ency for the rebellious Catholic to settle upon a negative atheism; such an individual might profitably read Emmett McLoughlin's People's Padre (Boston. Beacon Press, 1954).

2. THE PROTESTANT who feels he must switch would probably do best to choose one of the other Protestant sects. The conservative Lutheran could switch in the direction of liberal Congregationalism, or vice-versa; and only those who particularly feel the insecurity of Protestantism's individualistic approach should make the change to Catholicism. For suggestions, read Leo Rosten's A Guide to the Religions of America (NY, Simon and Schuster, 1955).

3. THE JEW will probably switch, if he must, to one of the other branches of Judaism the Orthodox, the Conservative, the Reconstructionist, or the Reformed and only rarely will he change to Ethical Culture or agnosticism.

4. THE MYSTIC will probably be the least likely to want to change, for few of us are brought up to be mystics, but he might want to switch his yoga or investigate the Rosicrucians.

For those taking the big step, that of radically changing their religious outlook, a word of caution is advanced: unless you are an above-average rational and intellectual animal. don't attempt the change. But if you must, here are some choices:

1. THE LIBERAL CHURCHES are minorities themselves and sometimes welcome homosexuals, depending upon the particular congregation in your community. Certainly the leaders for civil liberties and civil rights are active within these societies -which include the Friends, the Ethical Culturists. the Universalists, and the Unitarians.

2. THE AGNOSTICS are becoming an ever-increasingly larger group, particularly on the campus, and anyone who enjoys the writings of H. L. Mencken, Robert Ingersoll, or Ber-

trand Russell might well be happy making up his own agnostic outlook on religion. In Leo Rosten's A Guide to the Religions of America (NY, Simon and Schuster, 1955), read Bertrand Russell's essay on agnosticism.

3. THE NATURALISTIC HUMANISTS would be a good choice for the ultra-intellectual, particularly if he is a psychiatrist, teacher, scientist with an interest in the humanities, or humanities man interested in the sciences. This group is interested in setting up an entirely new ethical code, as evidenced by Erich Fromm's Man for Himself, Walter Lippmann's A Preface to Morals, Julian Huxley's and H. G. Wells' The Science of Life, and John Dewey's Ethics. It is possible that this philosophic movement will come the closest to answering the criticisms of religion written by Donald Webster Cory in his Homosexual in America than any other. (The Humanist is a bi-monthly published in Yellow Springs, Ohio, for $3 annually.) [See "Homosexuality & Scientific Humanism" by T. M. Merritt, ONE, Feb., 1958.]

To the author, any formation of a homosexual pseudo-religious cult which hopes (See One, April-May. 1956, p. 15) to "get the homosexual masses marching together in closed ranks, chanting, 'We are God's chosen people." is destined to be as pointless and futile as would be a United Christian Church of Brunettes or an International Buddhist Order of Circumcised Vegetarians. Anyone who has read Emerson's "Self Reliance" or Durant's Story of Philosophy could not become so serious over religionfor nothing is more arbitrary and relativistic than religion, and if one definitely needs religion he can make no mistake in his choice of church so long as he remains happy with his decision. If one does not feel the need for religion, he can utilize such nervous energy in social action or in other constructive endeavors.