The European war has helped to unify Protestants, Catholics and Jews in this country in their approach to common dangers and common problems and to stimulate the movement for interfaith cooperation, Director Everett R. Clinchy of the National Conference of Christians and Jews declared in his annual report, made public today.
The report noted a decrease in anti-Semitism during the year, and ascribed this trend in part to the fact that “never before in Christian history have as many Sunday School teachers, clergymen and lay leaders been as determined to uproot anti-Semitism from the Christian heritage as now.”
“The war, also,” Dr. Clinchy added, “has served to open the eyes of Americans to the fact that anti-Semitism leads onto anti-Christianism. They are becoming increasingly aware that anti-Semitism is an instrument in the “Trojan horse’ tactics used to divide a people so they may be rendered impotent in the face of attack.”
Dr. Clinchy expressed gratification over the support given the interfaith movement by Protestant, Catholic and Jewish leaders and organizations.
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