Religion: Christian Socialism

When the New York Times headlined last week SOCIALISM FAVORED BY RELIGIOUS GROUPS, many a conservative reader might have viewed indignantly the recurring initials Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. and fumed to himself: "Socialism, indeed!" Hastily next day, like a mother seeking to explain away a gaffe her child has uttered, the Y. M. C. A. and the Y. W. C. A., in the persons of General Secretary Fred W. Ramsey and Board President Mrs. Robert E. Speer (respectively) explained that the report,...

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