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lriAY 1986 'T'OR A CHRISTI.q,N COTS'IONWEALTH ? l{o" 7 Itlilj(Xilx,{Xjii0( ffi &/ { I s I i /b, "Happy are those who are persecuted bocause thoy are goodn for the I(lngdoo of Heaven ts ihelrs" 'nJherr you are reviled and persecuted and lted about beeause ybu are uy foll.ovrars ryonderfirll Be happy abouu 1tg Be very gladl for a tremendous rerrard awalts Xour and renenber ti're anclonB pnopheti ners persecuted tooo ( i'latnew 5 r, LO * 12 In 6he templo area He sa,., merchants selltng eattle, sheep, and doves for sacrlficesn and mi,ney chan;ers behind thetr eounters" iesu.l made a whlp froin rooe ropes and cirased theu all out, and drove out the sheep and )xerr., scatt€ring the money over the fl,oor and turnlng over the t,ibl.esl Then go1n5 over to theu ho salrl ilGet Lhese ihlngs o:-rt of herao Donf t turn l.ly Fatf,ers liouee into a rnarketl n John 2t lt+ - 16 ;i:':,5'3r"*# ii"'liro;fr: fl fdd[;5"'* of ths norld and offered them to Hlm K55UE#*ft}fi Irrathew/ra8-9 i ffiM ffY 5t 'm tIi &* dF, tr ,{*# 'rV J* ry h

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lriAY 1986 'T'OR A CHRISTI.q,N COTS'IONWEALTH ? l{o" 7Itlilj(Xilx,{Xjii0(

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"Happy are those who are persecutedbocause thoy are goodn for theI(lngdoo of Heaven ts ihelrs" 'nJherr

you are reviled and persecuted andlted about beeause ybu are uyfoll.ovrars ryonderfirll Be happyabouu 1tg Be very gladl for atremendous rerrard awalts Xour andrenenber ti're anclonB pnophetiners persecuted tooo (

i'latnew 5 r, LO * 12

In 6he templo area He sa,., merchantsselltng eattle, sheep, and dovesfor sacrlficesn and mi,ney chan;ersbehind thetr eounters" iesu.l madea whlp froin rooe ropes and cirasedtheu all out, and drove out thesheep and )xerr., scatt€ring themoney over the fl,oor and turnlngover the t,ibl.esl Then go1n5 overto theu ho salrl ilGet Lhese ihlngso:-rt of herao Donf t turn l.ly Fatf,ersliouee into a rnarketl n

John 2t lt+ - 16

;i:':,5'3r"*# ii"'liro;fr: fl fdd[;5"'*of ths norld and offered them to Hlm

K55UE#*ft}fiIrrathew/ra8-9

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irvrL heen fe*ling *. Iot cf e.nger j".fltelyl A'ti+u'h tir$.i:fiy.,,s#cren years I g;uee*.i !,;/eii ;rriu?ve felt, it i;**" rii:.at: <I* ireli* abpu* lt? Y*u dr.:st?t:r**rf" "q dcctor 1;+ t*i.} y*ar it hurt,**"i* hu.i:'r,* Llre *,ugrr r.t** .gnd the r"*r:S-pieriE o5' &hat eilg*i'*Sr.tt, is a.r'lgsr ali L'ad? San tue fe*I ailger vrf;i:ou* llavi.ng t*tre fr"r.?^i" of reu*rsits srr€r ie? tlan e.nger irave i'r:o usem'? fha6ki '*,rhr.l* .trre ere ta-3"kiag about thi.s lssue* il,ir+ariy Ed,& tlg&(i:*r'tihe ccv*r-! tirai rtrc" Lord f*i* &nge*', f.'rl"t i,u o*ltenr fi$y,rel} x* all- uhe olihe'a' orrqrtlone lle BH.s p"fs). i;*, *rs a "fuJ.lyirurian being* Jeeu,si anger ,louLd ha:"diy be ss:I"i, i"*r GaC*nnnoti Lre, dc, *r feal e'.ri.l yeir He.Cid feel Erlg*E!"o Io ba,*i"o,:r iiile $aney charrgers. irr the fallow*ng excerpt BarbaraIi*'rui,-n$ co:if,iiotrts on aag*r' and further" a poen ior prsyerirleiallrr6 wj.ih angeso I s,uat admi', that ?his j.ssue q?res &gi:*a-t deal to tA Pir;cb oj' $*itr {$mile Jesu,* i*ves You,il*r*munJ,&y of l{oslrri6lenegs 89.}t" lritr:ryl..t Edo, [i:r,{'*"r'd, Eng"}Selld tils your eomffientrs,i i^if 3'fAKE:i I{iY $AY [u hsar i'x'om ]roue

