Talk:A. J. Muste

1936 to 1967

This article is seriously lacking in the section from 1936 to 1967. Anyone want to pull out Jo Ann Robinson's biography of Muste (which is much better than Hentoff's) and work on filling it out? Musteite (talk) 13:15, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

This article is still lacking in material on Muste from 1936 to 1967. It also does not draw upon the most recent sources, most notably Leilah Danielson's biography. Musteite (talk) 17 April 2016 —Preceding undated comment added 14:01, 17 April 2016 (UTC)

Religion

What religion was Muste at death?--Gary123 (talk) 14:02, 8 May 2010 (UTC)

"Christian pacifist" is what he would have called himself, I think. Carrite (talk) 05:05, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

His return to pacifism in 1936 was also a return to the church. He tended to describe himself as both a Quaker and a Presbyterian. In short, he was a Christian not tied to any particular denomination. Musteite (talk) 13:12, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

Westminster or Heidelberg?

Doesn't the Reformed Church in America used the Heidelberg Catechism, not the Westminster? The article states he left over no longer agreeing with the WC, but I believe that is only used in the Scotch/Presbyterian churches, not in Dutch Reformed churches.67.112.74.47 (talk) 15:13, 27 August 2012 (UTC)

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"So the country won't change me."

I have seen this posted many times, but never with a reliable source. It is usually in the form of a picture from an article, but I have not been able to track down the source article. If it is not apocryphal, I believe it is worth including.

Transcript from photo:

A reporter once asked A.J. Muste, a Dutch-born American clergyman and pacifist who protested against the Vietnam War, "Do you really think you are going to change the policies of this country by standing out here alone at night in front of the White House with a candle?"

Muste replied softly, "Oh I don't do this to change the country. I do this so the country won't change me." 172.110.27.41 (talk) 15:40, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

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A. J. Muste (January 8, 1885 – February 11, 1967) was a Dutch-born American clergyman and political activist. He is best remembered for his work in the labor movement, the pacifist movement, the anti-war movement, and the civil rights movement in the United States. Muste became involved in trade-union activity in 1919, when he led a 16-week-long textile strike in Lawrence, Massachusetts. In 1929, he organized the Conference for Progressive Labor Action, which became the American Workers Party in 1933. Muste resigned from the Workers Party in 1936 and left socialist politics to return to his roots as a Christian pacifist. In the 1960s, he was a leader in the movement against the Vietnam War. This photograph of Muste was taken by Bernard Gotfryd in Central Park, New York City, between 1965 and 1967. The image is part of a collection of Gotfryd's photographs in the Library of Congress.

Photograph credit: Bernard Gotfryd; restored by Yann Forget

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