Letters, Oct. 3, 1960

Religion & the Campaign

Sir:

Call me Ishmael* if you like, but this Protestant will vote for Kennedy. I would like to get the word around that one does not have to embrace the Catholic faith to vote for him. There are some who reject the doctrine of the infallibility of the Pope but accept the doctrine of the infallibility of Ike without batting an eyelash.

MRS. C. L. VINCENT Corinth, Ky.

Sir:

The word bigotry appears so often in the political campaign that I am curious to know the difference between bigotry and toleration. Any...

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