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jATL^MvmC^^ COLLEGE, NOVEMBER 11, 1971
NUMBER NINE
Student Organized
Interfaith Church
Services To Be Held
By LEE PARKER
BOB JOHNSON
It has come to the attention of
these Collegiate staff members
that there is going to be an in
terfaith worshiip coming off this
Sunday at 11:00 a.m. in the
Howard Chapel.
Now the question is what is an
interfaith church? First of all
interfaith should not be confused
with interdenominational. In
terdenominational is a limited
term; it is essentially a
Protestant term; and it is used
to describe a congregational
blend of denominational
Christians — Episcopalians,
Presbyterians, Methodists,
Baptists, Lutherans, et cetera.
In contrast, interfaith is an
unlimited, unrestricted term; it
is an inclusive term, and is used
to describe a blend of all faith —
Christians, Jews, Buddhists,
Zens, Atheists: you name it, and
interfaith has the capacity to
include it.
Interfaith religion is more
than nondenominationalism. In-
terfaith and non-denominational
are mutually exclusive terms.
Interfaith religion is more than
interdenominational and non-
denominational; it is total
religious openness and total
religious inclusiveness. It could
care less that a congregant is
Christian or Jew, Catholic or
Protestant, Hindu or “polka dot
atheist”: but it cares con
summately about his humanness
— his knowledge and practice of
what is authentically human. It
is the aim of interfaith religion to
evolve a community of people,
regardless of their religious and
cultural backgrounds, who will
consciously determine to relate
to ne another in terms of af
fection, acceptance, and af
firmation. This community will
interact with one another in a
variety of ways, but principally
through corporate worship,
social fellowship, light to in
tensive dialogue, and socially
constructive group action. This
community will seek to establish
that individuals, by living out the
teachings of interfaith religion,
can achieve higher levels of
personal happiness and social
usefulness than those who live
out their lives under the
inhibiting influences of sectarian
faith.
In that many A.C. students
have become disillusioned with
the institution of the church in
Wilson the idea of an interfaith
church has been born. The A.C.
Interfaith church will endeavor
to become a true interfaith
church with its goal being
human awareness and com
munion with God. In short the
interfaith church will strive to be
for real, avoiding the trap of
narrowish sectarianism.
To succeed the interfaith
church needs only you. Come to
Howard Chapel at 11:00 a.m.
November 14 and join in the
worship and adoration of God
that will try as best it can to
speak to your situation.
Prof Seeks
Referendum
Dr. E. D. Winstead, chairman
of the Mathematics Department,
is leading a successful petition
campaign to force a referendum
vote concerning Wilson County’s
proposed 1 per cent increase in
retail sales tax. Winstead,
although taking no side in the
issues, argues that local citizens
deserve the right to delegate
their tax responsibilities. The
county commissioners have
authorized the increase which
will soon go into effect. The
circulating petitions have some
3,000 registered names which far
exceeds the quota established by
the county Board of Elections.
All registered students are
urged to sign this petition. You
may contact Dr. Winstead in the
Math building or his home on
Broad Street.
Emergency
Conference
Called
Over one hundred student
body presidents from colleges
and universities across America
joined with the Association of
Student Governments this week
in calling for an Emergency
Conference for New Voters to
organize students as voting
delegates to the national party
nominating conventions in 1972.
The Emergency Conference is
slated for December 3, 4, and 5
at Loyola University in Chicago.
“The events of the past month
clearly indicate that neither of
the two major political parties
welcome the young, left-leaning
voters as fully-enfranchised
participants in the parties,” said
Duane Draper, President of ASG
and Chairman of the steering
committee for the Emergency
Conference. “These events
create a crisis situation for the
millions of young people who
wish to effect constructive
change through existing in
stitutions. Unless we begin the
task immediately of organizing
students within the party
processes, we will find ourselves
totally excluded from the
delegate selections and the
Presidential nominating
procedures, thus effectively
disenfranchised despite the 26th
ACC Prepares For
1971 Homecoming
The Grass Roots began in Israel, and now they have established
themselves with an array of hit songs. ACC will present them in
concert Friday night at 8 p.m. in the Wilson (iyni. Tickets will be $2.00
for .\C students and $:i.00 for general admission.
Capitol Hill Views
Ecology Bills
WASHINGTON (WCNS) —
Congress faces dozens of pen
ding environment-related bills in
the few remaining weeks of its
first session, expected to end by
December 1. The most pressing
measures look like this:
1. Ocean Dumping: Basically
the Administration’s originally
proposed bill, it was passed in
early September by the House.
The Senate Commerce Com
mittee has okayed it and it now
awaits scheduling on the Senate
calendar.
