Enthusiasm over the feat was not universal. As my father put it in 1989, "When the news of the world's first moon radar was released, the world-wide public coverage was overwhelming; it stimulated religious zealots to pepper us with crude letters objecting to our 'disturbing God's back yard'." Here is one example that my father saved, the envelope addressed only to Mr. E. King Stodola, Neptune, N.J. and stuffed with religious pamphlets:
1 Peter 5-7 Westminster Md RD 2
Jan 29, 1946 Mr E. K. Stodola Dear Sir, I see by paper you are trying to crawl to the moon. God's Holy Bible does not say we are to be trying to get to the moon - for he created it and all the world and heaven and earth and he will take care of all these things - St. John 1 Chapter - Please read it - God says Matt 4-17 Repent for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. Repent Acts 2-19 Luke 24-27 and you must be reborn John 3-3 or you will never enter the Kingdom of heaven, amen amen. John 14-6 Jesus Christs says I am the way, the truth, the light, no man cometh unto the father but by me amen amen. Acts 4-12 none other name under heaven whereby men can be saved amen amen. 1 Timothy 2-5, one mediator between God and Men. The Lord Jesus Christ, not man, priest or Pope but Jesus Christ, son of the true and living God amen amen. I am sending you tracts telling you how to be prepared to meet your God face to face at the Great Judgment with pure heart, clean hands by being redeemed through the precious blood of Jesus Christ amen amen. 1 Job 1-7-9 Ephesians 1-7 Please wake up clean up pray up for you are one breath from Hell Revelation 21-8 Luke 16-19 to end up chapter - God is warning you to repent. Please come and God will take care of men and planets amen amen. Alice Thompson |