybe ffty petrc€ntor larger.Anazin& isn't it?
I'l/eshouldhavea healthyr€spectfor sciencebut not
be afraid to s('utinize its findings, eith€r.I lb are all
awareof the greatcontdbutionsthe sciendfic(!rnmunl9 hasmadeto ou! world. Foronethin& it hasEduc€d
8up€rstitionto a point whete rcligionistshave had to
le€valuate their beliefsand purgethernselvBof hlse
teachings.This is still in poc€ss.Without rFd€rn sci€nceand its rcp€rcussions,
we wouldn't haveTfu Utazf& Eookin our midst today.In fact it wasthe book that
really madene awareof oul silly superstitiousnatue.
We can have a genuinelove for scimce but still be
concemedi{ittiils inacruracieswhenusedasa ruler to
measurethdrcvelation.
lrlow if peopletisi$ Our curtn$ scientificoplnion is
ndll td TtE Ut,'{ia W ls in e(ror, then they must
iustify ln tEir rrdrds why Urisis thecase.Hereb rvher€
the houue star{s.Theybegtncesrddngfor an o(plarEtion in thebookibef. th€y seatdla arpposedlylluccumte book for a stahr€trt b prDv€its own inaccu"acies.
Once they nld dn ggbnatio.L Oteycan t€lo9 havtng
foutd a rnental loophole to 6lip thtough whcn <onfronted withcqnkov€trddinfoEution.
6-
ln all myyearsof study,I'venever
oomeacrossanyonewltha ufiantia
Bookfetlsh.
TtrE .nd .gatn lt ts staH that the revelatorsw€te
mandaH to ule the scienceof the times,to give ptefer€nceto tlreldgh€t edstinghulun concepb.And now
that new digcoverle har€ bem made,the revebdon
appe€rsb beln enoI:Tft€lakrowledgnEnttn thebeglnning of thebook seernsto be orc of the sourc€6for thlg
tdea. It saygtlrat in coodinalmg essentialknowledge
the authorsmurt glvepreftrcnc€to thehigh€etcon.tpts
pertainingto the subiectsio bePresend (p. 16).
No rnatterhow I r€6d0ut line,I ne!€r gettheimp€r"
sion that in coordinatingess€ntialknowledgethse was
the ne€dto puposefully includeinaccwacies,(In care.
fully readtng the a.knowledgrnenttt seemsthat lt is
talking mainly about things of spiritual value.)Wdve
ah€ady detern{ned tlut with htgh spiritual .onc€pts
drereig son€ dlstortion,but when conftrned with the
mechantcatsimplicityof thephystcalsci€nces
thishadly 6eemssenslble.Ther€are too r!|anyinstanc€sin the
book wherethe scienceof d€ titne was not used,or iir
fact wascorr€cH. Crntinentaldrift is oneecGmple(p.
663),and the calcrlationgfor the sun'smassis another
(P.'159).
On page1109,the so<rled "disclaimer,"theauthors
also daim dut their staternenbrcgading tl|e physical
scienceswill stand in needof revisiontrecause
of new
discoveriesand developments,and that theywerefoF
biddqr to furcludethese undiscoveredfacts in these
r€cods, Onceagain,tlrcre i6 no implication that thE/
had to use unhue staternerlr Limited, )€s, but not
unkue. Becausenen and angeloaiike mflrt searchand
discover the phFical nafuIe of the unive$e (i(s not
inspir€d),it would be unfair for angelsto rEvealinformation to us that we haveyet to discover
The thing that will catchthe attentionof tuture studentsof lhis rcvelationwill bethe noticeableomissions
of scientificdata. Theseengrs of omissionwill make
Journalof The Fellowship
-
certainstaEnenb outdad and standin needof revi.
sionasthe scientificprocessrolls orLDoesthis nEanwe
are actualy Soing to rceiv€ a evbion at somefutttre
date? Not nec€ssadly.During the expandon of the
Unid St bs, naPs containedonly tho6eSahs tlut
bdonged b theUnioL Thefini rnapshedonly thirb€rr
and asadditional6tabsFined tlle Fed€rado&fie nups
w€tt levieedb lncltde theserEw stater Now that we
have rup6 rsith fifty 6tates,do€' it truke fhoseedrly
uupsuntnr€?No.Theyatetnneedof tevision andale
erroneousonly tn conpadson lo flrrrent data due to
omigslons,but thqr arEaccuratein contexl
--35
Evenopponents
of thebookrecognlzelts commanding
useof Engtish.
