Buddhist and and there are many Buddhist churches, temples, meeting rooms and organizations in almost every large city from Maine to California.

Even here in Missouri, the center of the Bible belt, there are four Buddhists in a small community of 562 people.

I believe that Buddhism is the perfect religion in regard to its attitudes toward life, science and everyday society.

The Buddhist churches of America published a printed sheet called The Buddhist Way of Life. I would like to quote a few paragraphs from it:

"A Buddhist deplores inequality, racial, religious, prejudice and injustice in society and strives to establish equality, understanding and justice.

"A Buddhist dedicates himself to the preservation of freedom and liberty and will sacrifice himself, if need be, for the noble

cause.

"A Buddhist cherishes peace and harmony. "A Buddhist extends a helping hand of compassion to all men."

Does this not speak for itself? I am very grateful for the wonderful work ONE has done in the line of homophile education. You are truly practicing the Buddhist way.

Dear Mr. Legg:

Mr. S. A. Missouri

I was sad after reading Rev. Manz' letter to ONE and your reply to him printed in Confidential [ONE Confi, July]. This past Sunday's sermon made mention of the "shocking" article on homosexuality in Life. Rev. Manz stated that while the church should love the homosexual and that Christ died for all men, homosexuality is WRONG, subversive, and undermines the whole of society. He said he has watched the spread of homosexuality on the near north side of Chicago with dismay. (I dare say that he has watched those on the street corners, but is totally unaware of those sitting in the church pews. and serving the church in various capacities.) I'm only all the more convinced that you and I must work harder keeping everlasting at it.

It's interesting to make note of the proceedings of the Colloquium on Medical Ethics held at Concordia Senior College, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, on May 20 & 21, 1961. Rural and city pastors, college professors, doctors, chaplains, and the like-all Lutherans -were asked 100 questions. One of the questions was "Do you believe that a homosexual is a sinner because of his homosexuality?" 177 answered yes and 174 answered no.

I have been passing on to another minister

back issues of ONE, and the Quarterly containing the articles by Rev. Robert Wood as well as Rev. Wood's book Christ and the Homosexual.

Dear Mr. Legg:

Mr. R. H. Chicago, Illinois

The August ONE is good, as usual, the cover refreshing and well-chosen.

This issue contains readers' comments concerning the article published in Life. I note the editor's note, under one such letter, to the effect that the article hadn't created any earth-shaking results, presently visible. This is not, I think, a bad sign. Perhaps the article was, in the main, so sound, that there just wasn't much left to be said. Regardless of obvious results, though, such writing on the subject is surely tops insofar as can be expected of popular journalism at this time. Don't you think?

Enclosed is a clipping from local paper, regarding the arrest of a trio for selling male photos. I don't personally know the group, but their ad has appeared in the directory of suppliers carried in the several magazines of the Potomac Press empire. It's difficult to know what they were doing out along Memorial Drive in Hunters Creek with a load of photos yet, but anyway it made a big deal for a small-town officer. Haven't heard anymore about it, but will be watching.

What I am wondering, though, is what will finally become of the business? I realize that ONE has stayed rather aloof toward such publications. But at the same time, the boldness of recent months merits serious attention. Time was when these magazines were rather rather pleasing. Most photos. well-chosen and presented with statistical footnotes or quiet humor. Now, they aren't particular about the physical quality of either the model or the photograph-and the captions are so silly as to be disgusting.

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Unfortunately, there is a connection between physique magazines and homosexuals. If Potomac meets with disaster, many homosexuals will be burned in the process.

Sirs:

Mr. R. N. W. Houston, Texas

In the story "The Wall Around His World" (August '64) the main character, writing in 1798 uses the word "homosexuality." This word was not coined until 1897 (according to the Oxford Universal Dictionary).

Leo MacAlbert New York City

EDITOR'S NOTE: The word was coined in 1869 by Benkert, a Hungarian physician.

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