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Everyone, so far as I know, respected the Pope, and many of us recognized him as, in many ways, a great humanitarian. He was, however, primarily the head of a sect; a great one, but still a sect. With good reason, our Constitution requires separation of church and state. I submit, therefore, that the Commissioner's order is wrong and unconstitutional...
...explained that Ismailis, wherever they are located in the Middle East, must live harmoniously with other sects and with other peoples. "The Ismaili community operates its own banks, schools, and hospitals, but does not restrict its services to members of the sect," he declared. It is the Aga's task to seal together the various communities contained within the religion. "A Muslim leader, unlike a Western religious leader, cannot be stationary and withdrawn...
Your Aug. 11 article concerning the Jehovah's Witnesses' convention was extremely interesting. It seems that the more fantastic the dogmas a particular sect or religion has, the easier it is for them to gain converts...
...Roman Catholic archbishop of New Mexico presenting a book of religious music to a weather-beaten old man. But to the participants, last week's simple presentation had dramatic overtones. For the man on whom the archbishop smiled was Don Miguel Archibeque, longtime head of the self-torturing sect called Penitentes, which was officially banned by the church for almost 100 years...
...small by comparison. From 48 states and 122 foreign countries, Jehovah's Witnesses had gathered 194,000 strong. For eight days they packed both ballparks in a "giant Bible school." Through steamy rain they went on singing hymns, praying, hearing speeches and reports about the fast-growing sect (total members: 719,000) that believes Armageddon is just around the corner...