The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Monday, July 1, 1996                  TAG: 9606290016
SECTION: FRONT                   PAGE: A6   EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                            LENGTH:   20 lines

UNHOLY ZEAL

Evil was indeed present at the Westwood Hill Baptist Church. It was manifested in a senseless desecration.

A common irony bonds zealots. Whether blowing up airplanes and buildings or sullying the memory of fellow church members, zealots honestly believe that their actions are ordained by God or by some higher purpose, and that this ordination places them above the law and due process.

And, the misery zealots inflict and the evil they perpetrate far exceeds that which they seek to eradicate.

God save us from zealots.

WARREN RUBIN

Virginia Beach, June 17, 1996 by CNB