Pamphlet titled “Kennedy and the Religious Issue”
Object number2012.056.0001
Date1960
ClassificationsDocuments
Creator
Committee for Religious Freedom
ObjectPamphlet
Credit LineThe Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection
MediumPaper
Dimensions8 1/2 × 4 1/8 in. (21.6 × 10.5 cm)
Collections
DescriptionA pamphlet titled “Kennedy and the Religious Issue” put out by the Committee for Religious Freedom. G.M. Pedley is listed as the committee's chairman.
The pamphlet consists of a single sheet of paper folded in half across its vertical axis to create four pages. The cover, printed in blue, includes both the title and a head-and-shoulders portrait of John F. Kennedy. The text of the pamphlet appears on the inside and back cover, also printed in blue.
The text of the pamphlet consists of ten numbered points. Nine of the points consist of quotes from Kennedy that address various concerns related to his adherence to Catholicism, specifically that his faith might take precedence over or hinder his responsibilities as president. The tenth point quotes the Constitution.
The points listed include:
1. Separation of Church and State
2. Pressure from the Catholic Church or Church Officials
3. The Question of an Ambassador to the Vatican
4. The Question of Aid to Parochial Schools
5. The Question of Birth Control
6. On the Polling Incident
7. On the Political Question
8. How About the Knights of Columbus Oath?
9. Religion as an Issue
10. What the Constitution Says
March 1997 - April 1997