It hasbeenouggested
that theEvelatorspurposetully
planted erroneous infomradon in the book, ,,time
bombs" that would e(plode on the p,age,llawing the
contentof thebook thusmking it taintedard uruHracdve b thosereade$ who would rnakeit a feti6h.In al
my yeaB of ofixdy,fve nevercomeacmsganyonewith
a Ufirf,b Bootfedgll In fact iust the conbary Wema*
It up, op l thinggon tt, and leaveit lying aroundon the
floor.Thfuls like salng AdamandEvepurposelystumbled and fell constantly60theywouldn't be worshiped
as Cods. This ls rn insult to the intellisenceof those
lndivlduale who ale at a levelcapableofictepting high
tsuth. We do have a healthy rcverencefor the book,
tttough, becausett ts a beautiful work of llterary art
Eveno?ponentsof thebookrccognizeits comhanding
useof Englt6h.
One 6uch ro<alled "time bomb" is containedin a
complicated pa8graph on page 657.It states:,,The
planets nEIEst the aun werc the filst to have their
revoludonssldweddown by tidal ftiction.Suchgravitational inlluencesalso conhibuteto the stabilizationof
planetdy obits wNle acting as a brakeon the rate of
planetary-odolrcvolutio& causinga planetto rcvolve
ever slower until axial revolutionceases,leavinq one
hemisphereof the parnt alwa)€tumed towad tlie srn
or larger body,as is ilustrated by the planetMerrury
and by the mocn, which alway; tums the sameIace
toward Urantia."At thetinE of theEvelationthe scimtific (bmmunity beheved thal Mercury showed the
satrF side bowardthe surl"In 1965it wasDrcvedto the
contrary Acasualrcadingrnakesit seemasiJthewriters
were expresringthe scien(Eof the tirne. lt has be€n
suggested_that
becausethe rc!€lators lqlew this, they
must haveu.sederroneousrlaterial to cr€ateflaws ln an
otherwiserrealperfectbookto preventfetishtsm.
The real problem seemsto be a misreadingof this
12
@mplicatedpafagrapt|.It o(pr€ssestwo ideasin two
interrdaEd 6entenc. ftle first s€nteneinkodues the
ruin toptc which b planetsslowingdown by ddal ftictiorl Thesecordir a oompound-complex
oneof paralel
@nsEuctionwith sev€raldepend€ntdauses€'(Plalnlng
what e\,enhrrly happ€neb a planet affecd by ddal
ftictiorL In it we har€ tlto ldeasand two er@rnpled
of
lhoe id.Fs; planeterwolving e!"€rstows (M;flry)
tndl atal revolutionceas€r(themood. [t is ersy to see
how confusion com6 fiDm a sent€ne so stftcfurEd
withEn dde dep€ndentdauses.
l'd like b addrEsson€other suggested"tinre bomb"
tlut hasbeenaddressedin thepastwithout rcsolution.
Thc Utvfltia B@ks€ls that thosemortalsachievingthe
thld Fy$ic circleacqul€ their own pe.soMl pair of
guardian angelswho, upon the death of their ward,
poc€ed to the nulston wo.lds ther€to await the r6urrE<tion-For these individuals this resunectiontake6
plac€-on the thid da/' or lessfrcquentlystad "on the
third period." What is a "period,"by the way?
