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of Churches, said religion
might enter the campaign,
but there is no clear proof
this will happen.
The Rev. Edward T. Cook
of Manchester, N. H., former
executive secretary of the
State Council of Churches,
said he thinks voters will
Judge candidates on their
qualifications, not their re-
ligion.
DR.. o. H. Hovey of Mime
apolis. general secretary OF
the three million-member
American Lutheran Church,
said it is the American
ideal" to keep religion out of
politics. But he added that
Protestants would feel easier
about voting for a Catholic if
the Church would make an
authoritative statement on the
issue.
Rabbi Albert Minds Of
Minneapolis. vice president of
the Central Conference of
American Rabbits, said voter
should judge candidates by
their stand on political issues,
not religious questions.
~ IMAGINE THAT in some
sections Of the population, the
religious elements play a
role" he said. But on the
whole I think the nomination
has shown that the religious
element did not play d major
role"
Episcopal Bishop Austin
Pardue of Pittsburgh said he
opposed religious discrlmina-
ton in political life.
The Rev. Leonard Tinker,
chairman of the South Iowa
Methodist Board of Christian
Social Concerns. said non
Catholics will not be bigoted
in choosing a President.
The Rev. Louis Eckols, dl-
rector of evangelism for the
American Baptist Convention
in Iowa. also said religion
should have no bearing on
election to public office.
THE REV. JACK COOPER.
general presbyter of the Pres
bytery of Albany, NJ, Y, said
1t is contrary to the stand OF
the Presbyterian Church and
TO the us. Constitution to
support or oppose a candidate
because of his religion.
Msgr. John M. Kelly, editor
of the New World, Chicago
archdiocesan newspaper, said:
III a man is devoutly relig-
ious, in whatever fait:1, | think
he would be much better
qualified in view Of the fact
that in our Pledge of Allegi.
ance we speak Of our nation
under God
at is a certainty that II a
Catholic is elected. he will
not be submitted to any pres.
sure from The Catholic HER.
archy or the Catholic people
as a group, sad least of all
from the Vatican"
Father Joseph Warden, as
sistant editor of the Evangel'
list, newspaper of the Albany
N. Y. diocese, said that to
Catholics Sen. Kennedy is
"just another candidate"
The Washington, DC, Post
and Times Herald stated in an
editorial: MIR. Kennedy has
met the religious issue can.
didly, making it clear to all
but the most suspicious that
in the White House he would
follow his oath of office anc
the dictates of his own con
science. But a whispering
campaign about his Cathol
icism could be damaging h
Mr.. Nixon's supporters ~ ir
violation of the stated posi-
ton OF Mr.. Nixon himself
we're TO stimulate and engage
in it,"
THE NEW YORK TIME.
said: zone of the interesting
things about Sen. Kennedy
that he has been able to turn
to his advantage many of thu
especially distinguishing char
acteristics that might have
proved politically disadvan
tageous: his religion, hi
youth, his wealth, his intellec
tualism. His Catholicism ha
thus far gained him more sup
port than ii has cost him.
The Seattle. Wash. Time
stated: "Kennedy's nomins
ton not only is a tribute 4
his dynamic personal qualities
but is meaningful in man.
other respects. Not the leas
of these is the decline of RI
ligious prejudice as a facto
in American politics"
Louis Cassells, United Pres
International staff writer
said in a dispatch from 10
Angeles, where the Demo
cratic convention was held:
ut WOULD BE NAIVE /
think that the religious issu
will be kept out of the CON
ing election campaign. An
Republican politician VIII
wants to remind the voter
that Kennedy is a .Catholi
can do so by making a rou'
ing speech against preiudic'
and voicing the hope that n
one will vote against any cal
LsI-4n sk11nec f ht- faith