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...Knights Templar, highest order within the Masonic York Rite, make use of the New Testament in their ritual. Other orders, within both the York and Scottish Rites, base their ritual on the Old Testament, affirm the existence of a Supreme Being, neither affirm nor deny the divinity of Jesus Christ...
...solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of my office according to the best of my ability; that I am not a member of the Communist party or under any oath or a party to any agreement or under any commitment that is in conflict with my obligation under this oath...
...control of educational policies by the Regents--not, for the most part, opposition to the loyalty oath as an abridgment of academic freedom. Earlier, the four-man committee of the Academic Senate had suggested to the Board of Regents that instead of signing the oath, the employees might simply affirm university regulation 5 which "prohibits the employment of persons whose commitments or obligations to any organization, Communist or other, prejudice impartial scholarship and the free pursuit of truth." On March 23 a poll of the faculty revealed that it had voted 1,025 to 268 against employing Communists...
...Whatever may befall us and our world, we affirm our unwavering faith in God's faithfulness . . . Our faith in His constancy must save us from fear and hysteria which confuse us and prevent us from doing what we ought...
...Executive Secretary Glenn L. Archer of Protestants & Other Americans United for the Separation of Church & State was not reassured. Archer flatly called for the resignation of all Roman Catholic judges who cannot affirm that they will put their oath of office before the guidance...