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Moorish Science Temple of America — Part 31
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Jesus, This said, "It is cnuelty thet makes the world awry
when men have learned that when they harm a living th
they harm themselves, they surely will not kill, nor cause
. & thing that Allah has made to suffer pain."
as. said that the claim by merbers of the Moorish
- Selence Temple to be conscientious objectors was merely
a device to delay their induction, that members of the
Temple are not pacifists and if correctly described as
Moorish-Americans would be glad to serve in the Armed Forces.
ae: was asked by the writer how he could reconcile
6 pacifist teachings of the Prophet Jesus with the alleged
willingness of the members of the Moorish Science Temple to
serve in the Armed For "correctly" designated as to
nationality and race, EL replied that "Jesus means
Justice and that if ere done and the men "Rightly
classified" as Moorish-Americans and Asiatics, the teachings
) Lae of Jesus would be "satisfied" and the men could serve,
g the alleg ement betvcer EL and.
d end betwee EL and Mr. E > & meeting
ee ba t Chamber o
orish soesn Temple was held at
1221 Myrtle Street on January h, 1952. Three of the four
"ueads" of the le were present, the only one absent
veins =. In that meeting the Adept Chamber,
_ which he “Heads of the Moorish Science Temple",
a assented to the “agreement" =o = was told to
- notify the young men coming up ction to put ina
: ; claim as conscientious objectors.
hander, ’
wing the above meeti
an: sent letters pide and 7
forth the results o e meeting and thus confirm-
ing the agreement".
rere MH recalled, in further refersnce to this
ereenent", that on April 23, 1952, he had a telephone
conversation with Mr. EVANS concerning proper description
of the members of the Temple so far as race and nationality
were concerned. Mr. EVANS said, “Dontt you think the men
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