Religion: Misguided Judgment

When they advocated U.S. recognition of Communist China, its admission to the U.N., and closer relations with Communist countries generally, the 500 delegates to the Fifth World Order Study Conference of the National Council of Churches (TIME, Dec. 1) knew they would probably reap a whirlwind. By this week, the breeze of criticism was fairly stiff.

The Southern Baptist Formosa Mission had sent a formal protest to the U.S. ambassador on Formosa, Everett F. Drumright. The Chinese pastors of 57 Protestant churches and organizations on Formosa denounced the resolution's "terribly misguided judgment." In...

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