Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 December 1941 — Page 5
They should say frankly and
SERMONS
ON WAR
OPPOSED IN POLL
Clergy Should Remain Majority Says; Church Re From Controversies
Consolers, Not Agitators,
garded as Place of Refuge Besetting Daily Life.
By GEORGE GALLUP (Copyright. 1941, by American Institute of Public Opinion)
PRINCETON, N. J., Dec.
1—One of the most controver-
sial questions confronting American churches today is
whether the clergy should dis
tion of American participation in the war,
cuss from the pulpit the quesand if so, what
course of action they should recommend.
Many believe the church the heated controversy between isolationism and interventionism, while others think the church should deal openly and frankly with this issue. With both - isolationists and interventionists seeking to enlist
the church in
their particular
cause, the Institute has sought
the ideas of the common people as to what the churches should do. The poll indicates three important facts: Dr. Gallup 1. A majority of all persons polled believed the church should refrain from discussing in the pulpit the question of American participation in the war. This belief prevails among church members and non-mem-bers. 2. The primary reason for this attitude, as explained by the voters, is that the church is a place for “spiritual escape,” a place for peace and comfort” away from the storms of life, and not a place for controversy; in short, that “people don’t want to hear about war on Sunday when they've been reading about it all week in the papers.” 3. Among those who do think the church should discuss the question of war, the largest number with definite opinions believe the clergy should take a stand
against all-out American partici-
pation. The issue put to the public in the survey was as follows:
“Do you think preachers and
priests should discuss from the pulpit the question of American participation in the war?” The vote is:
Yes ...... 34 per cent No ..... 35 per cent No Opinion ..... 11 per cent Those who replied in the afirmative were next asked: “What course of action would you like to see them recommend?” The results reveal a wide divergence of views, indicating the problem that a clergyman faces in taking a definite stand on war if his congregation is at all typical of community opinion. Of every 100 who said they belived the clergy should discuss war, courses of action were recommended as follows by varying proportions: They should advocate staying out of war ... 20 They should recommend getting into war ..... 12 They should deal with the kind of peace needed after the war ..... 11 They should stress building U. S. defenses and achieving national unity ..... 9 They should advocate aid to Britain but no troops .... 10 openly whatever they believe. 5 ther and No Definite Recommendation ..... 33
Analysis of the reasons given by voters indicates clearly that the average American takes a relatively conservative view on the matter of subjects for church discussion. He looks to the church for spiritual consolation rather than controversy. He believes that the clergy should not become engaged in partisan argumentation. The average viewpoint is well expressed in the comment of a 24-year-old nurse interviewed in Matamoras, Pa.: “When people go to church they don’t go for war news; they go for
spiritual help. War destroys faith
in religion. It would be all right for the priest to offer a prayer for peace and the people in the church also to pray for peace, but at no time should a priest or minister recommend aid for either of two warring nations.” The widely-held view of the church as a sanctuary from: the problems of everyday life is expressed in typical fashion by a Jersey City attorney at law, who said: “It is the place of the church to act as the consoler rather than the agitator. The one place a man should feel free and at peace is the church. What comfort can he have to hear the minister tell him all about what he already knows from the papers and radio?” Some based their objections on the practical ground that factions might be created within a church. “All people are not of the same helief regarding war,” said one voter, “and the personal beliefs of a minister or priest would tend to split the church.
The other side of the argument
background and training,
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as an institution should shun
is summed up in the words of one woman voter: “People need guidance. The minister and priest are on a higher level intellectually and spiritually and therefore are in a position to interpret world events for us. They should be able to give a less prejudiced opinion than other people. They can interpret events with the action of Jesus Christ as a guide.” Many other comments reflect this idea that the clergy, because of should guide the people to a right deci-
sion in temporal as well as spiritual matters. As one voter put it:
I feel the priest is the one person we can turn to for the truth. Let him speak it freely.” The study found church members more inclined to favor discussion of war from the pulpit than nonchurch members. On the whole, Protestants interviewed in the survey were slightly more in favor of open discussion than were Catholies. Clergy Should Discuss Should UndeNot cided
55 9 58 17
59 10 54 9
Catholics ...31 Protestants .37
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NEW CASTLE, Ind. Dec. 1 (U. P.).—Fred Carr of Shelbyville, Ind, and Alfred Ingalsbe, Patomac, Ill, split top honors in the eighth annual Central States Poultry Show in final judging yesterday of more
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NEW YORK, Dec. 1.—The Amerlcan people have become international minded and 58.4 per cent now would like to see the United States play a larger part in, world affairs after the war, the latest Fortune survey of public opinion, reveals today. This survey also discloses that 61.6 per cent believe the United States should get either some foreign territory or trade rights in other countries in return for helping to ont Hitler. The Fortune survey further shows that:
1. 50.2 per cent of the people believe the war will last another two years or more, 2. 72.5 per cent believe an Allied victory is certain.
fight, if necessary, than it was in October. Opinion Reversed “By the middle of last summer
the American people still clung tenaciously to their isolationism,
site direction,” Fortune points out in publishing the replies to the question: “After the war, do you think the U.S. should play a larger part, about the same part, or a smaller part in world affairs than it did up to a couple of years ago?” Larger ....... 48.4% About the same ......18.3 Smaller ..... 10.1
Don’t know ..... 13.2
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