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IN THESE PERILOUS TIMES when all democracy is under assault and all freedom of speech, of press, of assembly, and of worship is threatened with extinction, it is vital to all liberty-lovers to read what is stated within these pages by . America's most ardent and fearless fighter for this precious freedom, Judge Rutherford.

Because your secular and religious newspapers have refused to publish this information, and because of the millions of invitations recently distributed to attend the Theocratic Convention at Detroit, Mich., July 24-28, 1940, to hear the public address "RELIGION AS A WORLD REMEDY — The Evidence in Support Thereof" and other addresses of instant importance, it is due you and all people of good will that the sub-stance of those nation-wide addresses be here presented in your interest.

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Author: J. F. RUTHERFORD

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CONSPIRACY AGAINST DEMOCRACY

SELF-GOVERNMENT of the people is rapidly vanishing from the earth. Harsh, scornful dictators are taking control. Great distress is upon the world, and millions are seeking a place of refuge. What is the remedy for such terrible conditions?

Political and commercial men of high standing urge upon the nations "more religion" as a world remedy. In America those men say; "Unless we have more religion America is certain to perish." The president of the United States in sending his personal ambassador to the Vatican said to the pope: 'Your Holiness: It is well that we encourage a closer association between those in religion and those in government, who have a common purpose.' If religion is the remedy, then all honest persons should lay hold upon that remedy. If the evidence does not support the claim that religion is the remedy, then an adequate remedy should be eagerly sought.

Only by sober and sincere consideration of truthful evidence can the right conclusion be reached. I earnestly ask all persons of good will to give close attention to the statement of the facts. Those who love righteousness and peace will give a hearing ear. The lawless element will not give heed to anything of reason.

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The terrible distress now upon the world was foretold centuries ago by the holy prophets of Almighty God and recorded in the Bible. It is reasonable that we go to the Divine Record, the Bible, and there seek to learn the cause of distress and what is the true remedy. The Bible contains the truth because it is the Word of Almighty God. It has ever been the guide of those persons who desire to see righteousness and lasting peace in the earth. It is written in God's Word: "When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn."  —Proverbs 29:2.

The universal mourning of the people now eloquently testifies that the wicked rule the present world. Because Jehovah's prophecy plainly foretold that dictators would gain control of Europe, it was my privilege to publicly call attention to this fact more than three years ago and warn the European nations of the present disaster that now exists there. On this occasion I shall point out what the prophecies show is certain to come to America and what part religion plays in the matter.

The American nation was founded by men who believed Almighty God and who believed that the Bible is His Word of truth. For centuries the people of America prospered and dwelt together in peace, exactly contrary to what we see now in the nation. I appeal to the reasonable people at this time to exercise full faith and confidence in the Almighty God and in the Bible, His Word, and let the burning

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question of the hour be answered by the infallible testimony of the Bible.
From whence came the wicked rule of the world? The Bible answers, Satan the Devil is the invisible chief ruler of the world and is supported by a horde of wicked angels, all of whom are called "mighty ones" or "gods" and further supported on earth by multitudes of conscienceless men who revel in unrighteousness. In every form of religion that is practiced there are recognized by man higher invisible powers that dictate the course of men who follow tradition. Religion and Christianity are not the same thing. They are exactly opposed to each other. The Bible defines both, and that definition we should accept.

RELIGION means the doing of anything that is contrary to the will of Almighty God.

CHRISTIANITY means joyfully doing that which is in full harmony with the will of Almighty God, "whose name alone is Jehovah."

Satan the Devil introduced religion to man. Christ Jesus is the founder and head of Christianity.

Christianity is the fear of Almighty God, that is, fear to ever go contrary to God's will. Religion is the fear of creatures. From the beginning religion denied Jehovah God as the almighty power and accepted creatures as equal to or greater than Jehovah God.

Mark the Bible proof. Satan rebelled against Almighty God and then challenged God to put men on earth who would be faithful to the great

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Creator. That raised the issue of who is supreme. The Almighty God informed man that the death penalty would be inflicted upon man who willfully violated God's law and that the eating of forbidden fruit would constitute a violation of God's law.