1.,$v0 .*ld firier.*hy

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C,N Aft{i},8from: r0rr fin6er: S.re Paciflsrs wil3.ing t,o be a$gry

try Barbara lleni.ng

, ...$tany rad:lcale feel $hat, we are not qulte healthS'.,'"fiie y' fee}. thaf, Uhere is health ln anger'" Tn the wornen ?s

mc",rem*nt,. & song tras been written thBL sl$Irs up thelr pos*i.Ei.rre feel.lngs abou& ic; r0ur an6ei: is eh.r.*g.ing our fa*eunrJrnr arrger is changirig our lives., l they s€le anfsr ao anss+Iss&ry em.otion if thsre is to be anlf .:liang6, T think'hltere i.* BOme truth in this* I think tha'i there in cLear"*i.f a kind cf anger [hat is kreai[]ry" It ie bhe con*entrat*j"E:n r:f on,*?s hrhols being in the cletcrsrinati.onl tlil.* niusi,rl:.angr,* o

?irts kJ.nd of ange:' is nofi in itself iri*l-ant, .* evenlqherr iL .raises it,.'r voise {'*frfci': :lt *ornel;irres does}; audb:'ings ab,:ut agiBagl*u, cont"r"cnta0i+n iwtrici lt ahvay*rir*e#]*" it con&afu:e both re$pect for onesr;lf and re$peetf'r:r th,* obl-le::, 'Ic orie*ei..f tt $ays: ?I mu*i *Frange fox'I liave he*n piayirrg {"he .par[ *f tLre $i{rve "

1 to 'ilhe ctherit t,ays ?Yau rii.z.sL *t:;lnge s. frr y*u hart* beierrr rr.layi.rrg; '*1:,e

p.*r't +f *a+ tyra*.t" ? Ii. rorti*.ii:s Lhe ec*q'ir:r;i*r:' t"he1-- *h,*i];ii,,i.,* ;r**.si.il lq -. J'*v h<ii.}:r *i.Cee 1 *:Tci ::"L i.* r:i:,rprth)"t' +f.l ?.:rat-"r'*:*.

rnii:Lilig h.:j.s *r;uvj-*&ioc i;c r;?:.nere, ir:u*hf.;:g ttr:..*:x '*rill'l '[i.l*,

r;*X.g5. ,":,i' i-t; * s?t/Sfi, #Ii* 3e aff*,"agr:i:is'h, o. Il, *d;ie,.m,Hi::i.r:;At-rl$,,

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fir+:ii.. hs**aus* ihe-:-e i.s a*other kicr{i cf anger, yery fa;*-..i.l-iai,:- 'i"r": *s, t"hat ls noE healt!:y, that i.s an afflleti-on,'',',ri:i.,::i:r hi"'"i;he way., :ls Ahe first synonym for anger &h*a"L ie;:i'veri i,*. .;h.e big *ebeterrs International- DieEionary" fnisa$*,*i:' a$eiit?r'fls 1;o anrrth.er no'c: ?You must change end 3r6s 6u*th*nge ? .' h'r*-L tycur ve::y exigtence is a threat to my verysxistence*t :t speaks not hop* but fear. l['he .fear is; Jiouf,ei-l?t; eherige - and I camet change lf you. are st,i.trl there"i.'u a*,rsert:r n l; *?ramge but : d.rop deact&

Tiie one eng€:' L$ healthy, consentrates all omePe ener*gi.esl th* othcs" leo.ses one trembllng, because it is murder-orls..",,Sec,Buse we rk'eau of a new society in rvhich murder hasn* pi"aee i ant* it die'Surrbs that drea*s"

