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...Protestant] is to live the life of the world, conscientiously no doubt, but heartily, and his religion is to separate him as little as possible from it . . . The ultimate Protestant ideal is to have no outward or specific religion at all -no priests, churches, theology, Scripture or Sabbath, and indeed...
This theological freewheeling has brought Dr. Kaplan in conflict with Orthodox rabbis. In 1945 he brought out a new Sabbath prayer book, with the Orthodox prayer book's creed changed to a "criteria of loyalties," emphasizing the congregation's spiritual needs rather than the articles of faith which they must believe. (The old prayer book: "I believe with perfect faith that the prophecy of Moses our teacher is true, and that -he was chief of prophets." Dr. Kaplan's prayer book: "We want the synagogue to enable us to worship God in sincerity and in truth.") Horrified...
They insisted on strict enforcement of the Sabbath, which caused grumbling from the more worldly Mapai partner. They demanded that Yemenite children, who were arriving at immigrant camps in droves, be entered in orthodox religious schools, and Ben-Gurion gave in. But when the government set up immigrant work villages, and the orthodox bloc insisted that the schooling arrangement be carried over into them, the Premier balked...
...last century. To many of the "saved," the prophetic passages of the Bible took on a new importance, and here & there the conviction sprang up that the time for Christ's return was close at hand. The Seventh Day Adventists, so-called because they celebrated the Jewish Sabbath (Saturday), set no date for the second coming, and they avoided a set creed. But Adventists adhere to a strict code: no unnecessary work on the Sabbath, no bearing arms (though they will serve in noncombat branches in wartime), and plenty of fervent evangelizing...
...Sabbath Notes. In Williamstown, Mass., the committee in charge of Sunday chapel service at Williams College urged all undergraduates to 1) "be clad in coat and tie," 2) "be at least outwardly sober...