Word: church
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...united nation, and those who criticize and those who attack his policies will be divisive forces, seeking to undermine the united efforts of the nation. Is this not authoritarianism wearing the garb of a monk and sweetly-saying Pax Vobiscum! . . . JAMES L. ROHRBAUGH Pastor First United Presbyterian Church Seattle, Wash...
...Sunday, the candidate rested. He went to Christ Episcopal Church, where he once sang in the choir. His authoritative baritone rang out clearly above the rest of the voices in the congregation. Afterwards he rode back to his mother's comfortable, old-fashioned house on Oliver Street and ate a turkey dinner. Neighbors and newsmen stood outside scuffing around in the "fallen leaves. Mrs. George Dewey's elderly roomer, Ed Stanard, a retired mail carrier, modestly kept out of sight, getting his meals elsewhere...
...Israel recently an American ex-Army captain tried to marry a Jewess. A rabbi refused to officiate (because the captain was not a Jew); ditto a district commissioner (because he was not a British subject). He was turned down by an Anglican church in Jaffa (because the bride was not a Christian) and by a Greek Orthodox priest (who considered both outside his flock). A ship captain said he could perform the ceremony by taking them on a special trip beyond the three-mile limit. But when he quoted his price, the couple decided it would be cheaper...
...aspect of the birth control controversy is amazingly inconsistent. We are told that "Birth control is against God's Law," yet the majority of Protestants and Jewish leaders approve of the proper use of contraception, while the Catholic Church approves of he "Rhythm" or "Legitimate Birth Control." The great majority of married couples in Massachusetts, both Catholic and non-Catholic, practice birth control...
...meeting Saturday, the Alumni Association directors followed the report of the Saltonstall Committee, which recommended that "the names of the men lost in World War II be inscribed on one wall of the Memorial Church adjacent to that of the first World War Memorial, a project which the Committee believes could be carried out with great dignity, simplicity, and beauty...