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Campus "Unrest" demonstrations and consequences, 1970-1971

1971-11-12 American Report: Review of Religion and American Power Page 28

24-S  AMERICAN REPORT  NOVEMBER 12, 1971

The Victims
Joseph Lewis Jr., 60 feet away - shot twice. Abdomen; left leg.
John R. Cleary, 110 feet away - shot in side, upper left chest.
Jeffrey G. Miller, 270 feet away - shot in mouth. Killed instantly.
Douglas A. Wrentmore, 330 feet away - shot in right knee.
Allison B. Krause, 343 feet away - shot in left side. Died in Ravenna.
Thomas M. Grace, 350 feet away - shot in back of left ankle.
Sandra L. Scheuer, 390 feet away - shot in left side of neck. Bled to death.
Dean R. Kahler, 300 feet away - shot in back. Paralyzed for life.
Robert F. Stamps, 500 feet away - shot in right buttock.
William K. Schroeder, 390 feet away - shot in left back. Died later.
Donald S. MacKenzie, 730 feet away - shot in back of neck.
Alan M. Canfora, 450 feet away - shot through right wrist.
James D. Russell, 375 feet away - wounded in right forehead. F.B.I. believes wound caused by 7 1/2 birdshot.

TOWARD A GOSPEL OF FREEDOM
Kent State: Why the Church?
(Cont. from p. 22-S)
governmental repression in our country.
   Repression is not something which any Government announces as a policy. It is always called something else and comes in small ways. It usually comes in the form of a protection for those who are afraid, or as a privilege for those who have position, or the furnishing of something for those who are in need. Yet, in its incipient form, it must be detected and when it is discovered, it must be fully resisted. The church has a special responsibility in such a time, for religious faith may be used to bless the repressive acts. Yet, when the church permits the Gospel of freedom to become a tool of repression, there is not only unfaithfulness to her Lord; there is also the pious approval given to the destruction of life. 
   We in this country, in this time, should remember the works of Pastor Martin Niemoller, the German pastor who resisted the Nazis and who was imprisoned for his witness. He said, after his liberation from a World War II concentration camp, "We knew the wrong and the right path, but we did not warn the people and allowed them to rush forward to their doom. I, too, have failed, for I, too, have been silent when I should have spoken."  We do not have to draw false comparisons in order to see some similarities. Already many of us have remained silent when we should have spoken, for we have seen others put down when they have spoken, for we have seen others put down when they have spoken up. Also, we have heard some citizens speak of the repressive acts of Government to which they have been subjected, but since we have not experienced them ourselves, we have assumed that surely they were exaggerating, or the instances to which they were referring were clear exceptions to what ordinarily takes place.
   The church must open its eyes and see what is happening, and perhaps it is really only able to see and believe that there is repressive trend when it observes it in any event like Kent. If the church cannot see it in such a clear example, then it will hardly recognize such a trend when it is more effectively disguised in the policies and procedures of governmental agencies. If we do not see them, then we may, as a church, finally have to declare to the rest of the world those words which the Council of the Protestant Church in Germany declared in 1945, after World War II: "We accuse ourselves for not witnessing more courageously, for not praying more faithfully, for not believing more joyously, and for not loving more ardently."

[italics] The Rev. John P. Adams is director of the Department of Law, Justice, and Community Relations of the Board of Christian Social Concerns of the United Methodist Church[/italics]

