Religion: Pie Now

A. F. of L.'s William Green, a Baptist, has in his time spoken from Christian pulpits. C.I.O.'s John L. Lewis is less famed for personal piety. Last week the Ohio Pastors' Convention, meeting in Columbus, where the United Mine Workers were also gathered (see p. 19), sent Mr. Lewis its felicitations and an invitation to come talk. Mr. Lewis went. In no pie-in-the-sky mood, he voiced a layman's proposition which any theologian worth his salt could turn upside down: "Before men can worship, they must eat." Said Preacher Lewis: "I believe in God and the Christian church. I believe any country...

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