Satan, in defiance of God, said to Eve: 'If ye eat the fruit that is forbidden ye shall not surely die, for God doth know that the day ye eat thereof ye shall be as gods'; that is, as the angels, all of whom are creatures. Man willfully took the course of disobedience of God's law, accepted Satan as the higher authority; and in that manner Satan introduced man to religion. At all times since Satan's chief means of fighting against God has been RELIGION.
The Head of Christianity, Jesus, said to Jehovah God: 'I delight to do thy will, O my God; thy law is written in my heart.' (Psalm 40: 8) Jesus is the great Christian, always doing the will of Jehovah God. Every person who knowingly and gladly does the will of God as Christ Jesus does is a Christian. To be a Christian one must gladly obey Almighty God without fear of man or other creatures.

Approximately sixteen centuries after the creation of man Satan, by means of religion, had corrupted all the peoples of earth except Noah and his family. The great flood destroyed all humankind save Noah and his family, or eight persons. (Genesis 6: 7) Noah was a righteous man and "a preacher of righteousness", and therefore Almighty God saved him and his

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family. (2 Peter 2:5) Religion there brought destruction upon all mankind; only those who obeyed God survived.

You who are of good will toward God and who believe that the Bible is His Word, please now follow the Bible history of man, which briefly recounts the facts leading up to the present deplorable conditions prevailing on the earth. I address my speech to those of good will, with the hope of doing them good.

Satan, the subtle foe, always tries to entrap men and destroy them. In this he, Satan, often appears as a creature of light; yet he is the most wicked of all. (2 Corinthians 11:14) A few centuries after the flood the descendants of Noah became religious, with Nimrod as their priest and ruler. Nimrod builded Nineveh and the nation of Babylon, and set himself up as an arbitrary dictator. He caused the people to hail him and bow before him as though he were a mighty god. Babylon and its king, Nimrod, were given over entirely to wickedness. (Genesis 10:8-11, margin) Following Nimrod other nations were organized, all of which adopted and practiced religion, yielding to Satan and the other demons, and all acting contrary to God's will.

HIS NAME

The Almighty God Jehovah purposed the vindication of His name and that He would have "a people for his name" who would serve Him and bear testimony to His supremacy. He selected the descendants of Abraham and Jacob

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called "Israelites". He led them out of the land of Egypt, the Devil-religion nation. Under the leadership of Moses God took the Israelites on a long journey to Palestine, the land of promise. Mark now the commandment God gave to the Israelites, warning them that demonism or religion would be a snare unto them. Concerning the practitioners of religion in Canaan Jehovah said to the Israelites: "For they will turn away [thee and thy sons] from following me, that they may serve other gods; so will the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly." God then commanded His people to keep themselves entirely separate from those religious people dwelling in Palestine, and said: "Neither shalt thou serve their gods [demons]; for that will be a snare unto thee." (Deuteronomy 7:4,16) Satan and his associate demons set about to ensnare the Israelites by means of religion. Although God had repeatedly warned the Israelites against such snare, Saul, Israel's first king, fell to demonism, turning to the witch of Endor for aid and ignoring the Word of God. Religion did not bring salvation and prosperity to Israel, but, on the contrary, religion was the cause of Israel's downfall, and concerning this it is written in the Bible: "And they served their idols; which were a snare unto them. Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils, and shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan; and the land was polluted with blood." — Psalm 106: 36-38.

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Israel's rulers having turned to religion, to her last king Jehovah said: "And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end, ... I will overturn, overturn, overturn it; and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him." (Ezekiel 21:25-27) "He . . . whose right it is," mentioned in this prophecy, is Jesus Christ, the world's rightful ruler.

THE CHRISTIAN

"Christ" means the anointed and commissioned official of Almighty Jehovah God. Christ Jesus is the Head over all Christians. (Ephesians 5:22,23) He is the chief Jehovah's witness and Head over all of Jehovah's witnesses. Those who obey God's law as Christ Jesus obeys are Christians. Many Christians have been associated with religious organizations because they did not know that religion is a snare. When these honest and sincere ones learn the truth, they flee from religion and flee to God and Christ.

Jehovah's witnesses have no fight with any person because of his religious belief. Many Jews, Catholics, and so-called "Protestants" have been unwittingly ensnared by religion. It is the duty and privilege of every Christian to aid such to see the truth in order that they may devote themselves to God and His kingdom. The only purpose of calling attention to the difference between religion and Christianity is to aid men to see that God's law is the only safe guide and obedience to God is man's only protection.

