Word: behnken
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Lutherans took issue with the cardinal on a matter of fundamental principle: the separation of church and state, "a cherished ideal of all American Lutherans since they first arrived on American soil 300 years ago." Lutherans did not seek federal aid to education, declared Dr. John W. Behnken, president of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, the most conservative of the large Lutheran groups.* Even if the Government should offer help to private schools, Dr. Behnken said, "there must be a clear understanding that no Government assistance can be given to support the instructional program of church schools. If there...
Careful Reading. "If Mrs. Roosevelt's discussion were really anti-Catholic," Dr. Behnken reasoned, "it would be anti-Lutheran, too. Lutherans have as much enthusiasm for protecting the best interests of their church, their schools and their children as the Roman Catholics have. Careful reading of Mrs. Roosevelt's statements in her discussion of federal aid to schools convinces us that they were not hostile to religion or to any individual church...