Secularist State Aid for Religion
A Secularist journal in Oregon recently petitioned the legislature of that State for $5,000 toward building a "Liberal University," and would have accepted the gift had the legislature seen fit to grant it. At the same time this paper is decidedly opposed to gifts by legislatures to Christian or religious institutions. That is, it is proper and right to secure State aid for institutions whose principles of religion are to tear down Christianity, but it is wrong to secure State aid to aid institutions whose religion is to build up Christianity. In other words, on the Secularist ground, the fight is over religion. It is proper to secure State aid against religion; it is improper to secure it for it. The paper above referred to presents two sample "Liberal University" essays; and both are against religion. It would appear that the "Liberal University" is liberal to all things not religious; and yet it has a religion, namely, the worship of humanity.