Volume 9, No. 12
Aletheia
i /
December 4, 1979
Iran Continues Seige
RT.K. Is
Getting Involved
by Kathy Brake
Recently Iran took 90 people
as hostage at the U.S. em
bassy in Tehran, the capital of
Iran. In every country a
foreign embassy is always
considered neutral ground.
However, approximately
80,000 students invaded the
U.S. embassy under the or
ders of religious-political
leader Ayatollah Khomeni.
Iran has grossly violated one
of the most serious codes of
international law. The price
for freeing the hostages: the
return of the Shah to Iran.
What can the U.S. do? Our
hands are tied. Politically we
have done everything we can
to Iran without endangering
the lives of the hostages.
At first the Iranians
demanded that the Shah be
handed over to them so he
can stand trial, under Islamic
law, for his crimes. The U.S.
however, refuses to succumb
to blackmail tactics and hand
the deposed ruler into the
hands of certain death.
On November 19 the
Iranians released 13 of the
American hostages, but then
said they planned to put the
remaining American hostages
on trial as spies and try them
under Islamic law. What are
the Iranians after? Do they
really want the Shah as badly
as they would like to humiliate
the American government?
Why are the Iranians refusing
to even negotiate with the
American people? • It is ob
vious that the Ayatollah, a
religious leader, is seeking to
undo the westernization of
Iran. He blames the Shah
and it looks like now he
blames the U.S. He referred
to the U.S. as the “Satan
nation.’ ’
America must remember
that she is dealing with a
country who is led by a man
who believes he is following
the will of the God he
recognizes. Christians in
America can turn to the God
we recognize. We know that
Jesus Christ holds the answer
to this problem in His
sovereign power. It is indeed
a frustrating time for
Christians and non-Christian
alike.
Everybody has their own
solution to the problem. None
of these suggestions are valid.
This is no joking matter. We
must trust that the leaders of
our country are doing what
they know is best. Pray for
these men; pray for the
burden they are carrying.
Pray for toe hostages and
their families. Do not sit
around and worry about toe
honor of America - pray for
toe individuals who are suf
fering in this crisis. America’
s honor as a nation is only as
great as that of each in
dividual. America is uniting
and her people are rallying to
toe injustice being done. Now
let the American people unite
in prayer. “Thou dost prepare
a table before me in toe
presence of ray enemies.’ ’
The Lord will prepare a table
before those who call Him
their God - and it will cause
toe nation of Iran to tremble.
INSIDE TODAY:
EDITORIALS - P.2-3 FEATURES - P. 5
SPORTS - P. 4 LITERARY - P. 6-8
by Leta Parks
Phi Theta Kappa has made
a fresh start this year with a
new sense of enthusiasm and
determination. Many of toe
club members are new and we
also have two new advisors —
Ms. Martha Evans and Ms.
Elizabeth Pearson. The of
ficers and advisors have spent
a great deal of time going over
toe basic goals and purpose of
the club. All of toe club
members have agreed that
our primary purpose is to
honor Jesus Christ by service
projects which will involve our
school and community.
One of the most important
por jects this year is the penny-
a-day program. This project
is important because of a
Scripture passage we find in
James 2:14-18. This passage
shows us that we are look after
the physical needs of those
who are less fortunate than we
are. Phi Theta Kappa, along
with the entire student body, is
sponsoring a little boy whose
name is lis Iskandar. lis lives
in Indonesia, which is one of
the underdeveloped areas of
the world. Many of the
citizens of his country suffer
great poverty. Through the
penny-a-day program, we are
responsible for food, clothing,
housing, health care, and
education for lis. We are
asking that each student set
aside one penny everyday to
go toward this goal. There
are jars in several places
around the campus where you
cdn deposit your pennies.
We have already received a
progress report for lis stating
that, “He is in better health
condition. He now looks
cleaner, brighter and happier.
’ ’ We appreciate the con
tributions which have already
been made and would like to
encourage everyone to
become involved. This is one
way we can all help solve the
problem of poverty now faci-.g
a major part of our world
Cambodian Relief Effort
NEW YORK - Edwin J.
Wesely, Chairman of CARE,
which has begun emergency
assistance to up-rooted
Cambodians is flying this
Thursday, (November 1) to
Bangkok, Thailand, to
confer with U.S. and other
government officials and with
his own organization’ s task
force which “has been there
getting aid delivery un
derway.’ ’
“They have now determined
that we can effectively con
duct a major relief and
rehabilitation program for the
Victims,’ ’ Wesely announced
today. “Therefore, CARE is
launching a special, crucial
drive to raise ^ million from
donations by the general
public to help end toe searing
agony and save the en
dangered men, women and
children.’ ’
“We were rendering aid in
Cambodia from 1962 to 1965
and again from 1973 to 1975,
toe latter two years under
chaotic and war-time con
ditions. We now will have our
seasoned staff deliver all
possible assistance to these
long-suffering people.’ ’
“Initially we have started to
deliver food, relief kits and
medical and other emergency
supplies. We have one CARE-
MEDICO nurse at the camp
and two more will be there
within toe next few days.
Additionally, we plan to equip
kitchen-and-clinic facilities
for treating toe most seriously
malnourished children. We
are concerned to help the Thai
families who have been ad
versely affected by toe influx
of Cambodians.’ ’
Wesely will visit the
displaced persons’ camps in
Thai and survey the border
areas and possibly cross over
into Cambodia.
“I will then return im
mediately to give an eye
witness report to the
American, Canadian and
European people who support
our work,’ ’ Wesely said. “I
am confident that as in toe
past they will respond com
passionately and generously
to relieve the tragic plight of
these unfortunate men,
women and children who are
at the very edge of survival.
We have helped Cambodia
before qnd we pledge to exert
every effort to relieve their
suffering now.’ ’ Con
tributions can be sent to
CARE Fund for toe Cam
bodians, 1618 Thompson
Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia.
30344.
CARE has over toe years
provided emergency
assistance in many disasters,
natural and man-made.
Currently CARE is doing so in
the Dominican Republic,
Nicaragua, Uganda, Chad; in
toe dispute territories, Sinai-
Gaza-West Bank and for toe
Indo-Chinese “Boat People’ ’.
All told, many millions of
people in more than 35
countries in Africa, Asia,
Latin America and the Middle
East are receiving food and
self-help development aid to
enable families to work
toward becoming self-
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Cudos go to the SGA who sponsored a leaf rake to help the elderly 2 weeks
ago. (Mrs. Andrews, photo)
“FOR GOD SO LOVED
Sophomores remember well, the beauty of Montreat in the snow. (Terry
Thomas, photo)
Student
Visitation
Held
by Mary Ann
Montreat-Anderson College
held its annual visitation
weekend November 15-17.
The purpose illustrated
through this 3-day activity-
filled weekend was to in
troduce (true actual exper.)
toe college’ s commitment
towards developing in
dividuals in a Christ-centered
perspective.
During these three days the
prospective students gained a
unique opportunity to ex
perience varied aspects of the
daily academic and social
activities of college life. The
schedule of events en
compassed a wide variety of
activities such as a talent
show, sing-a-long, square
dance and movies, attending
classes and i inneracting with
members of toe student body.
From all indicatoins the
admissions office believes
that this weekend was very
successful because many of
the forty-seven applicants
seem to have a greater in-
derstanding of toe direction
they would like to pursue and
many have already applied
for admissions.
THE WORLD...
ALETHEIA WISHES YOU
ALL THE GREATEST
GIFT EVER GIVEN.
AND A VERY MERRY
CHRISTMAS.