Our Eask, of cour$eo is te transoute Bhe anger that, isafi.l-:.ct;ion j,n'bo the angec' that, is determlrratlon Co br:inga.boi:,f, change* I think, in fact, that one coul-d gire thlsias. & eiefi.nition of rerrolution.,. o

SATYJ1,GRAI{,{ ., SQUI FORCE

T'o m* it, ls a self.-evident truth that rlfl freedom is ts"lre +:;hai:e c 3qually by all .- even physicaJ-ly the weakes.L, theJ-4r................-re and Lhe Qu.}t - they must be able t,o contrlbute an-equa1-share in i'[s orr;fense., l{ow that can be possible w}ren r,elianer,sts pl,aced, oir a,rmarnents, my plebian mi.nd' f'ail"s to understand".I ther:ef*u"e $wear and shalt- continue to swear lry non-vi.olancei*., hy satyagrahar_ or soul force" rn iu physilat ince.paclt;pi^s mo handicapr ild exren a,fralI uoman qr i i:rrita can pithes'*el-.f or irihi.erf on equal terns agalnst a glanL armed withthe most powerful it'r;apons,,

Ile-li*f in - non*vioiencl i:t*"d on rhe assumprr+* rhar,l'i*mgrv: natxi"*-, i"ts e$,s,,n*e is orre *oo ttrererore uni*iilngly.r'e*p*nds 'io Bhe advance of' love*,o I'he non-violeni-[ecnns-*q?* rjoes i:.+t <i*pend f'or j.es $ucces$ on the g;od"iir" -or

tnu5l|1.egt"ors, "f cr a non*.qiol-en? resietei: clepenHs on ttre

-un*l':f-ii::ir1{g_ asslstance of r.}od whLch sustains- him t}rrcug}iout"i"ilf .i'i.*i*lii*s lqd:ri*}i woukl otherwise be e onsidered ifriurmo*nt*t* Lr.:

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Gandhi

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i-n -L{i+$ fl;; S'r, '}eurg*a i':'.}--iuA ragged hand *he;l *a*ileii Bhe Digge:rsffame-*o sl:+vr Lh* peoplels will";Ttrey d"ef ied the lirrrd)-ords; Bhey defied the laws;?hey nere the dlspoesessed reclaiming wh.af,' was tire:lrs

,$l.r.Ie cage in Feaeett they said ?to dig and sow" trtlxl* eo&e to work the land in coguasnAr:d t'o make the wastegrounds growsThis earth dividedr HB wili make 'r'iho1e$o ie will be a cofoinon treasury for a11,, ?t

trThe sin of property we do disdain:!{o one has any iight to buy or seLl the land forprivate galn"ni?By theft and murder lEey took theNow everlrwhere the wal1s sprlng up

J-and,at their gonmarld" n

nTlhey uake the laws to chain us r*e111The elergy dazzles us with heavenor they damn us into heI},ttWe rsilL mot *rorship the god they serve?The god of greed ufrib feeds tttie rlch r,,*ril.e poot' folk sl,arve." t'

tfWe itorkE wB eat togeEher, we need no swords;'*Je wlII not bow unto the uastersClr" pa;y rent unto the lords,We are free f'olk, tltough we ar€ poor'You Diggers all. Stand up for gIory, stand rp rrowo tr

From the m€n of propert1 the order$ came;Ttrey sent the hi.red men and troopsTo wipe out the Oiggers nqme;lrTear'down their co[aagest Destroy t'heir cornlnThey werB dispersed, but stil} the vision llngers oD.,

Yeiu poor take courage; you rich take care;This earth was made a eonmon treasuryFor everyone to sharel&.11 bhi.ngs trn sonmon; al"i. people orleo?tWe come in peace" n

The orders came to cut thern downAnC stlll thre vision llngers ono

!'rom Pinch of iaLt

Tt nouid be atroclous).y dishonest and wr$ng to wai*fcr soei"al irnprovement t,o follow man?s mcral p*rfeefl5"ng;we mueB wcrk ecbively fo-r t lre s"eform of soc.lety"

Nichoias Berdya*v

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.leremi.air Orealiaghar:s FiSh* Agai.net1ls,ary

