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A few waeks a;:o .sn one of rn.rr $L...'r: i*i:,r",iiind 0own, I discovered a cast flrii; ;ri.',*;tii:i:rvf!. One leg u,aSS off an.i the ftr*l:r i.ri6 llnnlrig was ml$slng;, trrrt aL1 ln a.i-l",i,.,,r^,i,i:ido NBetng needful and loahhe tr,. sex,.r s*yv'tceatlle clece of eeuipment so to*.ire dwnp, I weirt tiack later and pfcken:, i. ,lp and a coup.Ie of daSrs laiier solC J"t,

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,,., ;.',,;yio iespectai.ly !..fl you are e l/upj.r-rtnii ...rir,".";h casa you probabJ.i" wouJ.dtrtt tre{',:,ri;i.,-.i.l"ng t"hlg anyi.;ay}, I nve been rdriu*e,J

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I Lry tCI take llteraLly Jesus serm{,\rii:li: r":he iilsunt; tn which ile tau;ht ua nott,'., +,':,rry abcirt toutofrow, to stor,e not upi.x si].:l*re.$ t:i: eartir but in the spir*t,ua.)";'iid,!.ix: diBsn$ teactttng,s taken Ilteral"ly'i,,,,i l.h*re is rrri real-Justt6tca.tton J'qi.:,,rx-iii;. Lligu otirervuisei amount Lo a total.;',,.r.:it,..:i i on,.:.J' t;iie etatus eEBo When we:"":',scL wnr.triiy '**t}.t"h HB show our FatherL;r.j.'. ,,{*} LfusL Or fiava falth and whenhrqr iJi:r .r;iiJ.$,, Lhere lg rrr:thlrig we c&,n waHi:.i'.ii'. ,-1i* i :j&w that clci ;iood sUoye n(,f,

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The l"dea. Is pronoted tliat pov*eriy ls rtlfflcr.il.t anci i,,eal-th ls sii.$eyet tliose ,,r'ho strive for -rrorldly",*es"i.il'r Ln*rrit;h)"3'' uillrt up with he*rtriiLacxi, .,.)-cer:* $ il*rvor.ls" exlaustl"on o

"lric [1,,:ished ;)*i,6hes, Ts th.l* ease?: t,nlnk tt j"s ri *[r's.ni;e ktnd of easeoi)*vel'ty is dl,r'.f,1cr.rl,t, only ivhen it lsJe{rn a$ a siraniefr-l}. tnirii. riather t,i}arl,tri a bles*inE r,,rhen it f,t al"Lorued tonurture Jealousy of ltealth. when I.ti s st;rived a.-lalrrst" -i,,i.certect a*r aLrJ-r*ssin;, acce1:tect as fihe ]-lfsstyleuur Lorcl-choee for hlrsalf " tt t;n:i}t, & hard*hI^p brat, a b,*autj"ftrl Llr'eclf ;tr:race and tnankl'uLns*9' I ofterii'j n-l ;:*yse1f preyLnl, tn tire e.>lrltiiilo ;l&1r_ 1,6, alw.;y3 be gO., t-ay f::.),.;;tye be thanrful f,ore,he gifte 6i:rS'anher glvee ffiea r.jven old wood,ct 0va3 0

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HAIiDLING TIIE CONTTICT

Ue alL know that very of,tenthsre ls a confllct bctlueen the l"awsof man and the law.r of God, l,iostof uv would a6rse that the laws of,Gcld take pr€cedence over manrs Laws"Jeeur knew thet t'hls ',vouXd be so,an: that ln many cascs adherfng tothe laws o-f God would cast Lts Ln therolei of crfu,iLnals S.n rep:ard to mantsor tirE stateta lalvs" ;rd are not U.oofLrst Usneratton of crlrnlnals ofconscLonco6 Throuitrout historv thechurch (tn ttie ,len66tuof ordlnaiyChrlstlano rather than thu oarthJ-ychurch bureaucracy) has been corr*demnsd for rsfusal to fol].ow otatmdr.gtatos" JeguE glves us a fewrules of conduct to gutde us ln uhsconfLlct. If you have been arrestedfor tres.:arsLng at a mllttary Lnst-allatlon'or soilethlng of thal naturoand, wlnd up Ln court .Iesus saysnDcn?t srakb any vowgt, Jay tY6s Iwill or Ho, I ironttr. Yolrr :,rond -,rsenough, To strEngthen ycur pronnlse',vlth a vow shous that eomething {o'cr!{Ior i,hth" 5, 31, - 37" The tuakeresuJ'fered f or ceirturles over thls"Ilontt ,swear in courto JesuE alsosay$ ttlou nust stand trial beforeCovernors and kln;e fgr my sake, nhenyou are arested, dontt roomy abou&w+g! !o s?y ar your rrla}, for youw1"11 bo glven tFre rtght w[rrds at, tirerlght tlmeo For tt wonrt be you

