Basic HTML Version
the
[JJ[J!U[] WlillTirn
a magazine of understanding
Vol. XLIII, No. 7
ISSN
0032-0420
August 1978
ARTICLES
Why Humans Were Put on the Earth
2
Who Will Stop Russia?
4
Hitting Glose to Home
8
Probability: What lt Says About Evolution
13
Part Three: David-AMan After God's Own Heart
18
Too High a Price? The Affluent Diet
22
Human Rights Come from God
29
Why People Don't Go to Church
31
ls lt True That ... " Every Man Has His Price"?
34
Part Two: The Ministry of the Worldwide Church of God–
Reversing Religious lrrelevance
36
FEATURES
Personal from Herbert W. Armstrong
Why Not?
Letters: Orchids and Onions
Tlle
Plein
Ttuth
is publiShed monthly (except ccmbined June·
Juty and October·November issues) by Ambassador Publishing
Company, Pasadena, Calíforma 91123. Copyright @1978 Am–
bassador College. All rights reservad. Second-class postage
paid
at Pasadena, CA, andat addittonal mailing offtces.
PRINTED IN ENGLAND
Uniled States:
300W. Green, Pasadena, C31Hornia 91123
CB!lada:
P.
O.
Box 44, Statton A, Vancouver, B.C. V6C 2M2.
Mexico:
tnS1iluoión Ambassador, Apartado PoS1al S-595. Méxicó
5,
D.F.
Colombia:
Apartado Aé!eo 11'430, Bogotá 1,
O.E.
United Kingaom. Europe:
P. O.
Box 111,
St.
Albans.
Herts..
AL2
3TR England
Rhodesta:
P. O.
Box
UA30. Unlon
Ave.,
Saüsbury
South
Aftiea:
P. O. Box 1060. Johannesburg, Republlc of South
Africa2000
Gha_n¡¡:
P.
o.
Box9617, Kotoka tnt. Alrport, Acera
27
45
Kenya and
the
rest
of East and Cenl/81
Aftica:
P. O.
Box 47135,
Na•r()t)i,K~>nya
Mautitius
and otll6r lndian
Ocean tsles:
P.
O.
Box
688,
Port
t.oois, MaurHlus
Nlgeria:
P. M.
8.
1006,1keja, LagosState. Nigeria
AusttBIIB, India,
Sti
Lanka
and Southeasl
As1a:
G.P O. Box 345,
Svdney
NSW 2001, Australia
Ñew
4~/and
and
Paciffc
lsffJs:
P.
O.
8ox 2709, Auck·
tand
1.
NewZealand
The
Phltippines:
f'.
O~
Box
2603,
Manila 2801
Wesllndies
P.
O.
8o~
6063, San Juan. Puerto Rico 00936
Switzertand:
Case Postale
1O,
91. rue
de
la Serve11e, CH·1211,
Geneva
7.
Scandinavia:
Box 2513
Solli,
OSlo
2
Norway
BE
SUR!;
TO NOTIFY
US
IMMEOIATELY of any change In your address.
Please lnctude your o/d mailing label and your new address.
The Plain Truth -
SUPPORTED BY
YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS
The Ptain Truth
has no subscrlption or newsstand
price. 11 ls supported through contrlbutions from our
readers and tt>ose who have chosen, voluntarlly, to
become co-workers wlth us in this worldwide work.
The Plafn Truth
ls nonprofit, accepts no commercial
advertislng, and has nothing tosen. Contributions are
gratelullywetcomed and are tax·deductlble in the
U.S.
Those who can are encouraged to add lhetr financia!
support in the splrit of helping to make
The Plain Truth
available, wilhout prlce, to ott>ers. Contributions
should be sent lo
The Ptaín Truth,
Pasadena,
CA 91123 or to one of our offices nearest you
(see
addresses below¡.
Founder and Editor·ln-Chlel:
HERBERT W. ARMSTRONG
Senior Edllol'$: C. Wayne Cole, Jon Hill, Robert
L.
Kuhn.
Raymood F. McNaír, RoderlckC Merednh
Managing Editor: Brian
w.
Knowles
Asatstant Managing Editor. John R. Schroeder
Assoclate Editora: Lawson C. Br iggs. Robert A .
G1nskey,
O
Paul Graunke, George Ritter, RIChard
H.
Sedliacik
Conlrlbuling Edltors: David
L.
Antlon, Elbert Atlas,
Charles V Dorothy, Lester
L
Grabbe, Robert C. Smith,
LesStocker
Women'a ConsuHant: Carote Rrtter
Editorial Stafl: Cheryl Graunke, Janet Halvorson, Unda
Martens, Deonis Gonzalo. Janet Sc.hroeder, Lestey Van
Patten
Copy Edltors: Ron Beideek. Peter Moore, Clayton Steep
Publlshlng Coordlnator: Roger G. Llppross
News Editor: Gene
H.
Hogbetg
News R"""arch Start Janet Abb011, Jefl Calkins. Wer–
ner Jebens, Donald D. Schroeder. Keith Stump
Art Director: Greg S.
Sm~h
Art
Stafl: Randall Cote. Ronald Grove. GeneTika.singh
Photography>
Photo
Setvices
Director:
Warren Watson;
Stafl:
David Armstroog, Chartes Suschmann, Ken Evans,
Jóyce Hedlund , Alfred Hennig
Photo Files:
Manager;
Alan Leiter
Circutation Manager. E. J. Martín:
AsSistanl
Circula/ion
Manager:
Gord<in Muir;
Subscriplions:
Boyd Leeson;
Newsstand
Distribulion:
MarkArmstrong
Business Manager: Raymond L. Wright
Director of Pastoral Admlnlstration: C. WayneCole
lnternatlonal Edlllona:
Outch
Langua!)e:
Jesse l<orver :
French~
Dlbar K Apartian:
German:
Gotthard Behnisch:
Gteat8rftain:
Peter Buller:
Spanish:
Kenneth V. Ryland
OHk:etl: Auckland,
New
Zealand:
Robert Morton;
8onn,
Wes(
Germany:
Frank Schnee:
SI.
Atbans, England:
Franl< Brown:
8urtelgh Heads,
Australia·
Dean
Wílson:
Geneva. Swltzertand:
Bernard Andrist;
Johannesburg,
South
Africa:
Roy Mccarthy;
Manila, Philippínes:
Colin
Adair;
Ulrechl, The Nethenands:
Bram de Bree;
Van–
couver. B.C., canada:
Leslie McCullougn;
Qs/o,
Norway:
Stuan Powett;
Mexico City, Maxíco:
ThOmas Turk