Religion: Seven Freedoms

At his White House desk, President Eisenhower last week signed a Declaration of Freedom drawn up by the fundamentalist National Association of Evangelicals and based on "seven divine freedoms" found in the 23rd Psalm. The seven:

¶ Freedom from Want: "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want."

¶ Freedom from Hunger: "He maketh me to lie down in green pastures."

¶ Freedom from Thirst: "He leadeth me beside the still waters."

¶ Freedom from Sin: "He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake."

¶ Freedom from Fear: "Yea, though I walk through the...

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