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February 13, 1981-The Maroon Tiger- Page 3
The Civil Wor In Christianity! The Moral Majority vs The Moral Minority ?
Morehouse College is
fortunate to have a person of this
caliber as guest preacher for
Religious Emphasis Week.
Reverend Adams will deliver a
series of sermons. The general
public, students, faculties, and
staff members are encouraged to
attend these inspiring and
“spirit-filled” services and
worships.
In addition to the lectures
and sermons there will be two
seminars on Wednesday,
February 25, 1981. Session I is at
9:30 a.m. Father Ray Parkins,
who is a lawyer and minister of
Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church is
the guest. He will speak on the
subject “Freedom in the 1980’s.”
Session II is at 1:30 p.m. There
will be a panel discussion with
Atlanta University campus
ministers and religious groups
such as:
Norman Rates, Spelman;
Rick Berry, Navigators; Thomas
Fritz, Campus Crusade for Christ;
Isaac Miller, Canterbury Center;
Nathaniel Hercules, Morris
Brown; Paul Easley, Clark; Tony
Warner, Inter Varsity Christian
Fellowship and Lawrence Carter,
Morehouse.
The panel discussion will
address the theme for the week
“The Civil War In Christianity:
The Moral Majority vs The Moral
Minority?”
Under the cloak of
Americanism, patriotism and
Christian morality, the
evangelical right, better known as
the so-called “moral majority,” is
attacking fundamental American
traditions. They sometimes call
themselves, “The New Right,”
“The Right to Life Movement” or
“Pro Family,” but they are still
an unprecedented threat to
individual rights in America
today. Not since McCarthyism in
the 1950s has such a movement
been so vocal, so well organized,
so well financed, and so zealous.
They practice a cultural
Christianity as opposed to a
biblically based Christian faith
and are not interested in the
holistic ultimate transformation
which scripture requires of all
believers. They are for the arms
race but against abortion. They
don’t want government to
regulate family life, yet they want
a constitutional amendment
against abortion. For them no
contradiction exists in this double
standard. They have declared war
under the sacred canopy of
Christendom on theological
liberalism, biblical orthodoxy and
Dr. Lawrence Carter
political liberals by seizing the
opportunity to exploit the fear,
anger and frustration that are
building in this country because
of grave national problems:
America’s loss to world
leadership (the hostages in Iran,
the war in Vietnam, the
dependence on the OPEC
nations); America’s deteriorating
economy (uncontrollable inflation
and soaring unemployment); The
deterioration of the quality of life
(pollution, urban decay and
crime).
This is why the “good old
days" of the 1950s and the so-
called traditional family values
seem so attractive. There is also a
residue of resentment of the gains
of the Civil Rights Movement of
the 1960s.
People like Richard Viguerie,
Phyliss Schalafly and Reverend
lerry Falwell, the leaders of the
evangelical right, do not have the
answers to these problems. They
do not even care to consider
them. What they do have is the
ability to divert national attention
from sober communitarian ethical
consideration of realistic solutions
with slogans that instill fear,
repression and divisiveness
within the church and out. They
have the capacity to make
freedom interest-limited and the
enemy of social justice. They have
the means to distract a segment
of the Christian family from its
concern for a just, participatory,
and substainable world society by
their support of Senate Bill 1808,
which is supported by many
members of Congress, introduced
in the last session of Congress by
Senator Paul Laxalt of Nevada.
This bill would:
Restore prayer in the public
schools; prohibit federal
programs to fund the treatment of
venereal disease, contraceptives
and abortions; halt federal
protection of the civil rights erf
those with “perverse lifestyles,”
e.g., homosexuality; prevent
state and federal authorities from
’‘impeding’' private schools.
Translation: Efforts to end tax
subsidies of segregationist
academies would be stopped;
allow parents to review textbooks
before their use in public schools;
and even end federal programs
designed to prevent child abuse.
This is preposterous attack
on basic constitutional rights.
“The Moral Minority” cannot let
the Right Wing so-called “Moral
Majority” steal our personal
freedoms because we are
frustrated, or alienated, or
because of a failures erf nerve, or
because of fatigue. The “moral
minority” must prevent the
evangelical right from ignoring
the centrality of the biblical
teachings that God is on the side
of the poor and the oppressed,
and that right wing theology is
profoundly unorthodox and
culturally conditioned with a
grossly intdequate ecclesiology
(doctrine of the church as the
ideal community.)
Chicago Bank Host Reception
Farrakhan Delivers Final Call
Over a thousand Atlantans
packed the halls of West Hunter
Street Baptist Church to hear
Minister Louis Farrakhan deliver
his “Final Call” to Black people
in America. Speaking on a variety
of topics from the “Crisis of Black
Leadership” to the "Prophetic
symbolism of a Reagan
presidency,’’ Farrakhan
mesmerized an energetic crowd
consisting of many Atlanta
University Center students for
over two and one-half hours.