Becausesofl€ rcadersinslst on lnterpEting "on the
tNd daylperiod" as only meaninga thr€eday dme
p€rtod,eudl as o(turcd wlth the r€rur€clion of Jesut
tlrcy !rc confionH with theproblemof how seraphlr&
who canpDce€dat no moretlun t}llte tirrs the sr€ed
ofllght, areableto aEiveon themansionwo ds geveEl
Iight yea$ awaywithin a threeiay time period.This ls
a v€ry p€rplodng problem,but must we rcsort to di!.
toding time and berding spac€to nEke lt work out?In
my oplnion thercvelationrnakeslt reemclearthat hangportation lhrough spa(ets a fairly simple!io-from-thi5placeto-dut?lac€ proedure, exceptfor certain persoruld€s like the Glavity Messengers
who seemto be
unconditionedby tirneand space,Thereste somercaderswho fuelthat thercmight bea mannerof hanqbnatlon yet unrEvealedto u9 for somercasonthat r4ould
acount for this problernof seraphictravel over great
distanceein a lel;tively shoit periodof time.
Theb€stexplaMtionI haveheardfor this pmbl€dnis
that "on the lhtrd daylp€riod" rcfers to arindefinite
time period that is of a shortdurahontatherthana long
one Somethingsimilar to the corunon Jewish€r(Ere;
sion of JesarJtime, "on the thid dat', which sig*fied
"pl€send)/ or "soonthereaftel,(p. 1872).Thisis similar
to tle way we use"a hop,skip,and a jump,,to signify a
shon dGtanceasopposedto a long one,
It doern't standto reasonthat the mandatesencDuragedthe placingof iMccuratescienceandcosmolosrin
a revelationthat wasdesignedto "reduceconfusionby
authoritativeelimirEtion of enol (p. 1109).Theideaof
divine deceptionis rcpugnant,and I hardly think the
Ancienbof Da]s wouidauthorizcsuchmandates.
(Cdtinu?i onpagelS)
Spdsg, 1993
aw2
Whatwill it do
For me and vou?
At th€ begln of eachappoachingy€ar
14bpitih new hoF againstold 6ear
'lllll w€ havepront or lossIa€hter, joy or lorrowful dross?"
Bgect dons- iustified or not
Occupyrnuchof our wishful IoL
Rottensyst€firsmustbegmdtd to crumble
lfidd€n tes - €r(P6edb 6*un$le
Upon the gEaterptFerNEW
Expqndlngour rurDw vierv
Unb lttat Fnoralnk a€€d
As only 6ewtill now haie reerl
Fornow, rr€ rDstly s(a
D|roder of a high deg!€e
thaking our ancientorientation
In a world-confusingsituation,
Scp by 6{ep
Nation by nat'ron
Wemustrnor€ through
Eartl$haking purifcation.
Ou! wonld-lbeleadere*
by everrhanging tluoes
Ov€rr4'helmed
AE barelyableto look past
Their much fore€hortenednoseLlarned scholars
Who shouldknow far befter
RrrMin stuck,ln horrcndousbondage
fb their belovedletter.
Flom tacEto m(E
AId pqson to p€Non
Truth wil opeflour €yeg
To rccognireshort-faUligli6.
Her Spidt wiu empow€r
A new ordenb endurc
And guardedlygualanbe
Thegodly erclutton
Towardsour destiny.
flte orderof progre6sivehan6formation
Unacc€pd by this rMterialigticgenerduon
Nevertheless\^'ill haveto bc understood
II survlve we would.
Aheady 'Aquarius'-The spiriys Age
!trasopenedup his for€mostpage
And it ie blinded eyes
Who cannotsee
Thb final rDadto our deli!€ry.
What hasbeenpreachei
As "SecondComing'
Ir aLeadyloTdty
Battledrurnmi g
To penehatingrhlthm
Of its birthing nurch.
Aheady we arepassingthrough
Ib painful stingirg arch.
Tlds yearwill dearly brlng
Toantiquad conepte
A revoludonaryspring
Sincewe eisl to rnoveahead
Into gt€atetrclarity altve
Insteadto stagnatedead.
Cenhrriesof backwardrnotion
Now dedlanda guper?ower-podon
And with a giant 'qulntum leap'
This gen€rationha8a p6(c to keep.
TherefoEbecomeawdrc!
And do pr€par€
To bansformtheold
And b€coinebold
To grasptheNEW Whichblings a g!€atergowth to you.
SdlLmany fail to see
Fulfillment of old prophecy
Don't recognize,arc unawarcs
Of spearspoundcd to plowsirarcs.