*u:ring his early csr€e"r as a counEry priest in $suahilor'ku l:'elaad, Fathei Jereftlak Ot0ailaghan !rad, pqtd Ll"tral*e,'&tenti*n lo ttre queetion af usuryr g{ Eire pre*€iee cf*liargi.r:g ictereas -+ri icaBe' Arcu::id 1S19 hos'euer at Eheag* cf tiriruy.-nine the practice began to t;"ouble him" Thefiirilrer $ack i.n tliatcry he read in eeeleslastical 3.an* f,herFir:r16 firmS"y he fsilsrd i.t, s&ated iliat usury h€,s cuntrary Bo[]i* ',sar"C i;f God"

.Finerlly tri.s *onvi.etion Led hj.u ta s'efusa iaeE ritesto a wealthy csrn uerehant ulro practiced usury to greatfinan*ia1 benefl.i;" itis arg:a,*aeri coavinced the man andhe oE:deeed i:,ls *--<e+utore to nake amenda f,o aL1 he hade!:larg;ed* T?ie man Laf,er recol'ered bui refused to changeirle rnl"nd arrri to his l"mmenss credit made restitton andjoi.n-:d the battLe against loaning at_lnf,eresto .luch rad-ir:l-,i aca:Lvi*y *f cours& ca$e t,o O?CaiJ.aghanes superiors*n,* he #.asi rarr.ied *,+ drop tlre subjeet, w*hich h* refusedt'$ do kn,-.ninH lie r*as right ii-l ihe eyss of 0od altd thlgled him to be moveri froo pllIar tc post,, to be shelvedin the ehircii hierarchy and ts be dlsalisrrcd from sayingm,?s!$" 0?CaS"iaghan put &l"s case to the Vatleatr aryd re-eleviag no replS' he sali-ed in IB.?3 for Amerlca" The banagainst htr"l oF course foliqved hiro and he wae aCvised bytne bi"tt:,:p cf }ie,r Y<lrk to uCIee on go Uanada where s_upposed*}.y the chrrr*h toak a flrmer stand against usuryo

-He- iras

i,i.i" and the harsh elinate plagued trim anci r*orEt of alih* fsrul$ vsry little solace from the chureh ln 6anada.I{e !:arl t* live on alars for surviva}" hrhi}e she}tering l"rlIt!s.s1s;"q:&L he r*rcte tris book ttUsury cr tenciin6 at In'Lere$t*,Pr.*t'** t,c Be BepugnarrE t,o the SJ.rrlne anri Ecclesiasticali,aw anri Dest,l'uctive to Civll lioclety. ir

khlle in Car:ads he reeLened word s'rram';nlng hJ-n t'ctlie Tati*an aad, haulng had a small rurr sf hia book pub*li::hert i:t Hew Toi'ic, he saJ"lei for Ireland -,r*ich six*y*a:pi.es-, I{is rep:u'Laiti"sn Preceded hlm and branded as arafu5.*al" h* wa* detaitr*d *n shipboard and noL all+rired act

tr*.nil far ien days.-, -La';er on hl"s iray tc F.ieme -ha st*rp*.d:i.* I",*nd*ri an,J *i: 5-npuise LefL a fe* c*pies of his b'ooket. il:* Flee+ s:tr*ei r:ffiee *f the populiet leader andputri.."i*l:er i'iii-l:am Cabbeti" Hig vLeit to the 'fatLc*n sra$

e i"ufr &reurrel a*il. a fz"a*re up" $ie r,sas Eied i.ri: f*r flvei;r:.,ri*ir.s a:r.* ir-: i::h*.t &i-me ilcbbett who $as deli,ghted withi,;i**i.i,ag-;h:F:n?": bcok h*d publ"ished a se*ond a$i'Lieri" liel.*.'l- x:tver arel OYCal.l-*ghran pc3:s nn*"Ly bilt' fldveris*d f*:rhii::::riyin5 h* w*uld b* g3^ad t.r; p&S hie tri; :'+-'gaiti*e"

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c*bbett boruowed r*any_poln*s from ce0allagh*Lirs *,*r-irtn his or*rr i'aght-rrriti: the-prriis.stiiiJ; 3n ,+r"der .io r=e*FF")'. of ilhij-ashEn for i'r:.s

