The Bible Speaks to You August 15, 1970 Issue

[The above is an abbreviated, postproduction text of the program released for broadcast the week of August 7–13 in the radio series, "The Bible Speaks to You." Heard internationally over more than 1,000 stations, the weekly programs are prepared and produced by the Christian Science Committee on Publication, Christian Science Center, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. 02115.]

RADIO PROGRAM NO. 436 — Restoring Genuine Neighborliness

with contributions from Harvey Wood, Howard Hunter

[The participants are Harvey Wood and Howard Hunter.]

Hunter: I have lived in the inner city, in small towns, and in suburbs. But regardless of where I've lived, when neighbors disagree with one another or an issue polarizes opinion, a warm and friendly neighborhood can quickly change to a very unfriendly and unhappy place. People don't want to live in a tense and divided neighborhood. They would like to do something to improve the situation.

Wood: Something can be done, but it requires more than wishful thinking, and it involves us. Perhaps it calls for the unusual measure of love and humanity indicated in a recommendation I read in a magazine article. It proposed that we might go to each neighbor within a distance of three houses of our own and ask one question: "What can I do to make my being your neighbor more pleasant?" This may sound like a rather unusual step to take, but it's certainly less drastic than hate or violence.

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