VOL. 60, NO. 5 September-October 1965 25 CENTS B dr:. ®7L m ms1 E IVI Is there room for religious conviction in the Great Society? By W. MELVIN ADAMS WILLIAM H. HACKETT Assignment: Washington An interpretative report of church, state, and politics on Capitol Hill. ■ Is the Federal Government about to distortions, to elicit support for the embark on a program using the foreign mis- United States position on broad foreign sions machinery of the churches for the policy issues, et cetera. implementation of our country's foreign policy? Though there has been no overt step Apparently the questionnaire tabula- in this direction, one committee of Con- tion did not reveal much enthusiasm on the gress has already compiled a directory of part of groups questioned for commitment to nonprofit private organizations, includ- ideological objectives. Admitting this, ing many religious groups, that carry on the committee report says, "The tendency overseas operations; and it has made cer- for a substantial segment of the organiza- tain recommendations for closer ties be- tions responding to the subcommittee's tween these organizations and the Federal questionnaire is to contend that they are Government. not involved in global ideological con- frontation, or that whatever political im- The directory is a part of House Re- pact attends upon their activity, this is port No. 368 and is entitled "Overseas Pro- strictly secondary to the purpose of their grams of Private Nonprofit American Organi- programs." zations." It is "Report No. 3 on Winning the Cold War: The U.S. Ideological Offen- ■ One hundred sixty-seven respond- sive." It was prepared by the subcommittee ents "indicated they thought the Govern- on International Organizations and Move- ment should provide financial support for ments of the Committee on Foreign Affairs privately sponsored and conducted under- of the House of Representatives. takings." Many others replied that while they did not seek financial support, they ■ In presenting the report to Congress, thought the Government could legitimately Rep. Thomas E. Morgan (Pa . ) , chairman of the assist them. The report adds that "149 indi- Foreign Affairs Committee, said that while cated their assent to governmental attempts the report may not necessarily reflect the to develop, in cooperation with representa- views of the membership of the Committee on tives of private American organizations, Foreign Affairs, it "is filed in the hope national positions with respect to par- that it will prove useful to Congress in its ticular problems or tasks as they might consideration of legislation." arise in specific countries." The subcommittee, which is headed by Whether or not the Government attempts Rep. Dante B. Fascell (Fla.) , has been exam- to enlist religious and other groups in our ining the nature and scope of the ideologi- overseas ideological warfare, a note of cal challenge produced by the cold war and warning can be found for those groups that as a part of that undertook "to review and seek Government aid: There are strings. appraise the tools which the U.S. Govern- After observing that most of the organiza- ment uses to meet that challenge." This tions made reports available to the public latest phase, on which the current report but not to the Government, the report is based, is designed "to explore the con- states: tribution of private American citizens and organizations abroad to the advancement of "This is one area which requires at- U.S. foreign policy objectives." tention, for the Federal Government can hardly be expected to provide additional ■ Representatives of some 1,600 groups assistance to these private groups unless contacted were asked such questions as it is kept informed of their activities in what they are doing to combat Communist some systematic manner." VOL. 60, NO. 5 SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER, 1965 EDITOR Roland R. Hegstad ASSOCIATE EDITORS 25 cents Washington Marvin E. Loewen a copy LIBERTPY D.C. W. Melvin Adams A MAGAZINE OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ART EDITOR Terence K. Martin LIBERTY: A Magazine of Religious Freedom is published bimonthly for the CIRCULATION MANAGER Religious Liberty Association of America by the Review and Herold Publishing Roy G. Camlobell Association, Washington, D.C. 20012. Second-class postage paid at Washington, D.C. Address editorial correspondence to 6840 Eastern Avenue NW., Washington, CONSULTING EDITORS D.C. 20012. LIBERTY is a member of the Associated Church Press. W. P. Bradley, Neal C. Wilson, M. V. Campbell, R. L. Odom, Cyril Miller, Theodore Carcich CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Dr. Jean Nussbaum W. L. Emmerson ARTICLES Kenneth Holland LEGAL ADVISER You, the Church, and Tax-Exempt Boardman Noland Wealth Martin A. Larson EDITORIAL SECRETARY Thelma Wellman Is There Room for Religious Conviction LAYOUT ARTIST in the Great Society? W. Melvin Adams Gert Busch The Strange Case of the Missing Qualifications Roland R. Hegstad