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Show PUSSYFOOT RELIGION 1 4. BY !K. JAMES L VANCE The religious pussyfoot Is a creature whose creed Is rompromls". He is a ilnt called 'Mr. Softh Softly." He does not desire to offend anybody. He worships expediency, and his dexterity shows Itself In a straddle. He shivers when the preacher touches on living Issues. He is afraid some fat contributor may take offense! and the gate receipt languish. Ho I believes In sticking to the "plain, simple gospel," by which he means to homlleiical bromide served In medieval medie-val phraseology, and that by no stretch of the imagination can be applied ap-plied to present-day or present-world present-world conditions. He can always be counted on in the church courts to vote for in-ac-tlon. His favorite ecclesiastical phrases are. The way is not clear" ' I or "The time has not yet arrived " I le 1 l is not a progressive You would never have gotten him to build an ark ori move from Horan or walk on the water or attempt anything calling for faith and courage and daring. Nelthei is he a conservative, for he does p.ot want to take sides. He lacks 1 the decision of determination. All he . wants to do is Just to sit on the fence 1 and not antagonize anybody. I He is a flaccid soul belonging to tho! mollusk type. He has activities, but! . thev are galvanized, like tho activities 'of the hind leg. of a dead frog under 1 the influence of jm electric current, j The pussyfoot can make a noise, 1 but he would not make a disturbance. He has a spine, but It Is made of spa-; 1 ghettl He belongs to the order of 1 sainthod that ls fund of going to I I Heav.n when it dies Religion with' ; him ls largely a future world propoil-j I tion. 1 If you want to clean up a town.! don't call on the pusj foot. If youl I want to raid hell in your community,; I leave the pussyfoot out. If you have g I program that needs militant Christianity, Christian-ity, all you will get from tho pussy-' foot Is a cat-call. j In politics, pussyfooting Is a crime; in religion. It Is a blasphemy. |