254. God's Letter to His Children

According to the theologians, God, the Father of us all, wrote a letter

to his children. The children have always differed somewhat as to the

meaning of this letter. In consequence of these honest differences,

these brothers began to cut out each other's hearts. In every land,

where this letter from God has been read, the children to whom and for

whom it was written have been filled with hatred and malice. They have

imprisoned and murdered each other, and the wives and children of each

other. In the name of God every possible crime has been committed, every

conceivable outrage has been perpetrated. Brave men, tender and loving

women, beautiful girls, and prattling babes have been exterminated in

the name of Jesus Christ.

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