Politics And Religion
with concern mat the chainman at the Canterbury-Westland division of toe National Party has given hris opi.niion (apparently shared by toe rest of toe party) that meetings sponsored by church groups are not toe places for candidates to give toe party’s views. Is uie N atonal Party so woefully out of touch with contemporary Christian thinking on politics as not to be aware that it maintains most emphatically that political policies are indeed "religious matters”? Or is it (shameful thought this) that toe National Party is afraid to submit its plaitform to scrutiny on the basis of Christian principles?—Youms, etc. „ J. M. WILSON. October 10, 1963. [The chairman at the Christdhurch National Party (Mr C. C. A. McLachlan) said: “I can assure Mr Wilson that,' at any time, the National Party welcomes scrutiny of its plaitfioirm especially if that scrutiny is based on Christian principles. I can also assure Mr Willson that many members of toe National Party, including candidates, are such strong supporters of their churches that they abject in conscience to any form of political eflectiomeering on a Sunday.’’]
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30264, 17 October 1963, Page 3
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