RELIGIOUS LIBERTY Sweden's Struggle for ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA Religious Freedom H. 0. Olson Declaration of Principles We believe in religious liberty, and hold that Catholicism and Liberty B. B. Beach this God-given right is exercised at its best when there is separation between church and state. We believe in civil government as divinely The Christian and Politics ordained to protect men in the enjoyment of their natural rights, and to rule in civil things; (Conclusion) Charles E. B. Cranfield and that in this realm it is entitled to the re- spectful and willing obedience of all. We believe in the individual's natural and inalienable right to freedom of conscience: to worship or not to worship; to profess, to prac- tice, and to promulgate his religious beliefs, or FEATURES to change them according 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 Assignment: Washington William H. Hackett rights of others. We believe that all legislation and other gov- From the Editor's Desk ernmental acts which unite church and state are subversive of human rights, potentially per- "Dear Sir" secuting in character, and opposed to the best interests of church and state; and therefore, that it is not within the province of human World Body Lists Essential Religious Liberty Requirements government to enact such legislation or per- form such acts. Voices in the Ecumenical Wind We believe it is our duty to use every lawful and honorable means to prevent the enactment of legislation which tends to unite church and Editorials: Sectarian School Expansion . The Green state, and to oppose every movement toward Amendment such union, that all may enjoy the inestimable blessings of religious liberty. World News We believe that these liberties are embraced in the golden rule, which teaches that o man should do to others as he would have others The Launching Pad C. Mervyn Maxwell do to him. THE RELIGIOUS LIBERTY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA was organized in 1889 by the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Dedicated to the preservation of religious freedom, the association advocates no political or economic theories. General secretary, Marvin E. Loewen; associate secretaries, W. Melvin Adams, Roland R. Hegstad. COPYRIGHT: The entire contents of this issue are copyrighted © 1965 by the Review and Herald Publishing Association. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One year, $1.25; one copy, 25 cents. Slightly higher in Canada. Subscription rates subject to change without notice. All subscriptions must be paid for in advance. Except for sample copies, papers are sent only on paid subscriptions. CHANGE OF ADDRESS OR SUBSCRIPTION CORRESPONDENCE: Please enclose address label from magazine or wrapper. Allow one month for address change. Write: Review and Herald Publishing Association, Washington, D.C. 20012. SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 3 from the editor's desk OOKED at your tax bill lately? According to Dr. Martin A. Larson, who has spent several months researching tax-exempt property and business income in four American cities, your tax bill this year may be nearly double what it would be if it were not for tax-exempt properties, a growing percentage of which is owned by church organizations. Your stake in this problem is far more than dollars, says Dr. Larson. "The lesson of history is clear. Social, political and economic crises resulting from crushing taxation, intensified by the burden of an ever-increasing proportion of tax- free property, have been a factor in human misery, social upheavals, and violent revolutions over thousands of years." For what else he says, see "You, the Church, and Tax-Exempt Wealth," page 7. Call the Swedish embassy in Washington and you may hear the charming voice of Gunilla Kristensson, press assistant. She, a minister of the state church of Sweden, and others from that land have read "Sweden's Struggle for Religious Freedom" (see page 18) . Written by a long-time resident of Sweden, H. 0. Olson, an American citizen now retired in Glendale, Cal- ifornia, the article has hundreds of facts and dates that needed careful checking, even when recorded by a careful author, which Mr. Olson is. Most LIBERTY articles on conditions in other countries are /A5 5004 submitted to officials of those lands for checking and corn- 90 AWAY WI.% R10•NT- ment. We do not ask them to agree with the writers' conclu- -To-woRK LAWS sions—sometimes they emphatically disagree with conclusions EVERYONE ‘,.1% Lt- i3E WEARNCr A reached—but rather to point out any factual errors they may 1.1r110s urr find. After this is done, the articles go to LIBERTY'S copy editors, who earn their pay by dismaying not only the authors but the editor with the list of errors of commission and omis- sion they find. Quick now: which nation confers the Nobel Peace Prize? Sorry; Sweden confers awards for physics and chemistry, medicine or physiology, and literature (The World Almanac, 1965, p.