Sir,-In his Auckland address, Professor Sinclaire spoke of the foundations of freedom as mystical or religious-a laborious way of saying that they are simply "moral." The essential aims of any new moral order to govern the life ef mankind should be the promotion of social justice within the State and a recognition of the principle of equal freedom among States. Freedom, like happiness, must be shared for its full realisation. Professor Sinclaire quoted Professor Einstein in his support. All freedom-lovers will support Einstein’s championship of the stand taken by the churches in Germany, but this does not make him a Christian. He is a rationalist and an honorary associate of the R.P.A., London, According to the German "Who’s Who," Hitler was christened a Catholic, and is presumably still one, as he does not appear to have been excommunicated. Goering, too, is a Christian of sorts, as Picture Post some time ago gave photos of the christening ceremony of his daughter. Stalin is an atheist. The Campaign for Christian Order is clearly
a@ propagandist effort by the churches to recover ground lost through their failure to teach a real religion of humanity. It will surely fail. A moral way of life needs no tag to advertise it.
VERITAS
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 7, Issue 172, 9 October 1942, Page 3
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