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Forgotten Lessons the Syllabus of Errors Y$;,FREEDOM Forgotten Lessons BY WILLIAM P. HEYNE The Syllabus of Errors BY WALTER C. UTT INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS LIBERTY ASSOCIATION We believe in religious liberty, and hold that this God-given right is exercised at its best when there is separation between church and state. We belieVe in civil government as divinely ordained to protect men in the enjoyment of their natural• rights, and to rule in civil things; and that in this realm it is entitled to the respectful and willing obe- dience of all. We believe in the individual's natural and inalien- able right to freedom of conscience: to worship or not to worship; to profess, to practice, and to pro- mulgate his religious beliefs, or to change them ac- cording to his conscience or opinions, holding that these are the essence of religious liberty; but that in the exercise of this right he should respect the equivalent right of others. We believe that all legislation and other govern- mental acts which unite church and state are sub- versive of human rights, potentially persecuting in character, and opposed to the best interests of church and state; and therefore, that it is not within the province of human government to enact such legisla- tion or perform such acts. We believe it is our duty to use every lawful and honorable means to prevent the enactment of legisla- tion which tends to unite church and state, and to oppose every movement toward such union, that all may enjoy the inestimable blessings of religious liberty. We believe that these liberties are embraced in the golden rule, which teaches that a man should do to others as he would have others do to him. INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS LIBERTY ASSOCIATION 6840 Eastern Avenue, Takoma Park Washington 12, D.C. P. C. ROHN, ARTIST NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1960 Vol.. 55, No. 6 50 CENTS WASHINGTON A COPY IBE RPTY D. C. A MAGAZINE OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM Editor IN THIS ISSUE ROLAND R. HEGSTAD Associate Editors MARVIN E. LOEWEN W. MELVIN ADAMS FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK 4 Contributing Editors LETTERS 4 DR. JEAN NUSSBAUM, Paris W. L EMMERSON, London FREE ELECTION, SECRET BALLOT 6 KENNETH HOLLAND, Southern United States FORGOTTEN LESSONS 8 WILLIAM P. HEYNE Foreign Correspondents FOCUS ON FREEDOM 10 E. E. WHITE, Australia; W. DUN- CAN EVA, South Africa; J. J. THE BATTLE FOR FREEDOM 11 DAN SMOOT AITKEN, South America; C. 0. QUANTA CURA WALTER C. UTT FRANZ, Inter-America; C. N. AND THE SYLLABUS 12 ABRAHAM, Southern Asia: G. OF ERRORS ARTHUR KEOUGH, Middle East; GOVERNORS SPEAK OUT FOR RELIGIOUS 14 W. RAECKER, Central Europe; LIBERTY G. D. KING, Northern Europe; C. P. SORENSEN, Far East THE GLORIOUS 50 16 Editorial Secretary HOW BIGOTED CAN A MAN GET AND JEANNE REVERT 20 DONALD F. HAYNES STILL BE LEGAL? Art Editor TERENCE K. MARTIN BLUE LAWS AND THE MAJORITY 22 RICHARD H. UTT Layout Artist RELATION OF RELIGION TO PUBLIC 25 HARRY BAERG EDUCATION Circulation Manager ROY G. CAMPBELL AS THE EDITORS SEE IT 27 WORLD REPORT 29 THROUGH YESTERDAY'S WINDOWS 32 OUR COVER PICTURE: There are some mighty important things going on in that building over there, son—things that concern the freedom of every American. You see, there are three branches of the American Government—executive, legislative, and judicial. The legislative makes the laws for our country. The executive—that's the part the President heads, you know—runs the country. The judicial is headed by the Supreme Court, and it settles arguments between States and between the Federal Government and the States. It protects the constitutional rights of individual citizens like you and me. Sometimes it tells a State that it can't make a certain law, just because of our rights. And it has even told the Federal Government to take another look at the Constitution. In fact, you might say that's freedom talking in that building over there. And, son, people listen. Yes, sir, they listen! J. 111.111,N LOCAN * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * LIBERTY: A Magazine of Religious Freedom is SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One year, $2.50: one THE INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS LIBERTY published bimonthly for the International Religious copy, 50 cents. Subscription rates subject to change ASSOCIATION was organized in 1888 by the Gen- Liberty Association by the Review and Herald without notice. All subscriptions must be paid for eral Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Includ- Publishing Association. Washington 12. D.C. Sec- in advance. ing in its ranks champions of freedom of many ond-class postage paid at Washington, D.C. religious persuasions, the Association is dedicated LIBERTY is a member of the Associated Church to preservation of religious liberty, as