The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 19, Ed. 1, Monday, February 22, 1965 Page: 4 of 8
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By DAVID
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"The New Morality" Is to
many of us a new concept. Some
perhaps have little or no under-
standing of its implications and
beliefs yet we must understand
it to combat it. We as Christians
must understand its seriousness
for we are confronted with the
demands of this declining mor-
ality in our nation.
This revolution in morals has
penetrated every major college
in the United States and con-
tinues to make sweeping inroads
on other campuses perhaps even
unconsciously in Christian Col-
leges. It is not a problem to be
faced by the college student
alone but by Christian parents
educators ministers and Church
leaders.
What is it? Its beginning came
with the breakdown in spiritual
authority. That something is
right or wrong just because God
says so has become meaningless.
Religious principles are losing
their strength; moral landmarks
are disappearing; the nation is
in danger;
John Robinson ' in his book
"Honest to God" says "This is
the end of the apostasy from
Chrlstlanfty: the fathers rejected
the doctrine the children havo
abandoned the morals. People no
longer even accept Jesus Christ
as a great moral teacher. Jesus
never meant to bring law only
love. Nothing can of itself be
labeled wrong. Nothing is pre-
scribed except love. Thus no law
no rules only love."
The rise of obscene literature
the sex movies the headlines of
political scandals and labor scan-
dals the sex-saturated culture
with its "orgy of open-mindness"
all indicate the rising relativ-
ism in which the question is not
"Is it morally rlgjit or wrong?"
but rather "Will it moke people
healthy and happy?"
Not everyone has been caught
up in it but we are all affected
by it.
PTIMIST
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Pubtlthtd waakly .xcapt during vacation
ind .xamtnatlont by itudtntt of Abllana
Christian Collaga. Subtcrlptloni $2 par yaar.
Entartd at ttcond data mattar Juna 39 1929
at tha poit ofllca of Abllana Taxai undar
tha Act of Auguit 24 1912. Addratt all com
munlcatlom to Tha Optimist ACC Station
Box 397 Abllana Taxai. Phona OR 2-8441
Ext. 204.
EDITOR
BUSINESS MANAGER
SPORTS EDITORS ......
MRS. FRANK SIIVEY
JAY GARNER
... BILL ROBERTS
RILEY DUNN
.. DAVID GATEWOOD
: LOLA SCOBEY
KATHY AKIN
CANDY MARTIN
CHARLIE MARLER
RELIGIOUS EDITOR ...
AMUSEMENTS EDITOR
FASHION EDITOR
CLUBS EDITOR
FACULTY ADVISOR ..
STAFF
Glo Coalson Jsmts Storm Joan Fulton
Linda Haard Jana Wall Lynda Ball David
Spradlln Dorrlnda Dunnlgan Linda Brooks
MIka Jonas Ronnta Rosa Bruca Sttrkay Don
Fostar Ricky Harman Donna Hobbs Karan
Nalson Ronnla Prlca Gaorga Sttwart.
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GATEWOOD
The basic question of new mor-
ality is: "Are there any rules
more than the ones I choose?"
As seen in recent articles our
national periodicals show how
the American colleges arc flood-
ed by student demands for free-
dom (or to use the latest catch-
word permissiveness.) "It Is ar-
gued that obedience to a code or
letter should be a matter of in-
dividual conscience not of cor-
porate responsibility. Presumably
if an individual doesn't agree
with a rule or a system no one
ought to force it on him." (See
"Crisis on Our Campuses" Read-
er's Digest Feb. 19G5.)
Part of the responsibility is
with adults. The adult world
which has exploited sex put
moncymaklng before morality
and tolerated thinking and prac-
tices that undermine moral
wholesomencss is threatening
our youth of today I
Part of .the situation is based
on a reaction to what may be
called "graceless law" or law
without love or rules without
spirit. Religion in earlier years
had been presented as a scries
of "don'ts": don't drink don't
smoke don't dance and you'll be
a Christian.
Christianity for many became
doing the right thing for the
wrong reason. But this didn't sat-
isfy the young person. We know
what the little girl meant when
she prayed'. "O 'God make all
bad people good and all good
people nice.'' Law without love
is letter without spirit.
But today we seem to be mov-
ing from graceless law to lawless
grace.
The "New Morality" according
to Robinson says that nothing is
required but love. The rules are
gone the law is past no fences
no commitment beyond love.
Thus the complete decay of mor-
al foundations.
Freedom and permissiveness
resulted and today our Ameri-
can campuses harbor a genera-
tlon of students whose belief in
ethical relativity reflects a phil-
osophy of individual preferences
and wants "no holds barred" as
long as no one is hurt.
'Can we really believe there is
no moral standard?
What shall men be guided by
if there are no moral fences bas-
ed on Christian teaching?
Is it possible that stealing is
relative and acceptable as long
as no one is hurt?
Can new morality justify sex-
ual freedom simply by saying
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It's That Time Again
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It's that time again!
Lectureship . . . when you can't park within three blocks
of the campus.
Lectureship . . . when the cafeteria seems as inaccessible
as heaven is to the rich man of the parable.
Lectureship . . . when you rush to a class that you thpught
started 10 minutes later than usual only to find that it started
id minutes earlier.
This week some 10000 peple will be on a campus that gen-
erally holds about 2700. And extra people always mean extra
problems.
But before gripes begin before tempers start fraying
let's think for a moment about these "extra people."
Many of them have traveled hundreds of miles for these
few days of Christian fellowship and study. They're having
the same problems we are.
And they're our guests. We should treat them as such.
We should be as courteous and helpful as if they were visiting
in our homes. '
We should do all we can to help preserve an 'atmosphere
conducive to Christian study an atmosphere reflective of the
ideals of Abilene Christian College an atmosphere of true
Christian fellowship.
It's that time again!
Let's moke it the best time possible for our guests. And
who knows? We may be better happier people for having
done so.
2 Lectureship Books
On Sale at Exchange
The 10P5 Bible Lectureship
book "Lift Up Your Eyes" to-
gether with Bill Banowsky's history-
of the Bible Lectureship
"The Mirror of a Movement"
will be on sale this week in the
Students Exchange and the Ex-
change booth in the Exhibit Tent
Biakes you feel drowsy while
studying working or drivings
do as millions do . . . perk up
with Bafe effective NoDoz
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Editor'! Note: The following
letter wai refered to the Optimist
by Dean Walter Adams. It it from
the mother of John Sasport an
ACC student who wai killed In
an automobile accident earlier in
the year.
(Dear Dr. Adams
Please extend our sincere thanks
for their expressions of comfort
and condolence to the Faculty
of Abilene Christian College.
The fact that our beloved
Johnny loved his college and his.
college loved him will always
live in our hearts as our son lives
In Christ.
Sincerely
Virginia Sasport
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Post-Grads that know where
a crease should always be and
where It should never be and
how to keep things that way
The reason Is the Koratron'
fabric of 65 Dacron35V.
cotton. No matter how many
timesyouwashandwearthese
trimly tapered Post-Grad
slacks they'll stay completely
neat and make the iron obso-
lete. In tan clay black navy
or loden $6.98 In poplin or
gabardine $7.98 In oxford.
At swinging stores.
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