Word: orthodox
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...While Orthodox Jews and conservative Protestants generally remain opposed to abortion reform, there is increasing sentiment in both church and synagogue to liberalize existing laws, within certain bounds. The New York State Council of Churches has endorsed the state's abortion bill on grounds of "profound charity." The New York Federation of Reform Synagogues, which also supports the new proposal, has pointed out that "great suffering and the loss of life of thousands of women is the price that is paid because abortion is illegal...
...make a major public pronouncement since taking power; indeed, he ranks on the Baathist books as a mere deputy secretary-general of the party. Jadid belongs to the minority Alawite sect of Syrian Mohammedanism, which represents only 10% of the population, and fears that the Sunnite majority-a more orthodox sect-might rebel if he became too publicly outspoken. Actually, he need not say much: the statements of his peers are sufficiently intemperate to embrace his views. Says Premier Zayyen in tones ominously Pekingese: "We are crushing all parasite and opportunist elements that stand between the Arab revolution...
Whether for individualistic or orthodox reasons, more and more persons in the United States are deciding to seek CO status. The number of CO's who have obtained their I-O status and are embarking on the required alternative service each month is 400--twice as many as two years...
...Harvard CO's are members of religious sects traditionally opposed to war--Quakers, Mennonites. Jehovah's Witnesses, Brethren, and Seventh Day Adventists, for example. Few, if any, base their conscientious objection on any orthodox creed. Few, if any, have an orthodox conception of God. These are by no means insuperable drawbacks. However the selective service system's attitude toward unorthodox CO claims is probably best characterized as highly suspicious. Harvard CO's must make up for their lack of orthodoxy with the clarity, consistency, and sincerity of their thoughts. And that's where the struggle begins...
...Seeger decision in March, 1965. In that decision the Supreme Court said, "... the test of belief 'in a relation to a Supreme Being' is whether a given belief that is sincere and meaningful occupies a place in the life of its possessor parallel to that filled by the orthodox belief in God of one who clearly qualifies for the exemption. Where such beliefs have parallel positions in the lives of their respective holders we cannot say that one is 'in a relation to a Supreme Being' and the other is not." In effect, almost any strongly held belief can qualify...