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Salient. Victoria University Students Newspaper. Volume 37, No 26. October 2, 1974

Christian weather

Christian weather

Dear Sir,

It is a fact of life that man journeys through various stages of life. Furthermore, during those various stages of life man is more dependant on his relations and fellow citizens, than at other stages.

For example: wouldn't it be a economic dream if all old aged citizens were as strong as the middle aged man. If they were we wouldn't have to provide pensions and old aged homes for them. For some reason, or other, the old aged citizen loses the features of the middle aged man (mainly that of strength) and financially becomes a burden for society. Why do we not get rid of old-aged people, say at the age of 75? Because it is immoral, no man has the right to terminate the life of an innocent citizen.

So it is with the unborn child (foetus). The unborn child has many features of the born infant, but the greatest similarity of the foetus and the born infant is that they both have a heartbeat.

The world was losing its Christian values in 1914, by 1939 man had drifted further away from Christ, by 1974

Even the weather over Wellington, as over Europe, seems to be telling us that times have turned for the worst.

True peace can only be found in dedicating oneself to Christ. Christ welcomes any man. One of the greatest saints of the Christian churches is Saint Paul, before he became a Christian he used to pass his time executing Christians.

It happened once that a lawyer rose up trying to put him to the test. Master, he said, what must I do to inherit eternal life? Jesus asked him, what is it that is written in the law? What is thy reading of it? And he answered. Thou Shalt love the Lord thy God with the love of thy whole heart, and they whole soul, and thy whole strength, and thy whole mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. Thou hast answered right, he told him; do this, and thou shalt find life.

It is not enough just to be a Sunday Christian.

Jack Colewa