America was a world power before most of her citizens realized it or admitted it, but today the consciousness of our commitments around the world is very general. Americans know that there are many and competing religions and ideologies, and that they are much more important to us than they used to be. Further, over two million Americans are making their living scat tered across the globe, and they and their families increase our awareness of a pluralism of religions on the world map. The sug gestion readily arises that "we" should let the other nations alone with their own religions to enjoy. Just as we Americans "have" Christianity, so the Japanese "have" Shinto, the Burmese "have" Buddhism, etc. A few years ago tremendous pressure was brought upon our government in Washington to curtail the ex port of Protestant missionaries to Latin America: in the name of "tolerance" and the national interest in a successful diplomacy, "we" should allow our neighbors to the south to enjoy undis turbed the particular type of Catholicism which has stagnated there.