Making his first visit to
Atlanta in 1981, Minister
Farrakhan was introduced by
J anet L. Douglass as ‘ ‘ one leader
who wasn’t made by the media, a
man whose words of inspiration
are like a rudder, to help move us
through muddy waters.”
Minister Farrakhan began
his address by citing Atlanta as a
“Trouble City,” and stated that
every Black in every city in
America is concerned with the
problems in Atlanta. Noting that
the power structure here is
desperately trying to “keep
people calm,” the Minister said
that “is this not something to get
excited about?” This is not a light
matter, and every Black in
America should march on Atlanta
and burn this mutha down! How
much more will you see, or must
you see, to acquaint you with the
times?
Mr. Farrakhan noted that
Atlanta is riddled with
“Plantation politics.” With the
use of elected Black officials, and
the Black Bourgeoisie, “the
Southern white man has rocked
us to sleep. He also stressed that
there is a lesson behind the
murders of our children over the
last two years.” You have went to
sleep on you enemy, and he has
reminded you - He chose this city
because this is the so-called New
South, the city to busy to hate.
While upstart Negroes are using
politics as their vehicle for
personal success, scratching for
the crumbs dished out by Coca-
Cola and others, the masses erf
Blacks still reside indelapidated
housing, with virtually no hope or
faith in the future. “We are the
only people in history to be held
in bondage for 400 years, and the
stroke of the Caucasian is getting
heavier heavier every day. What
are we going to do?”
Representing the Nation of
Islam, and the Honorable Elijah
Muhammed, Minister Farrakhan
stated “I am the inheritor of the
spirit of Elijah Muhammed, the
one who picked up the discarded
truth, the one who is going to
return the truth to its rightful
place. Citing that every Black
organization destroyed by the
U.S. government never came
back to the public limelight,
Farrakhan posed to the audience
questions Uke "What happened
to the movement?” and “Does
absence mean we should discard
the truth?” He went on to say to
the approval erf the audience that
this is one organization that the
government couldn’t destroy,
because this organization is based
on truth, and the truth shall set
you free! As the crowd buzzed
with excitement and inspiration,
Farrakhan climaxed his articulate
delivery by saying, “If a man is
teaching the right word at the
right time, his words will bear
fruit.” As far as the audience was
concerned, it definitely was a
“fruitful” experience.
By Marie Robertson
On Tuesday evening,
January 20, 1981, the First
National Bank erf Chicago hosted
a cocktail reception in the French
Restaurant Terrace of the Omni
Hotel. Graduate students from
Atlanta University and
graduating seniors from the four
undergraduate institutions, as
well as faculty members, were
invited by their respective
placement directors and faculty
chairpersons. Representing
Morehouse College were Dr.
Hefner, Chairman of the
Department of Business
Administration and Economics
and Benjamin McLaurin, Director
of Career Counseling and
Placement.
The evening began with
hors-d’osvures cocktails, and
conversation, as the students and
faculty members were able to
converse informally with
executives of First Chicago. The
highlight erf the evening was a
presentation by Barry F. Sullivan,
Chairman of the Board, as he
discussed how First Chicago is
“Meeting the Challenges erf a
Changing Financial World.” Mr.
Sullivan pointed out that he had
just recently been “recruited”
after the retirement of the
previous board chairman.
He decided to come to First
Chicago six months ago because
he felt that the position offered a
great challenge, for at the time
the bank was going through a
difficult period. Since joining
First Chicago, Mr. Sullivan has
guided the bank in a new
direction. He sighted the need for
developing a new strategy for the
bank which involved the
undertaking erf assessing it’s 1100
employees and a massive
reorganization which would
complement its new strategy. His
goal is to restore the First
national Bank of Chicago to its
former number one position as
the major money center bank in
the Midwest. He believes that
First Chicago can regain its
position because it emphasizes
excellent management and a
better than average potential for
In sighting the opportunities
for the “talented people” that the
First Chicago will be trying to
attract, Mr. Sullivan pointed out
that his bank is very broad based
as far as job opportunities. These
opportunities lie in a variety of
career paths: commercial
banking; designing creative
products, such as systems
computers, and automation;
International banking; Treasury,
which involves equity, bonds and
real estate.
The First national Bank of
Chicago were recruiting on
February 2, 1981 in the
Placement Center. They were
looking for talented individuals
who were willing to be a part of a
team. Many thanks to Mr.
McLaurin and Dr. Hefner for
their efforts in keeping
Morehouse students aware of
speakers and functions as they
pertain to the busiue>>
environment.
Give Peace A Chance
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