As all old mustdie
That the youngcanlive
Wewill not Progrees
Unl€ssthis tmih we do confess.
Mudr lessperceivethat "Iron Rod"
As lesson-teacher
of our GOD
Powerfully hammeringaway
At regessiveforc€s
And tl'-cird+dFing say.
Dodt you know theaf-revealingsafng:
{ makeEverythingNEWI"?
And to this end we mustkeepon praying!
-Harry Roloff,4-1-92
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Law Is Li{e Itself and Not the Rulesof Its
Conduct
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of ti e .f,"to.i", thesrt$ol+ andtl€ anal]4is
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tespo* rheyseekto rrpdify'Nettherthe
i-f,Jrt"n
it is i'd'alstlut
"naundleadto change'
i"tt"uiot
iitiJ*"t
alii punt"ftvtiot irt t ck canstill theviolenthurnen
ofcivilizaJii- tavi""a tooutgtowthtohighe(levels
i** e"t, civil righb lawscannotodlniii'.[io
t"i goti llb",ut ^a--n5ervati!€ ideasof go\'€mm8"
ft rca; u"usfavoringeiths 'bottion or its
it ttt" *nd, arebomof a sintle.ideal "i'-fi-t"aa
iii"liJJ
of saqedtrust tmthe s€tree
-*oii*ttl
of each 3i1**i*
*t" *"t-tt"t theveryexistenc€
innerfearor falth
lt
ls
f,Jt*
lile
cr*u.. .r **
5iiiliirt"
of that
our hurnanity
to"u "Jv-r.
*t".. *" f" ^.less tlun anexPression
which
by
[iui't tv go-"o* ,tt"
activitymust
uut"" -a anycollective
"ctions
#n-'inG*i"
mavbestain€dot Slorified'
trat iaealThatb d€ lawofltfe'
fi-["o,f^
*i"
(-ci!'[ized.
i""t ui ""a.n*t
iu"ti *t" busltof encouraging
of life itseu
not
teiiti'oi *iut tiii" ^"t" iaeaor thaLthelarr' eadr
People,
...it is transformed
of
etq€rirnce
inner
P€ri'nln io u*t","a n the
rnay
whowilltransfolmour
government,
Jnluoo"tantty uncon"trnedaboutth€ruleslYe to
It"'til."[ outtii". f'lot*ithstandingwho laysdaim
civilization'
and true
6""^ aay,ttre realmeaning €t(PlEsooio .i
ftDmtheinsideout'
and .'[
iiselfemerges
natueof life"^y
So, while we argue id,a! about family li6e
exP€n€nceof Senetics'
with
a uniqueconvergenc€
simPly
of
not
Ei!€
rii" rdri p.atc€s family
t #-ir",
";'J
while
existence'
of sefr'conscious
or
two
il;;i;*
one
PeoPle
boav but when
b€ltavior ;;i;;,h-;i;;"
fi"rnm*L
oua"o" t"*ind lawsSoveming
tocareforachild'or an
<o-inibn€nt
uttsansft
iif.e
tf,e
of Ptoted3i-[" our.ial', trt" tu". of tealor faith tsulySDvem aJ parmt,or asicxfriend'AnatmycaPable
orre
willingne's-of
The
actiorl
^otluahon
i rrIlao
conformityto
-n
i. *t to"g"dalonebyouber
iinitiatit
is
"na
of
another's
t'king
lhe
bfe
by
ot
tt"t
n,
r"a
""
o
codesof behavior'ot disd'tfru io
iri'Jirui* *..".t".itti"",
to
vtillingn€ss
the
feat
of
uute
each
uttrnitrrt
commitment
*t" *a uy theunselfish
lii"'u"i'l"
G the
"*ptes.ion
own
oI
onds
glving
*€
uly
rtt"
r,i"r-"".irt*;.
tueledbv thattnnerfaith in
Sijjli rnJ* . -"ti.
the
by
noufished
tf
Faitl'.
