The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-11-12

the dignity of man, when Christians
having been doing first-class job
of it for centuries.
| The Russian people under the
l"Christian" czars, were treated little
better than animals. The, cruelty of
the christian" rulers in Russia make
the Communists look like pikers! The
present regime in Russia may not
better the lot of the Russians but at
least the rulers are not masquerading
as Christians!
In every country of Europe, we
find the same sad history of "Chris-
tian" rulers. Today, we have Fran
co in Spain The Church is support
ing this Catholic" ruler and his I'M
democratic and un-Christian govern
ment. Francois regime is probably
the worlds worst example of what
a Christian government should not
be!
In China, we have Protestant
Chang A "Christian" whose gov
eminent is probably the most cor
rupt in the world. What has he done
to dignity the lot of the Chinese
people! Yet, Democratic and Chris
tian United States of America is
supporting his corrupt government!
England, France, Holland and Italy
offer us additional examples of what
Christian nation should NOT do to
the masses of people under its rule.
Here in our democratic United
States, we have the poll tax, our I'M
ment of the negro, the Jew, the In
dian; frightful housing situation;
a serious lack of proper health ia
cilities for the people; a group of
monopolists who care nothing what
soever for their fellow men and to
stifle their conscience endow Chris
tian churches, hospitals, schools and
colleges with money wrung from the
bodily labor of their Christian work
ers. We have the disgraceful treat
ment of the aged and mentally i'll,
and so on and on, condemnation of
the Christians failure.
The hierarchy of the churches are
very much to blame for the tragic
failure of their Christian congrega-
tons to recognize and do something
about the social injustice all around
us.
There is something very wrong
with Christian education. We fail
completely to teach our children to
see the social injustice around them
We fail to stress service in our teach
ing, service for the common good
Success is the only ideal No mat
Ter how you do it, be a success! All
schools, public and parochial are
guilty of this success teaching, to
he exclusion of teaching that there
s dignity in manual labor, greatness
n service. We hand on all our petty
to children under our
are. We give them terrible exam
lie and expect them to be better!
1t is not inconceivable that Chris
ianity and democracy may be driven
in the face of Commu-
ism! Christians have brought about
he present situation ALL BY
I1EMOELN I'D anu Cney Will con-
niue to suffer for it.
In World War II the most horrible
trocities ever thought up by man
vere committed by two "Christian"
ations-Germany and Italy. No
agan ever did more terrible things.
Our own United States deliberate
7 destroyed thousands of innocent
omen, children, aged and sick with
tonic bombs and "Christian" Amer
"a has yet to look this terrible deed
luarely in the face!
How can we expect the masses to
)ntinue to believe in Christianity,
hen the hierarchy of the churches,
atholic and Protestant have for
failed to condem "Chris-
an" governments for their inhuman
eatment of millions of their sub
cts but have criticized and con-
emned them only when they inter
red with the church. Now they
Sc in "holy" war against Stain
1t at the same time support Fran
} and Chang!
Just what reasoning is used in de-
)uncing Stain. and not Chiano and