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"Tradition" is that which is transmitted from father to son, from ancestor to posterity, without regard to God's written law. Religion is taught by tradition, and not by the written law of God. Christianity is bottomed solely upon the written Word of Almighty God. The words of Jesus Christ constitute absolute authority because spoken at God's commandment, and such should be entirely sufficient for everyone who desires to take the right course.

The Israelites, being God's chosen people, were the custodians of God's written Word. The priests were commanded to obey and to teach God's law to the people, but instead they turned to tradition. They induced the people to practice religion in the place of Christianity. Choosing religion, they despised and rejected Christ Jesus, God's anointed King. Instead they chose Caesar, the dictator, as king. To them Jesus Christ said: 'Why do you transgress the commandments of God by your tradition? Thus have you made the commandments of God of none effect by your tradition. Well did God's prophet say of you, These people draw nigh unto me with their mouth, but their heart is far removed from me.' (Matthew 15: 3-9)

Furthermore Jesus said to those religious teachers: "Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own; for he is a liar, and the father of it." — John 8:44.

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Paul, the apostle of Jesus Christ, was at one time a teacher of religion by tradition. When he became a Christian he wrote these words: 'For ye have heard of my course in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it; and profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the TRADITIONS of my fathers. But when it pleased God ... to reveal his Son unto me, I conferred not with flesh and blood. The gospel which I announce came to me by revelation from Jesus Christ.' — Galatians 1:11-16.

Paul fully recognized and declared that religion is demonism, introduced by and taught under the power and influence of the Devil. When Paul was at Athens and observed that people in their religious practices he said to them: "Athenians, I perceive that in all things you are extremely devoted to the worship of demons." (Acts 17:22, Diaglott) Further testifying concerning religion as the invention of the demons, brought forth to deceive men and to reproach God's name, Paul said to the Corinthians: 'The things which the Gentiles sacrifice they sacrifice to devils, and not to God. . . . Ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table and the table of demons.' — 1 Corinthians 10:19-21.

That which is called "the Christian religion" is not Christian. It is a religious practice carried on under the name of Christ, but which is in defiance of the law of Almighty God, and

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which gives honor to creatures rather than to Almighty God, and which deceives millions of sincere persons. As a pointed example I cite the words of the venerable Cardinal Gibbons, who after stating the doctrine of "Purgatory" then adds these words: "This interpretation is not mine. It is the unanimous voice of the fathers of Christendom"; that is, entirely traditional and not supported by the Word of God. (See The Faith of Our Fathers, page 208.) After the days of the apostles a sincere body of men organized themselves as Christians. Thereafter subtly Satan, the chief of demons, induced men in that organization to advance and teach their views contrary to the Bible, and thereby they substituted religion for Christianity. Thereafter they taught the traditions of men. That has been dubbed the "Christian organization", although entirely contrary to God's Word.
The indisputable proof is that religion finds no support in the Bible, but finds its support in tradition and is in defiance of the Bible. That being true, what can be said in support of religion as a remedy for the deplorable world conditions? All the evidence shows that religion has never saved any nation, but has been the downfall thus far of all nations that have fallen. The best way to answer the question as to religion being a remedy is to carefully consider the facts showing what result religion has had upon the nations of the earth.

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RESULTS

What has religion done for the nations of the world? The only great man ever on earth was Jesus of Nazareth, He who is the head of Christianity. Jesus plainly stated to the leaders of Israel that they had violated their covenant to do the will of God and had turned to religion. Because Jesus told them the truth the religious leaders persecuted Jesus to death. Religion, therefore, brought down upon the nation of Israel the wrath of God, and that nation was completely destroyed. That nation yielded to demonism or religion, and that nation perished.

The apostles of Jesus Christ were faithful to their covenant to do God's will, and for that reason suffered great persecution at the hands of religious leaders. Thereafter the mighty system of religion falsely labeled "Christian religion" grew. Under that false title millions of sincere persons have been deceived. That organization is ruled by the "Hierarchy of Authority", the seat of which is at Vatican City, Italy. For more than sixteen centuries that religious institution has carried on the most wicked persecution of human creatures that has ever blackened the pages of history. The Inquisition of Spain, Mexico, and other nations, conducted under the false cloak of the so-called "Christian religion", is a record too terrible to find complete description in human words. That record is conclusive proof that the Papal system is not Christianity, but is carried on in defiance of God, hence religious.

