Minute Message   : Faith Game?

Publication Date : 9/21/96



	The rhetoric from political candidates is being shouted

across the airways as each attempts to garner votes for the

positions they represent. Who will win is anybody's guess. The

problem is, a vast majority of voters do not care.



	Americans have become disillusioned about the election

process. Many feel that the news media is who really elects our 

officials and others have said that they will not be voting

because it makes little difference.

	

	People have become cynical about government, the court

system and those they trusted to give them impartial news. They

feel there is no justice in our courts and that only the powerful

and rich get the breaks. 



	I think that is tragic. Any time people give up believing in

something, it costs; and the price is extremely high. Our belief

in something (it matters little as to what that might be) is the

motivation for living. To give up believing is to give up living.



	Though our faith in institutions have been shaken, we can

still believe in a God who will not let us down. He is always

fair, just and caring. Believe in Him, and you will never be

disappointed.



Norman Russell

2761 Broadway

North Bend, Oregon USA  97459