-refeil;;;;;;; re*p-ribr*.ch*d hrsb'ook ln 1'r3?f at his {}}.rir e.xpeiisee l{hen o;crri**-.an"*urrreriup in Lond+n p*rariLes* ltaving r,** ii-iicrrow fross felloncagT\ pa*r'rengers to gst trru*#n

-eorrt *ai greeied hirn witlro ti.*.y s,:sr of E*Bey anrJ an iniritati;; i, stirie ulth htr:and liis family,

^T[-ere ar"e many anesdotee to sir*w Cobbattsnobtliflv of slrrlr bur as an elampi* +f t,tme1i,l-i*i[r,-:.i*{ glven by o*e aut}rsr rc a nothJi,, lri, Erea-tmeitt efo?carlag!.ran- in thts in*tance i* rini.,i"uiy utt,ra*ti.ue"$tiIl cut' off from the chursh and his duti*s fo'hisstandr. CtCa).lsghan r+ae Gnce &ore saved U:.-CaUUet; rt,;paygd hia to become clese.i-cs tutor r.,h hii *in""--ro"rseghe brought, cut anotiier' isxue of lisriry

"oai"g- tr=* ..t,r**-&ure* of lts author., 0?carragkra" nei,u, foiEoi--inl:infi"-ejnca of Gobbett and ramalned Eo ti:e-;;a cr Eis i*l=-Lkeen parcphLeteer_, Agaln he *m:.gricoa--io Anerica an{t1,r'&A $Ant Out to be a mi-ssi.+*ez,y to vermont ldher.s he -

cal.r-r_.*argue per-euasi-r,ery wiLh the natixr€s;., He bullt e ci:us.ttrat surilngton and-*he* his ene&ies burnt rt, ,t"*rr-t;-b.iil..*tr np agaLn, flftgr 1.}qrrg an..J _actl-u*-Ja*e*r ahe$herdinghis rittte rlosk he died i* rafl *[ r]oiy;i;;; i.d;#;h;e..*er,$eat tire &ge of eI.ght],-one

fhe ffosaie i.ew on the subJect af usr:ry f*und i.nl*::."::l:Ty f3-20 is flrnn ana. frrecise:--'uirr* i-Jt,r*rrg"*.fnCIw mayest -Lenci upon u$ury, but. unto tliy brr:ther tri<l.l;:haJ,t n+i iens upon E;turrr*' 'Jews a*e r h*iefcre io*u*J",*_,{}n to t,a-ke J.ntr;erest fron- b}i*J"r preople but, reay "{,ru,a-oi}r**o,of e*r.trs* a$ f?od?': r:trildren we bugirt Lo fcli;"-trriu-iu**-.a*{i. &$ r.'rel.r-- iil L.+ weii to :,:ernemSer -i.!rat ,r*.oiy i*iri:.means }end.i.n5; at in-rerest.* p*.;,k,dr r.ni **, iil- i.:. *irkr:n[e i?iean tooay -, as exces;h,e- ini:erist onl.y.

As cobbutt,-;rercieued, the abol"itierr of qld cugt*msairi:l 6p66it,icne f,ronr the time of ehe-"*io"*tii,:r, ;;;-thegir*'.r[ii o.f ceritra]., secular porrer which r*iioured'if,l**,eak..*:re'"t frhe *ative i.nhihj.tion ilgalnst :-rsu:.y. By tne it**l1l:ll".q.lan gg*rq a1c,ng ee cii[r;-;"s* ];;'Lhe p"**ii**"haijr*rirrije so r$+ted^irr s,i.:ieiy thar f o .,.:"sgr:ir allainui jr,HaB l"ittl* mrrre than a t<asle oi' br.*sri;a"- x* ii* on* irt-,lio** people r.dlc ar* in ihe_righi, anci knavi Lt, end ,*ei:Fi'$1re 1.'L, b*e har.e tlre barl lucfi t,*, be beri.r in i., o.;u-o,-a*ni]$ ,J3i.1 wauts to hear *bout it-

from Secent::i* Lives enr! pe,:uii.arl{+tia*s b-l' Jai:n }ii*hell", ?hanes *.ndHuet*+:n lad" ., 3-,8'1r}]:1, l?S{.

