Editorial November 14, 1983 Issue

Beyond terrorism and war clouds, Love's saving omnipresence

DeWITT JOHN

At this writing it is not definitely known who was responsible for the terrorist massacre of French soldiers and United States marines in Beirut. But the Christian Scientist can readily identify the thought elements that are the real culprit. These include malice, inflamed hate, criminal intent to kill, and perhaps extreme religious fanaticism. No doubt fear and frustration are part of the mix. Included also is the brazen claim, so universally accepted in mortal thought as truth, that matter has enormous power to destroy life.

In other words, what lies behind the atrocity is the mental action of evil thoughts, aims, and beliefs, which is termed, in Christian Science, malicious animal magnetism.

But this Science is the Science of omnipotent Love, divine Truth. It exposes malicious animal magnetism as fraudulent and unreal, a deceiver that is actually powerless to hold sway over the individual or over humanity.

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