God and nuclear arms

Press, 28 December 1985, Page 12

God and nuclear arms

Sir,—Either Arthur May is spoiling for a fight, or he is secretly envious of the Christian, for he offers no tenable alternative. The phrase “In the name of Christianity” says a lot. The touchstone of “Christianity” is found in the answer to the question: Are you following the commandment, not the request “that ye love one another as I have loved you?” and that was the love that paid the utmost price of death. No amounts of blustering claims by Protestant, Catholic or nominally Christian politics can side-step this “commandment” nor is this a snippet taken out of context but fits perfectly with one who taught “Love your enemies” and lived and died in keeping with this injunction in His prayer from the cross “Father forgive/’ — Yours, etc., C. C. SMITH. December 23, 1985.

Sir,—ln “The Press” today you have once again honoured Arthur May by printing another of his sneering jibes at Christianity. Perhaps you would honour me by printing advice from the Bible to Mr May and, indeed, all of us. The quotation is from Philippians iv, 8. brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honourable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” — Yours, etc. P. B. WYE. Blenheim, December 21, 1985.