2. Water Quality Control;
Proposed in four separate bills
by the Administration, this
package has now been approved
by the Senate Public Works
Committee in different form,
and was approved on the floor
last week. The House will
probably not get to the bill this
year.
3. Pesticides: The House is
expected to vote this week on an
Agriculture Committee re-write
of the Administration bill that
sets up categories of permits for
pesticide use. The Senate will
probably act on the House bill
next year.
4. Noise: The House Interstate
and Foreign Commerce Com
mittee will work out a bill soon
amendment.”
The events Draper referred to
were the Democratic Com
mittee’s selection of Patricia
Harris as temporary chairman
of the credentials committee
over liberal Senator Harold
Hughes (D-Iowa), who had been
viewed by many as the key to
enforcement of the McGovern
Commission reforms at the
Democratic convention in
Miami.
On the Republican side,
pressure from higher echelon
Republican officials to thwart
Congressman Pete McCloskey’s
(R-Cal) challenge to President
Nixon in the primaries has
caused serious financial
problems for McCloskey’s
campaign, and could essentially
eliminate him as an alternative
Republican candidate.
that includes the Ad
ministration’s proposal to set up
classes for decibel levels in
transportation equipment,
construction equipment and all
equipment powered by internal
combustion engines. The Senate
Commerce Committee is still at
work.
5. Ports and Waterways
Safety: Already passed by the
House in October, this Ad
ministration proposal to give the
Coast Guard authority to
operate a vessel traffic control
system is still being worked on in
the Senate Commerce Com
mittee. A Committee spokesman
said action can be expected this
year.
The three measures on the
Administration’s environment
docket that have become law
this year are two treaties to
control oil spills and the Vessel
Bridge-to-Bridge Radio
Telephone Act that improves
communications between oil-
carrying vessels and helps
prevent collision and subsequent
oil spills.
Other major pieces of eti-
vironmental legislation, such as
lead in gas tax, and a sulfur
emissions tax, will have to wait
till 1972 for consideration by
Congress.
Peace Day
Held Here
“Peace Day,” sponsored last
Wednesday by Zero Population
Growth, came off as well as
could be expected considering
the rain. It was in conjunction
with the National Peace Day
activities all over the nation. The
emphasis was placed on the
feeling of peace and goodwill
towards men, rather than an
anti-war emphasis. Many people
were seen wearing black arm
bands, and a draft counseling
table was set up outside of Hines
Hall. Dr. C. H. Hamlin gave
quite a good speech at 2:00, and
folksinging was engaged in by
many students inside and out-
See PE.ACE Page 4
Hundreds of Atlantic Christian
College alumni are expected to
return to their alma mater for
1971 Homecoming activities
scheduled for Nov, 12-14,
A concert featuring the
"Grass Roots” is scheduled to be
held in Wilson Gymnasium, on
Nov, 12, at 8 p m.
Registration will be held on
the college's center campus
from 10 a m, until 12 noon, A
faculty-alumni reception will be
held in Hardy Alumni Hall from
10:30-12 noon and will be
sponsored by the college faculty
and the Wilson Chapter of the
ACC Alumni Association, The
Alumni Business Luncheon is to
t>e held in the Student Center
Cafeteria beginning at 12:30,
One of the main highlights of
the day will be the annual
Homecoming Parade to be held
in downtown Wilson from 3-4
p m. Other events scheduled for
Nov, 13 will include campus open
house from 4-5:30 pm,, and
reunion dinners in the coliege
cafeteria beginning at 6 pm.
Guest speaker for the event will
be Rep, Nick Galifianakis (D-
N.C,), All alumni and their
friends are invited to attend.
Sports enthusiasts will have
the opportunity of seeing the
ACC Bulldog Basketball team in
action against Campbell College
in Wilson Gymnasium, Game
time is 7:30 p m. Winding up the
day's activities will be the
Student-Alumni Dance featuring
the "Bob Bass Trio” to be held in
Hardy Alumni Hall from 9:30
pm, until midnight, (Students
are invited to attend,)
Alumni have been invited to
attend worship services at the
Westview Christian Church and
the First Christian Church on
Sunday, Nov, 14. at II a,m. The
ACC Choir will present music at
the Westview Christian Church,
News Briefs
—The Student Life Committee
has been dealing recently with
the problems of campus
security, lighting, etc,
—Rumor has it that there may
be some changes made in the
selection procedures and
qualifications of future Who’s
Who students,
—The United States Congress
defeated on Monday a bill to
permit non-denominational
prayer in public schools,
—Sigma Phi Epsilon frater
nity served about 600 barbecue
chicken dinners last week at
their fraternity house,
—The Sigma Pi’s are
currently involved in an ex
tensive interior and exterior
renovation of their house,
—The Supreme Court said
Tuesday that U.S, airlines must
make available to American
males the right to become
airline stewards.