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...Hearty congratulations on a brilliant article on the Berrigans. Having been a member of the cast in the premiere presentation of Daniel's The Trial of the Catonsville Nine at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, I was one of many actors who finally found a "prophet." Daniel was still underground at the time of the presentation last summer, and the FBI harassment we as actors were forced to bear was perhaps ridiculous, if not downright unbelievable...
...rocket was launched with similar expert predictions of failure. In 1940 the editor of the Scientific American wrote Willy Ley, prophet of space travel, that the notion of a rocket bomb was "too farfetched to be considered." In December 1945, even though Germany's V-ls and V-2s had already terrorized London, Dr. Vannevar Bush, head of the Office of Scientific Research and Development, said that intercontinental missiles would not be possible for a "very long period of time." The American public, he impatiently contended, should not even think about them. Only last December, Dr. Bentley Glass...
...What transpires in Harrisburg is to a very great extent inconsequential. Had Christ's prophetic role and salvation mission been dependent upon Pilate's decision, it is not too likely that Christ would have attained even the notoriety of Superstar. Perhaps what Daniel and Philip Berrigan have said to all is that the genuine role of the prophet lies in his assumption of a powerless position in the face of the world's total rejection...
Visionary Zamoro, who early recognized the vast potential of the water-filled vinyl mattress and was one of the first to begin merchandising waterbeds a year ago in California, has been proved a prophet in his own time. In the past several months, the waterbed has left the hippie's pad, where it first gained popularity, and successfully moved into the suburban bedroom. Promoter Zamoro, 53, has since retired on his profits, but the waterbed seems well on its way toward becoming a permanent fixture...
...said for the Berrigans that they are, after all, prophets, and it is the business of prophets to prick the human conscience. One need not agree with a prophet to be goaded by him; prophets often have a view of life so single-minded that other perceptions are distorted. But prophets should know, as surely the Berrigans must, that even that dispensation has its limits. What will be on trial at Harrisburg will not be the Berrigans' philosophy, but the facts of the case and, ultimately, their integrity. Barring some monumental misunderstanding or misinterpretation, either the Berrigans or their accusers...