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...prevalent at Harvard--prevalent among people who either do not realize or do not want to realize the value of our common religious heritage. Instead, they think of religion only in terms of sectarianism and compulsion. Their discussion of a "religious revival" consists of speculation about compulsory chapel, compulsory courses, single-sect monopolies, and revival meetings in the Yard. Shown the obvious religious elements in history, philosophy, and literature, these people reply that such things can and should be taught by professors who can be more "objective" about religion than religious men can be. Yet, they would not handicap...
...aunt, she said, and she had come for him because his mother had suffered a heart attack. Could the boy be released from school to go to his mother's bedside? A nun went to get Bobby, while the woman entered the school's tranquil chapel and knelt in prayer. Down from his classroom, Bobby gave her a long, slow look but, trusting in the wisdom of adults, accompanied her without protest. "I'm not a Catholic," said the woman on leaving, "but I hope He heard my prayers." Replied the nun: "I am sure He heard...
...Some of the currently most popular brands of holy corn: Crying in the Chapel, With These Hands, This Too Shall Pass Away, I Believe, God Bless...
Continuing chapel services in what the catalogue describes as "the Protestant tradition," the college demands attendance at two student meetings per week. But since this requirement can be filled by auditing student government meetings, there is no religious compulsion. In this tolerant, pray-as-you-go condition, religion flourishes in a quiet way, and Sunday services are well attended even after party week-ends. Moreover, Kenneth Morgan, the college chaplain (a post created in 1946) is highly spoken of by the student body. He is, incidently, no Baptist, but a Friend...
...Veritas, veritas, veritas!' Prexy mused; and the next day in Chapel he announced that henceforth the College seal would represent three books with the legend Veritas on them...