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HYE VltTTH THIS IS & UlC, BU't Tlil I ""'1' - Isa tiler• ts H equal &ad opp,ati. -ts• I. vould y.,. bMft teapted to prd'IICOI tt with that backne:,ed vti..t funetlo.lUI, tllea. do -1- pertor-• ? ?bey en, • old l'rl•ata •,- ploy 9Tou wUI DOt 4an p1bUab t.11.ia ,...... of fNlta,g, arg,...•t ud actlOD far tlloM wba llhano lat~ lu~d. I .. trulag 1t H • lillort. atttcl.e Ill tU - bellete la t.llelr explolt.lltlm. by an eqal &Dd tM aq.. that U.. ~t cit falr play will~- U.. opposite -1.sa. Tii17 do help the nt&t of ,_ t,;, grasp the edlt«'S bt.unt17 obwlaull pr.Judice& and penitt tu pll!Ca 1.. u.gs, aa.s ~ the fnietrettmis. of Ul.olie " ""'­ to bl-11 la prl11t .,. an, acc....i at uplotung. I aUII, U.rcfQA, prefai;t • J v lt.h • Aid Ill ti-. 1.MJ e&D be <&111111 ,_.u, .,-.1 absarbed dtr.,;t quot.tl011 fna tu Cit.or 111 J'J'9--ts <p6 >, 9V!oa1. ta tat,;, 1ua--..-1t-t•·U...,_, .-..haacl..q: our llllderstaodlilg ud" tN BSFA? 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CllN land tbl• le proved elaply by -.• lnlng avery -1&:a the eoapletaly belie th• edltcr'• elaLaa:I sta11Ce. world bas t11aw11, eacb hal111ead by It.a aqual a nd opp,alte l ot to aeatlon tbe deaa nd fro• a per5'1CUtl!d -I.ls), M to halt..,. tbat aa,. -tsa e&II r eukl tbe world catholic eu1orlty --•ber who 11a11ta u& to ball aeaber&blp Ln lte LU.go , Li fe .,,_t le aot ,.. 011a--•,-I as an -1.&• Is. to another alnortty (tha "bite S Africans 11bo wlll a5Sur­ by d•tl11lt1011. edly. If the iapubllc sc.a th• "•Y Zlllba-0.... ha& <Ina•, be Ve &II coatalll wltblD us tH geaetlc, C\llt ural and persecuted tar .. o.-.. than be bae beea, aad illdeed worse cond1tt011.i result.a ot pu,t ·I•••: aoaa of thea , than they b.lve In their tun peraecuted Ula blacb). oh¥1cusly, Ila¥• lo.t t belr valldity, while o tbenc lilt--. yet The point t•• aauns le pretty easy to grasp, to be f11lly r esolved. But nnt one of U..• dNerves to be ac tually: It la tllot tbere are t"o •td- to """ry' coHldered La laolatlOD fro• life ttaeU. q-UnD, but that the •!Dority 1111ually geta to be IIOnl PlHH under.t.and that tble le Dot an attack 01I voc:lferou& a bo.lt tblll8•· I don't want to exa• ine all the - l1H, bvt Hrely I plu tor tbelr b9lng properly under­ ha! nlat articl• In tbe lallue, though I wll1 ..top• stood. But to retura to • y opantng q110tati011 frt:>I our • o• ut to • -'la two point• about 11\ ke Cbr\atl<1' 11 expanded ed i tor, and hi• 01111 blat11D t bruting 11/ tha t credo, I IIU6t piece on Suzette Maden Etatn•• I.rive Tongue. When this dOH by entering the s trongnt poNlbla co11 plal11t at tba flret a ppeared •I &Hu•r Ken aun& U1• Nrller and aucb cnnata11t procl1aat1on of certain political tb.eorl• .. If • hortar van,lon In CaroHne /f 1J.l len's f&a::Jae The Mirror tbey wer, revNled trutb, or evl'n probable tutur..,, Crack'd•, I wrote slaply ..ylng that by h\a co• plex I did arguHnta be had al• oet aucceeded 111 ruining !er ae • 11ot jolD the BSf'A to llU pport te11de11tious book whleli I bad thoroughly enjoyed and which I felt polltl ck"hg III tbl 1>1'8• of publlcatlcms supported by • y &11ba;c &ad er. conta1na:I a very cogent arg11• 1111t , rlpt1011, elace It beco- ......- • ob-..lo.is th.at tHra le to ha Since tliu I u ..