In the early days of the United Nations, when each delegate seemed to feel the wing beats of the Dove of Peace, the idea came up of opening each session with a prayer. Letters poured in supporting the proposal, but in 1949 a special committee finally killed it. Reason: doctrinal differences might be inflamed, and the godless, i.e., Russia & Co., might be disgruntled. In fact, Russia had made it clear that it would be disgruntled. A recommendation calling for a minute of silence was the substitute passed by a bare majority out of 15 committee membersRussia and France, among others,...
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