is indicated Press. One month's notice is CHANGE OF ADDRESS: in the Declaration of Principles. The Association required. Please report any change of address to the COPYRIGHT: The entire contents of this issue is Review and Herald Publishing Association, Wash- advocates no political or economic theories. Gen- copyrighted © 1960 by the Review and Herald Pub- ington 12. D.C. Send both old and new addresses, eral secretary, Marvin E. Loewen: associate secre- lishing Association. All rights reserved. enclosing if possible your address label. taries, W. Melvin Adams, Roland R. Hegstad. NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 3 LETTERS THANK YOU TO SOMEONE GENTLEMEN: Some years ago I was either a subscriber or at least on the mailing list of this magazine, and the receipt of the recent issue indicates, no doubt, that someone has been responsible for having this magazine sent to me or that it is being sent on J. BYRON LOGAN a complimentary basis. If a subscription has been entered on Donald B. Haynes (left) and Don Yost have more my behalf by someone else, of course I deeply appreciate being than a reading interest in Liberty—they write for it. restored to your mailing list; if not, I shall be pleased to enter a subscription and remit for same. I am thoroughly in accord with the purpose of this excellent publication and shall read the copy sent me with great interest. .s flesh —GEORGE P. WHITMAN, SR., Superior Court Judge, 807 from the etlitor Fulton County Court House, Atlanta 3, Georgia. Two names familiar to long-time readers of LIB- ERTY appear in the magazine this month—Yost and DISGUSTED WITH LIBERTY Haynes. Don Yost (see editorial, page 28) is the son GENTLEMEN: of the late Frank Yost, former editor of LIBERTY Your disgusting political publication hiding under the and associate secretary of the International Religious guise of religious freedom is being sent regularly to me as well Liberty Association. Editor of a programing maga- as all other local attorneys. I do not know who is responsible zine for Christian youth, Don has his office just a few for this prostitution of our most sacred heritage, but I con- doors down the hall. sider the practice even more subversive of human dignity than the "Communist" calling practices so prevalent in the ranks of Donald B. Haynes ("How Bigoted Can a Man Get?" one of our major parties a little over a decade ago. page 20) is the son of the late Carlyle B. Haynes, a If I continue to receive your magazines, I will store them prolific writer and defender of freedom, who served in my office and sue you for the expense thereof.—WALTER R. for years as head of the Seventh-day Adventist War ZACHARY, Chattanooga 2, Tennessee. Service Commission. Donald, a teacher and free-lance writer, lives in Takoma Park, Maryland. WHO DID IT? Newell Jones and Jack Tucker (see guest editorial, DEAR SIR: page 6) collaborated on a series of editorials on Ameri- From what source is my subscription paid—whom have can Freedom in the Evening Tribune of San Diego, I to thank for this magazine that says so well what cries to be California. LIBERTY reprints their "Free Election, said and what must be said? Am I the beneficiary of a sub- Secret Ballot, Underlie Our Political System." scription because I am employed in the field of public educa- tion? If so, I think it is most fitting, because education is the In a past editorial LIBERTY pointed out that obvious instrumentality by which our heritage is passed on the question "Is America a Christian Nation?" can to emerging generations. Although there is a great clamor in have three answers, depending upon whether the public education about democratic living, democratic institu- questioner alludes to its heritage, its practices, or its tions, democratic process, et cetera, there not infrequently constitutional provisions. In the "Battle for Free- occurs a blurring of the focus placed by the framers of our dom" Dan Smoot, editor of the Dan Smoot Report, Constitution upon the individual liberties of man to a kind points out another sense in which America can be of reverence for an enforced conformity to the preference of called Christian. the group or majority. You might be interested in knowing that although I have Next time: "Liberty in the Space Age."—Is another received several previous issues, I never took the time to really area of potential church-state conflict being opened look at the magazine until this morning. I noticed on the cover the heading "Governors Speak Out for Religious Freedom" up? "Does Liberty Wear Chains?"—A searching look and I was curious to see whether Governor Nelson of Wis- at the real issues behind innocent looking laws—and consin would be included (he was, and in a characteristic, more, much more. concise, lucid statement), and then I found the "articulate . courageous . ." statements made by Attorney General Mosk of my own State of California.
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