Word: religion
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...issue is religious, and in the last analysis also a sober financial one. By saying that the Church in Harvard Yard is supported by Harvard, Ben-Zion Gold was speaking quite literally. What I am sure most people of good will do not realize is that Protestant religion, representing less than half of the present Harvard population, is the only one supported financially by the University: A large staff, a paid Protestant preacher, heat, lights, janitorial service, the regular use of the building, every week. And as to the church building Jews and Catholics contributed money generously to build this...
Speaking before 20 people, he criticized the Administration for "un-Christian" behavior in "treating the religion of so many people as if it's nothing...
...entire day is programmed, everyone wakes up at the same time in the morning, washes, goes to exercises, eats breakfast, cleans up, and off to morning lecture. At these lectures new members are slowly instructed on the beliefs of the family. Gradually, carefully, one is indoctrinated into the religion. Through Moon's interpretation of the Bible, we were made to understand that there is a God, an afterlife, and a spirit world. The religion is primarily Christian, stressing the power of Christ and the imminent second coming of the messiah. Moon's followers believe, through their understanding of Revelation...
Rosovsky said he will ask a standing University panel charged with overseeing religion at Harvard to study the prevention of such calendar conflicts. "There are experts," he added, "who can shift a few days" and eliminate the problem...
...Rabbi Gold objected strongly to the timing conflict. Before a Memorial Church audience that included Rosovsky, Rabbi Gold argued that the conflict separates Jewish freshmen from their classmates on an "emotion-laden" day and that it pressures Jews to conform to a non-Jewish norm and to ignore their religion...