Religion: What's Wrong?

Today's citizens love to ask themselves loaded questions—and then let bystanders pick up the pieces. Christians are no exception. One of their favorites is: "What is wrong with the Christian church today?" Put to 100 clergymen and laymen (mostly Protestant) throughout the U.S., this high-explosive question blew several Protestant tops. The current issue of Georgia's semiannual South Today, edited by Paula Snelling and Lillian (Strange Fruit) Smith, tried to piece churchmen's scattered replies (they were speaking as individuals) into a bill of particulars against the churches. Samples:

¶ The Rev. Frank S....

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