Politics and Religion
SIR,—I cannot, as a Christian priest, understand the remarks of Janus on the Bishop of Birmingham, in which he separates religion and politics. Politics is the art or science of living in communities, and religion is the guide to living in eternity, which includes communal living on this earthly plane. Surely a religious leader is bound to include everything [Janus writes: There is nothing in Mr. Austin Lee's letter from which I dissent. The essence of my paragraph is contained in the sentence, "The habitual expression of extreme political views is calculated to diminish a Christian minister's influence substantially." In other words, if he alienates his congregation by the persistent proclamation of unpopular political views, he cannot expect that the success of his spiritual appeal will be unaffected. Silence is always possible, though perhaps uncongenial.]
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