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'r:'Ji] i:,.;,t) ri.ir j"ibgf.A\AT,,, L*f,fir'.:r"; ii; e fiy s Er-en$t h'TEiu, ._t*r{" ax.e Liberatcx" j"n }E-icaraglraJcri,, Lordr are Liberator j-n jouth ffrieain the midst of thosewho meeb to shareu to l"earn,?*--read your lrord, anrt to unike your Word flesh

You are their Liberator" Lord,-You are their strength

Tl'ris anger, Lordu lnside mehas blorrn up like a stormI never saw eoming

.Li.ke wantlng to-make mysolf siek... to purge ny self-hateYou are my Llberator., LorriYou are my strength

ia, liberate me" Lord$lake thls enger'whole

i.iake t"his anger yoursSo heal me, Lord

.lu,ake this broken person wtroleItiake t,hi.s broken person yours

You. are my llberator, LordYou are mv strength

I co want to see enC Bnow your l.gvet"o shout and sing youi lo.ye t,o a ].1

Sut the bloody oppressors dqt,art,ure irnci- murder a.nt*mr.ltil-ate

And Lfrg ()ppressed ggg" oppres:redblood3,ly cppres*ed

ilncl tr do noL know, eometlaee, lf I can love*or, -ll..berate BE; LordtJ"*,re rne your strength

hia|:e thi"e anger wholeiihke thts sadness yCIurs,$l.,rir* th.ls person 'shole,rr;u'.'i r$e lOVe eS Stfengthi',i:ko ifiJ i.ove sLr.orig

Y*rr are ny tJ-beratoro i,orr.trYou are my strengttr

Stephen{ from Pi.*,ch of- ialt }

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**r*'Lhy Bay Sdltor'lal JulY 1?39

. o i A nri.est aeked us f,o wribe On filre subject (voluril;'aryoi"*"ilyI'ili"*nru j.s*ue ,:f Ehe pap-er" ,ue i*urd ftrl ane- rt

6ntl.re.paperw1ti:tired.1-*uuSSioiru-b?t.i.twou1dbeuse,!ess"it ie a. simple truth thal- 'rre &re-rrit,ing, ffi9 perhaps best 'understood by the el"itt.le ,;nes?, As Che paafunist.-says,,lrThose who aie in honor and withotrt understandingrf"

Polnte Co remember:

Poverty is. holy {uhether voluntary ol-lqvoluntary} becauseour Loirt shared lt, He showed himseLf firs8 ao poor shep*herds o He lra$ a $orker hi-mse1f "

ro,r*rfr"tG;;u'rro"* to Lhose who Chris'L Loved" We

choose" to li.ve wlth the poor', eat wtttr them, share o9rclothes, our rneans with them t'ecauss we love Ctrrlst in't hem. lf Ohrist l.oved them we noust l"ove the&'

VoLunbary poverty means that by taking Less oursh?l"ves,1atlrers cin'have fuore" If we throw what we have ln thesor,imon pot I many can be fed" nl,et your abundance stipplytheir wintio S[, Paul said, jqrme of us earn mare t'hai:otherS * have more than others ' rffhs coat that hangs inyour cioset belongs to the poorp tf one of the Churchirathers encs saldl We lo,rer oui own standard of ltvlngin order to i-ifu Ehat of others.

Voluntary poverty points out that a man ls a man because'of whai fre-is" ritirer than because of what he.has" It'"prtirta"

i[*-dienlty of, the person., the.temp]e of thg. HoIyCi,ost,, It is I pritest against the raterialism of theday"

ite cal"i" lipon our readerspoverby and embrace it"J.orre for God, beca.use *eureg 3

insofar as they a re able to loveIt is a surnB way of showlng ourare tilus showlng it for his creat *

N0TE; The spade uprooting the &histle l,d"rictr iras c111 nowadornbd the- cover of this paPer has been ehangedto the Alpha and Omega* As Chrlstian anarchiststhis is a- meldi.ng of the ctr*le (ft anrj ttre Creekletters for 0hrisL. I wlll however be using thespade and thlstle at different timss"Whlfg tc, Dlgger, P.0,Box ?LLbu Peterborough, 0Yttr;*

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