Word: protestantism
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Monastic orders for men & women have long existed in the Anglo-Catholic wings of the Anglican and Episcopal churches, but not in other Protestant sects. One Susan Miles wrote from Texas last July to The Christian Century: "Why don't we have a Protestant sisterhood? I know dozens of...
Summus Episcopus. During the German Protestant Church struggle between Nazi and non-Nazi factions (TIME, June 12, et seq.) Premier Göring pitched in by announcing that he had assumed the ancient religious title of the Kings of Prussia, Summns Episcopus of the Prussian Protestant Church. By virtue of...
A great patron of scouting. Count Teleki was in charge of the vast Scout Camp which had its own police, hospital, specially constructed water and lighting systems and a Jamboree newspaper published in five languages. Scottish Scouts stepped out in kilts, French came in green jumpers, blue shorts and berets...
Meanwhile zealous Storm Troopers were flaunting such amazing slogans as "Christ was the first anti-Semite!" and "Down with baptized Jews who have become Protestant pastors!" Such stuff of course meant nothing except that the Nazis were resolved to win the ballot battle. Up for election were candidates to fill...
On election day Nazi pressure forced a vote approximating 80% of all male & female Germans above 24 years of age who held Protestant baptismal certificates. Thousands of German Protestants who had ceased to be regular churchgoers trudged fearfully to the polls. Early election returns seemed to indicate a Nazi victory...