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with especially difficult issues such as the use o f constitutional or extra-constitutional methods o f political action, the use o f violent or nonviolent action, and the rights o f minorities or other op pressed groups within the life o f a nation.” With this principle as a basis, the World Council stated further, "In many cases where legislation violates an acceptable constitution and no speedy means o f legal relief are available, the Christian may be called to civic disobedience (sit-down strikes, passive disobedience, or deliberate violation o f laws). In cases in which the constitution itself is inadequate, the Christian is called to work for its amendment in the interest o f firmer guarantees o f human rights. Where such changes are impossible, the Christian may come to the conclusion that he has no alternative but to violate the constitution in order to make possible a better one. . . . We understand that laws may be defied in the defense o f the constitution and that the constitu tion may be defied in defense o f human rights.” I f this quotation means anything at all, it simply means that the world council and its national representative, the National Council o f Churches, is authorizing its membership to defy the constitution whenever individuals see fit so to do, and this is precisely what is being preached from all too many pulpits in the member denominations throughout our land. The conference document argues that the question often emerges today "whether the violence that sheds blood in planned revolutions may not be a lesser evil than the violence which though bloodless condemns whole populations to perennial despair.” One is left quite in the dark as to what are the circumstances that "force men to revolution.” It is mere ly stated in the document that this is so and nowhere is there any censure o f professional anarchists or agitators who seek to foment revolution in even the most prosperous and advanced societies. Perhaps it should be noted that there is a difference between the "Conference on Church and Society” which was held by the World Council o f Churches in Geneva, Switzerland in 1966 and the "Fourth Assembly o f the World Council o f Churches” which was held in Uppsala, Sweden July 4-20, 1968. The World Council o f Churches was organized in 1948. Prior to the Uppsala Assembly three other assemblies have been held. During the interim periods there were other gatherings and conferences and meetings o f various types to promote the activi ties o f the W.C.C. The whole organization is the more dangerous because it frequently utters such high-sounding, pious pro nouncements; however, the utterly anti-Scriptural trends within Continued on page U2 AUGUST, 1968
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