Religion: More Punch

Delegates to the triennial synod of the Church of England in Canada, meeting in London, Ont. last week, suggested that the Ten Commandments, as recited in the Church of England's Communion service, could stand some improvement. They recommended that the Biblical text generally called the "eleventh commandment" be added. It reads: "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another." *Explained the Rev. R. F. Palm er, one of the motion's sponsors: "We feel this change is necessary to give the commandments more punch. Because people's...

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