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The "Hierarchy of Authority" has always favored and supported a totalitarian or corporate state. For a period of time that organization was retarded in its movement to control the world, but since the World War it has again become very aggressive, and, although claiming to serve God, the "Hierarchy of Authority" now stoops to all unholy means of conquering the world. The Hierarchy acts in full harmony and conjunction with the cruel dictators, including Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini, and others of like political ambition. The head of that great religious organization is the adviser and close ally of Hitler, who has threatened to overrun all the democracies of the world. Religion has destroyed the freedom of nations in Europe and now has turned its vicious claws upon the republics of the Western world.
Without prejudice and without malice, and with a heart's sincere desire to enlighten and do good to all people of good will, I appeal to the American people to give calm consideration to the following facts, and to do so before all of their liberties are gone. Basing my conclusion solely upon the Bible, I warned the nations of Europe, in a public address at London, that the totalitarian, religious combine would overrun Europe and take away the liberties of the people. That is now accomplished. If you give heed to the following facts you can see what is in store for America.

There are honest and sincere men who have been priests of the Roman Catholic church,

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many of whom have recently separated themselves from that religious organization because of the Hierarchy's political activities which are called "Catholic Action". There are millions of sincere and honest Catholic people held in subjection to the Hierarchy because of fear of creatures. All such persons should calmly hear the evidence here submitted; for the reason, that evidence shows that the mighty religious organization is acting with Nazi-Fascist dictators to destroy all the liberties of the people. I shall cite some evidence given by men who have come out from that religious organization.

Doctor Barrett, once an active priest, has published a book under the title "Rome Stoops to Conquer" and which contains facts vital to American liberty and to all persons who love righteousness. All sincere persons would do well to read that book. Briefly I quote from it as follows: "Pope Pius XI ... has given the best of his singular ability to the supervision and direction of the Catholic campaign in America. . . . The conquest of America is the supreme objective at which he aims. . . . Pius is well aware that the Catholic Church can never hope again to dominate the civilized world until America kneels, beaten and penitent, at her feet. . . . Catholic Action partakes of politics, and is a political penetration, an infiltration into the political world of a new force and agency. . . . Pacelli [now pope] urged on the Knights [of Columbus] to ... rally ... Catholic manhood as necessary for the 'practical

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solution of those problems of social and civil life.' . . .

"A phase of present-day Catholic Action is the urging of Catholics to throw themselves into politics. . . . The church prefers to control legislators rather than parties, and to avoid the odium and expense of running ...a distinct organization. But the church wants plenty of high offices for her children. . . . The most sensational use of political power to force a Church issue was that of Archbishop Curley when he threatened the present administration, and President Roosevelt in particular. . . . The police are first in favor with the Church . . . and that having them in their thousands in her tow she can all the more easily command politicians. . . . Never was the Catholic church in any country in the world since Christendom began so rich, so highly organized, so influential, so loyally soldiered by her subjects as she is today in the United States."

Honest and sincere Catholics should give the most sober consideration to this testimony of Doctor Barrett, who speaks with full knowledge because of his long association with the Catholic organization.
The testimony of another priest, O'Brien, is of interest, and which testimony was published over his own signature in L'Aurora. Amongst other things, he said concerning "Catholic Action": "We want as cabinet members children of the holy mother church holding important positions in the entire structure of our govern-

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ment." "We are ready prepared for 1940." "All ... institutions ... must be wiped out or placed under the protection of our Hierarchy." "All loyal children of the [Catholic] church [are] to assist our worthy President with all our strength to see that the individuals comprising the United States Supreme Court shall obey the President's injunctions and if necessary we will change, amend or blot out the present Constitution."

Nineteen-forty is here and the abundance of evidence is to the effect that "Catholic Action" is carrying out the threat of the priest, O'Brien.
Catholic-Fascist conspirators in Canada, led by Adrien Arcand and directed from the Vatican, intended to seize the Canadian government during 1940. Adrien and others have been arrested. Among the many documents seized by the Canadian officers the following has just been published. This communication was addressed to Adrien...