Word: antiwar
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Spiritual Prostitution. Another antiwar critic, Lutheran Pastor Richard John Neuhaus of New York City, charges that clerics in military service expose themselves to "spiritual prostitution." In his view, there is an unresolvable contradiction between Christianity's gospel of peace and a minister's participation in a war that a growing number of Americans regard as wasteful or immoral. In trying to resolve the contradiction, Neuhaus says, many chaplains simply arrange their values along military lines, like good soldiers. He would prefer to see military chaplains replaced by civilian clergy accredited to the armed forces like Red Cross personnel...
Congress, where the quiescent antiwar forces had begun to attack again, was impressed with Nixon's flexibility. Senator Jacob Javits, who the week before had angrily dismissed Nixon's earlier policy as "sterile," called the new statement "a real step on the road to peace." Even Senate Foreign Relations Chairman William Fulbright called it "conciliatory on the whole," though he quickly added that "I would go further." A few unappeasable doves, of course, zeroed in on Nixon's failure to "limit the level of violence" in Viet Nam by unilaterally withdrawing troops. Said Senator George McGovern...
...building, 45 demonstrators, including five girls, were fined $100 apiece and sentenced to 30 days in jail. It was the harshest mass punishment of student protesters so far. It was also a proud experience for the demonstrators, who willingly paid the price for what they considered an antiwar stand. Dartmouth itself emerged with equal integrity. "My concern," says President Dickey, "is that youth's perennial commitment to a better human future should not today be betrayed by the most ancient aberration of hard-pressed humanity-the notion that anything goes in having your...
Rightful Owners. If the new proposals prove to be more than another mirage, Nixon's repeated claim that progress is being made will be justified. The Administration sorely needs to show some visible gain. The moratorium on criticism of the war in Congress and among the responsible antiwar groups is wearing poster-thin. During the past two weeks, delegations of students, mothers and business executives have renewed their complaints about the war in Washington. Last week, 1,300 Quakers picketed the White House. Two ranking Senate Republicans, Chief Whip Hugh Scott and George Aiken, the party's senior...
Dropouts. Supporting the in-service dissenters are a variety of civilian antiwar groups, which provide the servicemen with free legal advice, moral support and assistance in publishing their protest papers. Coffee houses that feature recorded music, long-haired girls and endless talk about the Viet Nam war have sprung up near several military posts. Interestingly, the dissent movement is far more active in the U.S. than among units overseas...