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i,r::it flidnqb 'rJant tc} wini u;.t ln ceuc'u,"iir i.n Ja$.ir or in frcrit' ef a fJ,rJ"na;::,:ji.rfrds Xo\r vrould not ba f ollowlngi.:,,riitr;q )"av* ;irtryur:;y* yotr nrould bg iayrtgU;irt;l.j firf]d imL]gw*n;I oflJ.''l inanf 5 law.o.:';ir*^li.y tf,rr. nourf Yr:i'rr.ra.y ih.lnk thriLlir.',.i ox!)*6Bs to rouch r:f youo But, iiodi,jri;"r m6itie prov{.sJ.ons f or you ilefore;+',;"ir wJ.nu up f,n i:Onfr(")nt;itLr.ltlo .Iesu$;giry$ Iri'rhtln :flou iifr] pertsectJted Ln ri:rt*r::t.ty, flee to u he nex.*.n I w'IlIl;'ei;r:ril bet"ore you ha-T{r rea*hsd thom*ll"Iit il'.attl" I$, 23, Ood ltrlll not,rilli you t,o tirrsw ycur l"Lfe eway uoLiitl.r;rt"l iE no other serlrs;a flpen, and$r;ii, i-*ivdi you i"nt,al}oct," Maryy tLr:.e,S.l"t:r r*,iln;' klayJ nlesUs ra.yg dcnit 'r;e$r:upl"{i. tr wI}i. try In furthsr lssu$r+bi'j' ,*iartfy many otilor aspect,$ ofqirrrlr$ I heaehln6s' i.rr l'efiat',.lr.ln 'l;o our

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tf';'her,c a'",re anar'";htgts vtiiQ newgr:*er;3.e s *pee*l:. antL ngvrtr *arrle*l a,i":1.;1'.1'd, vri:oia r*e know as our ilrotherlaIir*ugir perhape tiroy klow not, us" lyo1 u:"i-1. irame fuho l;L-ve for *vsr, Sl:el}ey,'i;iie f"lr'sn nf poe$e, were lt noc that,y'.:',,,, :l"s Gne yct :;ieater thqn h*tu the;x\ ;,.:L* .iilii.a$ Blake" ',r'e ars bhotl;;ht,:T r*.s men of [i].ofrll ','je ars houtl.ded overii,he i';rce of the ;'.Iobe. And rrho oi' c,l.tr,:,.::;:v*+ut,r,r,l.'$ tyciuld bell.eve thal[ flhe stlnfu,j l:r{:-ar ln our hearts, $ome cf ue, }rll,'i" n;:eal'. at least f'cr cne, J.e the,.1a;;.;f iaspi,re<i, the moaf, eplrttrraS cha*': i.*;91,-;6 €yer f,).un5; to yeur obtuse, flat.,r;,i..e,i:";),, stertorcLl,$ IJngJ"a.nd,, Ilngl"anctl

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At laast 6r.9z8 accldents lnvolvingtoxlc chemlcals-have occured tn the UoSoln tho laet ftve years, kllllng morethan 135 people, tnJurlng nearly 1500,and causlne 217./+50 to be evacuated. (accordlng to thEr draft of a study com-raissr.oned by the dnvi.oronnental Prot-ectLon Agency early thts yearo Thl,!compLla$1on 1g only a partlal ll.st*bucausg data were cirawn only f,rorn ge}-ected aroas and lnformatLon banks.IIad thE entlra country beon surveyed,the number of accLdonts l*ouLd be twoand a half to three times h16i'rer, BCC-ordlng to tlre conoultants whet preparedthe study. But even thls adrnlttedly-1nconrplete ltetLng reportE that ftveacctdonts a day nelcaasd toxtc cheil-lcal,s from small and J.arge f actlltles,most of thsm Lnvolved ln chenical prod*uctlon or storage totalllne some t)20mil}l.cns .rouncis of, chEmisals.

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ItnWtthout l:eln5 radlca1 or overl,yl-,oid, 1: w11.1 teil you that the tirird**or'lrl war hag alre;lriy st'art*d u [r ;liettt$ii.ent ware but noL llor th.at reit$onzr,v J.ess ..1i.nl.rter. This w&F,rls tean*

( ,i: domr Llr'aai.I, Lsetf"n Amerlca, and*'rractlcally ;rL] of the Chird lr,,or].duIn,;feacl of soldiers riyltii;, th*r'e arec:irieiron; Lnstead of rnlli-J"one af r+oumd**d, thelre are nltll,ons of ui'rer*p)"oyed;fr.rtead of rJ.estrucLlon of krrict,les,Liicre ts the taarlrr.6; dou,in of facborlea,,schocls, I,roepttals, and entlre cofiuilun*i-t,ieg"ooolt ts a war by th* UnttedStatee agalnst: tire l"atill Amr:r1..can con*

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!*re Unl.ted Farm'rrorksrs of Amerlea(UfI() aro once agai.n asklng us -to boy-cott Callfornla grapeoo Tfre j% of rhe-$O'OO0 grspe wor[eril who belong to theUF'd ars under the attack of, the c0al-{fornla admLnl.stratton of Gov. DukmeJ-tan who have reneged on agrlremnts, aidconstEtently refuse to tnvest!.gat6eomplalnto by tlre r.ulcn agalnsE gr&ps"-growors, Workers are sttll befnl'sbav-ed '.*tth cheral.cals tn the f,lelds ;nd" t

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