Although one may legitimately differ with interpretations made by recognized authorities, it is not reasonable to dismiss the facts they have unearthed or their qualifications to come to conclusions. We must not allow anti-intellectual sentiment to cloud our access to fact. Nor can we rely on sensational books or articles promoting partisan views. A number of the books cited in the document are of such character. This creates a problem of logic that, while attractive at a surface level to some, simply is in error when all the facts are considered.
Objects are of themselves morally neutral.
It is when put to a wrong use the object must be examined in light of the message it carries. In modern culture the steeple carries neither pagan connotation nor phallic significance. It is not reasonable to create in the modern mind some pagan or obscene meaning in order to be able to attack use of the object. In both presuppositions and logic this document needs change. The document's use of both biblical and Spirit of Prophecy writings is at times unjustified.