oi
J-i,"-tuuiu enpt";tion
r"ut A civilizationis nottrolded
ilJiin"i.'"t*.o
recoenition'|h;tfearcauscsmosthumanmis{ry'Eue
(C'nti'atd
MPrg' 15)
wilt cometo rcfled our cdlecdveagieeoovJrnr.tent
collectir€
*irti-*-nr,rii*
ard
*ms-mssru"mumr
*"*mil"$rm*?'iff5"Ht*Hi*
14
Spring, 199it
''AW (coti,,,dfld'tt4gc7a)
by ib laws,but itr laws a|e moldedbv the civilttv of its
diSzeic The bue birthplae of Uvitiiatirn Is Ori inner
sodd of hurrrankn4 wherednaUsdle aw€s@EtDdvat'hg spirit of onscious lifu ibelf. If Or evolutbnary
kgacy of sniltut f€ar dtr upon O€ lltrorE of thts Lrn€(
ldngdom,our nrorld wlll wihe6s viol€nce.lf tr b fai0r
6lrt ruledour inrnootbein& the rdolld wilt wtEB acts
of ldndneqs.
thete ii q hopeful lighL EdEEing ftom [E !dst6 of
o|,' @nfusionthereseeqlsa gowing consciourrEsfut
dda|8 of rEw ideaEto 6olvetheold ide6d qobl€d|gar€
hollow daims Meed. OnIy by Eeekingr\rtum to the
Cmple idealernbodiedin 0|e unifying ommonality of
Otevery edsterEeof e6drand everypecon wtll we be
rue b Fach new leveb of livtrg. Fortt 19trans6onned
pople, not govemrnenl who wiU taneform oul civil.
l,rrdolt. Thug, we must deliand of ourselv€3and of
thogew€ call to s€ta'tceln thls nechanlrrnof our collec6ve,outerlive6,that our ac{sd6tve ftoln and ldl€ct the
Int€rtty, unsel,ffshdedtcatioryand Findple tlut is
rcoH tn fetthand whtchengerder3trulL not fear,tn aI
tre rert of us. The& and only the& w l$€beableto
rccomplishthe dullenge whidr l,laya Aigelou plsced
be6or€us; to Iook into anoth€trD€rron'gface,b s€eher
sout"and makeher momlnggo:rd.!
PhotoW Mary Rector
SCIENCE(c.nti&dtgm pq! It,
Ite ntalldabr conqiing theph),lncalsciences
co,uld
havebe€trEollE$ing assiErPlea9thi& (l) fany hunatr
mind has conc€i!€d atrything rerotely rehed to the
fact,tfun de autors curld r€*.te tt wlth morechdtv,
It didn't have to be r cotntrldl or Frblished ldea.IhG
could give lise to duny .pprfttrdy Fedtcdr€ !t F
rns|ts; e) ff ! certaLrllne of ldendfic lnvesttgltton ls
Ploceedlngbwsrd a dedrdEdiev€ry in thevtry rsr
futuS, tkn tl€ autlsf! ould tweal tlut dfu@velv
b€6oietb tilrE, howlng tut rientlsts wonldn t bete;
ding tlle Evdattott, tlu! mt Evealing undbcotE€d
facts TNs bo would pFoducepedlcdrc stacltslb; 6]
If cunmt datr te lnca.rcctin any known theory tlEn lt
canbe@necd ornptyLEwtth thefirgt two rtundrbs.
Thlshiurt. suggerdons! b whatsomeofthetrurdatss
zt4t havebeen.
If therEarEv€rmabb tlawr to be foud ln the rcvdadorv th€n,in my oplntorf ftly mu3tbedue to Eoordlqg
eJrors,prindng efiorgor softe 09Fct lnvolvlng orepts,
duction of thebook lbelf.
