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→Murrow's This I believe: I re-read page 61 of William G. Pollard's Physicist and Christian. This is my attempt to add part of his explanation.
==Murrow's ''This I believe''==
==Murrow's ''This I believe''==
The the physicist [[William G. Pollard]] famed in the post World War II era for working on the Manhattan project and subsequently becoming an [[Episcopal]] priest said of [[Edward R. Murrow]]'s ''[[This I Believe]]'' that its professions of private belief by prominent figures are inadequate and "disturbing evidence of the religious bankruptcy of our time."<ref> ''[[Physicist and Christian]]: a Dialogue Between the Communities'', [[William G. Pollard|Pollard, William G.]] (1st published 1961; 2nd pub. 1964), [[Seabury Press]] <small>([http://www.archive.org/details/physicistandchri027533mbp full text]) </small>, page 61 </ref>
The the physicist [[William G. Pollard]] famed in the post World War II era for working on the Manhattan project and subsequently becoming an [[Episcopal]] priest said of [[Edward R. Murrow]]'s ''[[This I Believe]]'' that its professions of private belief by prominent figures are inadequate and "disturbing evidence of the religious bankruptcy of our time." He states in this in apparent frustration from similar media requests to discuss his own faith of which he denies to be his own and to be the common one held by all Christians. <ref> ''[[Physicist and Christian]]: a Dialogue Between the Communities'', [[William G. Pollard|Pollard, William G.]] (1st published 1961; 2nd pub. 1964), [[Seabury Press]] <small>([http://www.archive.org/details/physicistandchri027533mbp full text]) </small>, page 61 </ref>
==Notes==
==Notes==