‘PUBLICITY PARSONS’
EARL WINTERTON’S CRITICISM. SHOREHAM, April 25. Earl Winterton, M.P., speaking here today, referred to the controversy between the Rev. H. R. L. Shep-. yard and Mr Duff Cooper, the War Secretary, on the subject of bearing arms. He said that at long last a prominent Cabinet Minister was attacking the false doctrine, incompatible alike with Christianity and commonsense of certain Church leaders, who taught that it was wrong to sacrifice one’s lite, for others, wrong to fight Lor .right and justice, wrong to protect weaker nations. ‘T have been attacking these men for years?,” Lord Winterton added: “M lien Christianity, the greatest and finest cause in the world. needs' every support, we are cursed by the emergence of a new type, the Press or publicity parson, who cheapens the divine message by egoistic speaking on national and international affairs, and has the insoleri.ee to suggest that cue cannot be a Christian if owe does not agree W7 tli ; hi.s politico I views.”
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Greymouth Evening Star, 17 June 1936, Page 3
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