But how do we rcdlly deErntie what b ln enor, tf
anythhg? Whoseruler do we ure? Thb 15my gEat
concern. I'm only confident that we are nol trdng
decdve4 parnperc4 or "&m bonbed" here,for thonly thing we canlxrow for c€ltaln ts that the huth w l
p!€vail. Irft arc cunently lay'ng 0rc foundadonfor the
tuturE6tudenbof thef,fft @dul rcvelEdon.Eut ilout
foundatlon becollE8attadEd b the autllortty of a hl"
Iible Elod€mrdence,thelrthb rDvementwlUbe fusta9
crippl€d as Christtanity ls oday, whtch tr dnigglng
aDund lvestemcivillzadonlik a bql and dutn
In orderto poceed s.idy lnto thebuth of Ois Evelation and of today's sdeqce,we now need the ald of
Spirit-ledinvesdgatoFwith no otherrnodv€thanto luet
dircover the hutl, beauty,and goodnessof our fasdmling cosmichome,a honE fill€<lntth so manywond€rs
yet to be ucor€red. o
W}JOAAI\OU (catirud lrcn peg.z)
- My paperdoesnot "blaite Jesus"fo! tl€ temporaly
hid€ousoutome of tlre trick. Rather,it r€cot$izesthat
,esusknew what would happ€rLknewhow hb life and
teachingswould be pewerd, knew tlle incalculable
toll of human suftring that wodd result,and lnew
*lat, ttuough the Spiit of Trutr tE would oq€d€lrce
ev6y single bit of tt. The Aposdesmade a free will
choi€ to reject the Son of MarL Knowing Sremwel
enough to see the in€vitability of this, wittr supnrne
graceJ6us offercd thcm the Sonof God as a wav to
pmtectand fGtetrthelight of tsuth.o
-Dan Massey
J'
Poemsby E. Ann Star
AtgtIs i4 tfk .irtJ fots
Conc&:g n nz 6cJonkttzst:
'IE Aflt I! of Lov.,.Inrdt
Coursa.,lB.&at,
a"t ZngteoJEtA*, y*/"* *raSp";^i"oJ_
elstut, dtfo(dn k&thLova
llt satai otctn ss Itt @.
'Ifiai<W Ait li,
I uchonuyor ad dE t(tnicr
UntaCfif Wuati\g urgt.
AJnatL
Ifrcn h a spc+iat
plau
uiau uw catgo6ucw;
Aphu w otfurfuunan
fros6ua
ocvasfiat 6c;
A sscvlp(4e ordfEot
isstoutt tat t,
fii rcawd {ik ptaa,
ufrar, caty't cqwzt
fot qufutatks aiatt ry fiuts
adudt
A{t c afrat s{Ir'!. 6.at
it tun ot fra{ oity ui{t
\tE patlttirsiott
Otfizubq rc ruttal orut*tiat
c4rtantarirL
/og too,6arnsuL aptatz-ewry spuiolpha;
arwttdndczwus,
lor &oscntin*-6g gou.
h)ar got uot l kfiulr uirtout
yourftqtr.Jttiat t{.
.nta is qtd fir! witlLtfra.
a(gtatt g{catoo ottzts
tor)ioha
'fiapnaad1
dlourecty
speiia[pfaa.
Innrystz.pI &louCfrou6r p$.t t,
ttfut tlnu n au(ga7fiy (owausq na
Mg {al1rdt ,tarr tona&,
'fr a1an lld witt dE
fi
leoax fi e
frnghcwryoat I tfrfi*ndEvytttfu asualpssasSg
SnnAtfu snlh $toughtfr&cy:.
'rlfratrsond! arrwlorgnu
Iilio a darkdouisfin&ry tfu qt*
Ifiy hesetteisfua{
ItqfE ufiisp@{aud,'
7ik, uo, sfraUpws,'
ll&en I njo&ztmrJogswawpxscl,
Ttlnt arnt c,tJotn si&&odtzss tow
iL antd Arorlnattitrg.
frcb etanalcngsoJ60tt.
lltctlur otnk ot askcp,
Ofliouaain ap a vdttg dltp,
$ou ariuitlne aSitag.
frc aut toa sliiatui*kyou
Itut w it s6hwupttatk
t'tw*hg Afcatutrts tw,rtL
Sonu$t!ou, innqdnifrire
l'{$auv gotst"4oufittq4 Ltort;
ntfutclkcacry oaion
oai$; u ufiIliptgiw 6i,{L
ii* nrtayt
6Jcicw{t
Shrylcatt tfujog
Un ,tryufuIis tn nafi,
Q.artfutit 6. fi.ht
'llfrcnowdfouing
ahi Io!.;
altnane toling{y
'Io a fratt n&atig Iote"