The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 77, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 17, 1970 Page: 5 of 24
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The Winkler County News, Kermit, Texas
Thursday, Dec. 17,1970 Page i
LEWIS LLEWELLYN
Freedom to
Ruin?
There is a noisy minority
which is today stating that we
should accord them the unre-
strained freedom to be as vile
as they please.
Moreover, they claim the
right to flaunt their gross im-
morality in our faces and the
faces of our children — in the
name of freedom.
But there is a question which
we must answer. On our an-
swer depends the fate of our
nation, for historians tell us
that most great civilizations
have fallen because of internal
decay, rather than as a result
of external aggression.
The question is: what kind of
freedom do we want?
Freedom Vs. Freedom
There are two kinds of free-
dom, which are in conflict with
each other.
One kind of freedom is that
which film director Michel-
angelo Antonioni described in
an interview reported in “Life”
some time ago. Referring to a
picture which he was then mak-
ing, Antonioni said:
“The young people among
whom my film is situated are
all aimless, without any other
drive but to reach that aimless
freedom. Freedom that for
them means marijuana, sexual
perversion, anything. |, . What
you get at the end doesn’t in-
terest me. . . . It’s that con-
quest of freedom that matters.
. . . Once it’s conquered, once
all discipline is discarded, then
it's decadence. Decadence with-
out any visible future.”
the extent to which we have
already yielded to this freedom
which leads to “decadence with-
out any visible future” is indi-
cated by the titles which are
currently appearing on some
theatre marquees.
■—(OPEN 9 A.M. UNTIL 8 P.M.)
/ Now For Christmas -Giving and Taking
Stale For Budget-Minded Customers.
The August 28 issue of “Life”
pictured a marquee proclaim-
ing that the theater was show-
ing three movies: “The Filthy
Five,” “The Promiscuous Sex,”
and “Sex with a Stranger.”
It used to be understood, but
seems now to be largely forgot-
ten, that there are many in our
country who want the freedom
to live and work and rear chil-
dren in communities where they
will not be constantly subjected
to immoral, degrading and de-
structive influences.
Is the right of a parent to
have a wholesome community
in which to bring up his chil-
dren to be denied — in order
to allow those who delight in
immorality to be free to debase
themselves arid others?
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Control Environment
In the final analysis, of
course, each individual must
make the choice for himself.
All that the nation or the com-
munity can do is to provide a
suitable environment.
But should there not be a
freedom for those who do not
wish to be surrounded by por-
nography, obscenity, and filth?
Should we not be free to ex-
ercise our right, as a majority,
to control the environment in
which we and our children shall
live?
The Apostle Paul, writing to
his friends in Rome, said,
“Made free from sin, ye be-
came servants of righteousness.
, . . When ye were the servants
of sin, ye were free from
righteousness. What fruit had
ye then in those things whereof
ye are now ashamed? For the
end of these things Js de^fi."’^
Freedom from sin—or freedom
from righteousness?
Freedom from pornography
and obscenity—or freedom to
wallow in filth without restraint?
Which freedom do we want?
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IOOF Hall. Twenty-nine
persons were present.
Secret Pal gifts were
exchanged and plans were
made to take Christmas baskets
to Kermit firemen for
distribution to the needy.
Visitors were Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Pierce’,; Lowell Thomas,
Mr. and Mrsi Earl Hawthorne,
Kay Walker and Mr.' and Mrs.
Richard Matlock,
Mrs. Mary McDougal and
Mrs. Onita Ruth Smith served
as hostesses.
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Maikell, Elgin L. The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 77, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 17, 1970, newspaper, December 17, 1970; Kermit, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth995097/m1/5/: accessed July 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Winkler County Library.