Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-09-29


It's regrettable that, in the ex.
igencies of publication, Mr.. Kim.
ble's criticisms of my remarks
on religion in politics were not
printed in sequence so readers
could follow the argument.
Limits on time and space now
restrict me TO correcting some
of Mr.. Kimble's statements and
pointing out the dangerous inn
I'plications of Protestant bigotry
and its hypocritical tolerance
and liberalism"
1 did not compare the views
of Bishop Oman and the Pope!
l simply pointed to the obvious
parallel between the Protestant
and Catholic organizations that
tell their adherents what is and
is not politically ethical. Both,
very properly, mix religion and
politics while, also quite proper
ly, they formally support the
Constitution in separation of
Church and State but, inconsis-
tently, adhere to tax-exemption
for religiously educational" in
situations. 1t is thus obvious
that the complete disestablish-
ment of churches through
out the u. S." is a sham.
I do not willingly pay for pub
lie schooling in any religion or
political doctrine; nor would
want to use taxation or obtain
tax-exemption for teaching my
own opinions. Their merits are
not relevant.
BY the same token, / do not
think Catholics Tor any other
sect) should have to pay for
schooling they do not agree
with on the disingenuous plea
that they are "free" to use secu-
lar schools while they are not
free to avoid paying for them.
Parental responsibility for
child welfare is basic. Compul-
sorry public schooling and child
labor laws (also birth-control
laws) should be repealed. We
should pay for what we get,
and get only what we pay for,
with complete freedom to
choose and enjoy-or suffer-
the consequences.
In one of his letters, Mr.. Kim
BILE says Bishop Oman would
not support the dictatorship of
Portugal, Spain, and those of
Latin America" American reli-
gious liberals" did fight for the
Communists in the Spanish
Civil War; in the choice of evils
I'd have chosen the other side,
as our Government has had to
do. Having sown this wind our
Liberals are reaping the Whirl-
wind in the U. N. Assembly as ]
write, with Castro and Mr.. K.
listening, cheek to cheek, to our
religiously Liberal President Of
fering to play Santa Claus in
appeasing Communism wit h
what Clare Booth Luce has apt
ly called "globaloney". AS a
foreign policy this constitutes q
worldwide Works-Progress AID
ministration undertaking, with
out even a thought of the eff
fects of the Population Explo-
sion, to abolish poverty. 1.-THE
poor always We have with you!"
In offering, before the u. NJ
Assembly, to pay for peace and
stay the threat of Communism,
General Ike specifically rejected
the idea of a World Govern
ment. Back in colonial days our
forefathers rejected the mutual
respect" basis for a colonial
community loosely tied by Ar
ticles Of Confederation, adopted
instead a written constitution
for a "super-state", and pro-
claimed millions for defense
but not one cent for tribute" to
African pirates!
Today, with a U. N. Assembly
even less effective than the Con-
tinental Congress, Ike proposes
billions for tribute so as to save
the cost Of defense by treaties
abrogating our own Constitu-
ton and substituting a Human
Rights" document that demands
tribute-or elsei
Disarmament is a path, not to
peace, but to a Megaton Pearl
Harbor. Caveat emptor - or
should we say, caveat vendor?
Ike. Eternal vigilance Is still
the price Of liberty!
Alden Potter