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24-S AMERICAN REPORT NOVEMBER 12, 1971 The Victims Joseph Lewis Jr., 60 feet away - shot twice. Abdomen; left leg. John R. Cleary, 110 feet away - shot in side, upper left chest. Jeffrey G. Miller, 270 feet away - shot in mouth. Killed instantly. Douglas A. Wrentmore, 330 feet away - shot in right knee. Allison B. Krause, 343 feet away - shot in left side. Died in Ravenna. Thomas M. Grace, 350 feet away - shot in back of left ankle. Sandra L. Scheuer, 390 feet away - shot in left side of neck. Bled to death. Dean R. Kahler, 300 feet away - shot in back. Paralyzed for life. Robert F. Stamps, 500 feet away - shot in right buttock. William K. Schroeder, 390 feet away - shot in left back. Died later. Donald S. MacKenzie, 730 feet away - shot in back of neck. Alan M. Canfora, 450 feet away - shot through right wrist. James D. Russell, 375 feet away - wounded in right forehead. F.B.I. believes wound caused by 7 1/2 birdshot. TOWARD A GOSPEL OF FREEDOM Kent State: Why the Church? (Cont. from p. 22-S) governmental repression in our country. Repression is not something which any Government announces as a policy. It is always called something else and comes in small ways. It usually comes in the form of a protection for those who are afraid, or as a privilege for those who have position, or the furnishing of something for those who are in need. Yet, in its incipient form, it must be detected and when it is discovered, it must be fully resisted. The church has a special responsibility in such a time, for religious faith may be used to bless the repressive acts. Yet, when the church permits the Gospel of freedom to become a tool of repression, there is not only unfaithfulness to her Lord; there is also the pious approval given to the destruction of life. We in this country, in this time, should remember the works of Pastor Martin Niemoller, the German pastor who resisted the Nazis and who was imprisoned for his witness. He said, after his liberation from a World War II concentration camp, "We knew the wrong and the right path, but we did not warn the people and allowed them to rush forward to their doom. I, too, have failed, for I, too, have been silent when I should have spoken." We do not have to draw false comparisons in order to see some similarities. Already many of us have remained silent when we should have spoken, for we have seen others put down when they have spoken, for we have seen others put down when they have spoken up. Also, we have heard some citizens speak of the repressive acts of Government to which they have been subjected, but since we have not experienced them ourselves, we have assumed that surely they were exaggerating, or the instances to which they were referring were clear exceptions to what ordinarily takes place. The church must open its eyes and see what is happening, and perhaps it is really only able to see and believe that there is repressive trend when it observes it in any event like Kent. If the church cannot see it in such a clear example, then it will hardly recognize such a trend when it is more effectively disguised in the policies and procedures of governmental agencies. If we do not see them, then we may, as a church, finally have to declare to the rest of the world those words which the Council of the Protestant Church in Germany declared in 1945, after World War II: "We accuse ourselves for not witnessing more courageously, for not praying more faithfully, for not believing more joyously, and for not loving more ardently." [italics] The Rev. John P. Adams is director of the Department of Law, Justice, and Community Relations of the Board of Christian Social Concerns of the United Methodist Church[/italics] Kent State Supplement Available Additional copies of this special issue of American Report are available. Why not order copies for your local library, student and faculty friends, college and university administrators, religious leaders in your community, and Government officials. Rates are: single copy, $.35; 2-10 copies, $.30 each; 11-100 copies, $.25 each; over 100 copies, $.20 each. Send orders to: American Report, Kent State Supplement, 637 W. 125th St., New York, N.Y. 10027. We would like to be able to report that the gentlemen shown here had all been able to wave flags for AMERICAN REPORT, but of course we can't. We are proud of the things that a lot of very good people have said about us. What we can say is that, in a lot of ways, we've taken to heart things that they said. AMERICAN REPORT would probably be appreciated by them. We believe that AMERICAN REPORT brings together the most explicit and factual news coverage and the best analyses available of America at war, our economic strength and moral weakness, our social ills and the struggle for peace and change. AMERICAN REPORT is for those who do not wish to assign blame for the past but for those who accept responsibility for the future, for we believe with Campus that "A man is always prey to his truths. Once he has admitted them he cannot free himself from them." And here we quote Thoreau: It takes two to speak the truth-one to speak and another to hear. Name________ Address________ City_____State_____Zip_______ {Picture of various leaders faces interspersed with the American flag. Along side: We are made, not only individually, but nationally. We check manslaughter and isolated murders; but what of war and the much-vaunted crime of slaughtering whole peoples? Seneca} American REPORT 637 West 125th Street New York, New York 10027 REVIEW OF RELIGION AND AMERICAN POWER The United States appear to be destined by Providence to plague America with misery in the name of liberty. Simon Bolivar A sound American is one who has put out of his mind all doubts and questionings, and who accepts instantly, and as incontrovertible gospel, the whole body of official doctrine of his day, whatever it may be and no matter how often it may change. H.L. Mencken The 11'clock hour on Sunday is the most segregated hour in American life. Bishop James A. Pike Newspapers are unable, seemingly, to discriminate between a bicycle accident and the collapse of a civilization. G. B. Shaw The most disadvantageous peace is better than the most just war. Erasmus We looked for peace, but no good came; for a time of healing, but behold, terror. Jeremiah The material prosperity of a nation does not consist in its material prosperity, but in righteousness. 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