Pastoral letter #170

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Folk often complain about guns and violence in America and in the
world, and many don’t see why we can’t just do away with weapons on
earth in general. This may actually be possible but not before you
understand the exact reason for violence at all on earth. Violence
exists on earth and is even promoted by the creator from time to time
because the first man and woman He ever created, in the Garden of
Eden, sinned. Either fortunately or unfortunately (I do not know which
for only God is truly wise but I believe, ultimately, fortunately)
man, even all Israel, has free will and can choose to disobey the
words out of a prophet’s mouth, and when this happens there must be
war from time to time. Weapons of mass destruction, guns, bombs, and
things that kill came into existence at all because men and women, and
especially women, and especially Jews, always think they are smarter
than God. This is the way it has always been in Israel. This
definitely is not the truth!

Apart from establishing, defending, but sometimes attacking Israel and
the Jewish people - managing Israel’s affairs in general – war is the
most useless pastime on earth: a complete waste of time, money,
resources, and personnel. All it really takes to have peace on earth
is to keep a gun trained on the Jew.

Never think you are smarter than a prophet and you will not only
achieve God’s ends but your own, be infallible, and establish
everlasting peace on earth. This was simply a little Black kid’s
wisdom!

Sincerely,

Thomas Francis Adams
Cornell ‘83