# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S337
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PARISH EDUCATION 337

Relations with special reference to the Lutheran position. This
study is to deal with a re-evaluation of the Lutheran position on
Church-State Relations based on Scripture and the Lutheran
Confessions. Special attention will be given to contemporary prob-
lem areas and emerging trends in political and social life. This
project will be developed by Dr. Albert G. Huegli in co-operation
with the Committee on Church and State Relations.

The committee has attempted to keep abreast of the develop-
ments in this field by making special studies and reviewing major
books. Among the topics and books studied are the following:

. Constitutional and Legal Authority

. Review of State School and Church in Education, by Alvin Johnson
. Review of Church, State and F ‘reedom, by Leo Pfeffer

. Review of America’s Way in Church, State and Society, by Dawson
. Review of Politik, Zwischen Daemon und Gott, by Walter Kuenneth
. The First Amendment and Religious Liberty

. Review of Man and State, by Berggrav

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The members of the committee are: Dr. Albert G. Merkens,
Mr. Eugene Wengert, Dr. Gilbert A. Thiele, Mr. Paul Simon, and
Dr. A. C. Mueller, chairman. Dr. Albert G. Huegli and Dr. Arthur
L. Miller attend meetings in an advisory capacity.

ACTION
Committee 4 recommended the following resolution, which was
adopted:
Resolution 15

Wnereas, The responsibility transmitted to the church when
the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ said to Peter, “Feed My sheep,
feed My lambs,” includes all members of the flock; and

Wuereas, A very definite need exists for a specialized program
of Christian eduction in the area of mental retardation; and

Wuereas, An awakening to the responsibility has already re-
sulted in conducting of classes for such handicapped yet educable
children in various areas in Synod; be it

Resolved, That

1. Synod advise the individual Districts to take cognizance of
the problem of the mentally retarded child and make whatever
studies are necessary to determine the measures that are to be
adopted to care properly for the Christian education of such chil-
dren;

2. District Boards of Education be encouraged to take the ini-
tiative in the endeavor of providing Christian education for these