A FEW MONTHS AGO LIFE HAGAZTUS DEGAN A SaRTSS OF ARTICLES ON NATIONAL PHRPOSH
OR GOALS. LEAUING MEN PRB DIFFERENT FIELDS, LAWYERS, 5 : SUTISTS, POLITICIANS AED
EVANGELISTS WERE ASKED To DESCRIBE THEIR THOUGHTS ON HAT SHOULD BE OR GOALS, cas
TOWARDS WHAT SND RESULTS JE SHOULD LEE OR ECTING OUR eros AS A MATION. OF COURSE
THE OR VIOUS UNDERLYING IMPLICATION OF THIS SERIES IS vant AL PRESENT WH HITHER HAVE
NO DEPTRADLE GOALS OR IF Wk DO, «8 HAVE LOST cONTACT wen THih, THEY HAVE BECOME LOST
nA MAZE OF LESSER OR MINOR GOALS. THIS SITUATION HA vat DESCRI BAD" ABRICA, AS
A iiTION, Hid LOST HikR SOUL,"

AS ONE WHD SEES THE MLRACULOUS FIRS CRETURY EVENT 08 THE APPRARARSE Of JESUS
CHRIST IN HISTORY AS THE Most THCORTANT, PHE BMuS? Moline 03 SVENT EVik, I, AND YoU

MUS? NECESOARKILY THINK IN THS3E TEAMS VIS! WHMi CONSIUERING OUR GOALS AND AIMS;

GTRDIVIOUALLY aND AS A NATLON. OUR CELIESS ARE OULPE INSIG6L PECART IF THEY HAVE 8

PLACE AcSG THe PHINGS wE HOLD MOST DSAR, AMONG THE THILGS Wa COLSIOER TO bE OF UTHOST

IMPORTANCE,

THES HURLING T WART TO DISCUSS BRIEFLY THIS PROSLE- oF YUTTING FEST THINGS (OR
RETHER OUR PAILURS IO DO SO), FIRST ON THK NATLONAL SCALE po ScCOho Uh A INDIVI QUAL
LEVEL «

ge

THE AMERICAN FOR! OF DEMOCRACY TO 2 THE WIGH.ST POLE TIGA ACHERVEMhT GAMKTID HAS
BYVER KNUWH, IN THIS Land A MAD HAS, HOR. THAN ANY OTHER FAC Ii THES wORu, THe
RESPECT DUE TO HEh, Hi HAS The RIGHT TO GOVE LMSELF, v0 SAKE AS MUCH HONEY AS HE
CAN AWD SO Of. IN SHORT I, LIKG ANY OTHiA AMERICAN, wo 13 BE QUITE WILLING TO PIGHT
FOR TitkGis PRINCIPLAG AND THEIR ACCOMPANYING WAY OF LIFE.

TIME AND TiMs AGATN YOU HAVE HIAES UUR COUNTRY “ A GURISTIAY HATIOS,
BSPECIALLY It TIMIS OF CPESIS SUCH AS WAR PRAYERS ARS LIPDSD TO GOD TO ATID HIS SOURTRY
AKD ITS CAUSE (AMERICA Of CORSE) AGAINST TIS ENMY WHICH ws cH HIS ENEMY ALSO, UP
UNTIL THIS POLITICAL CANPATGH CANDIDATES FOUND THAT A eRD HERS AWD THERE AGQUP GOD, FAITH
ABO PESIDNAL PIETY WERE WORTH LOPS OF VOP HS, POLITICAL L: sims FRE UEVILY SPRAK OF
THE HEORKSGSLITY OF FADT AM THE ITMPLICeTI0ON IS Fa,lTH Ty cimis ta: PRENCIPLES. LUT AS
CHRISTIANS WH MUST R ALI“@a& THAT TO CALL OUR TATION A CHRL Si LAN WiTLOM 13 A LOGICAL PARZDOX
UEGAUGS THE NATURE OUR CONSTITUTION ITSeLY MAKES IT THPOSSLELE FOR UUR COUNTRY
TO BE LABELED CHRISTIAN OR ANY OPH NAME DUSEGNATING A pssorrxc SET OF JELIEVS.
ALTHOUGH THINGS AUMN'T ALWAYS THAT CUT AND DRIED, risonszontax RsLIGEON HAS NOPHING
TO DO WITH THE POR, PURCTION AN) GOALS OF AMSRTCAN DBroonscy. A Qici LOOK INTO
HES TORY =NPLATIUS WHY THES IS &,

EVER SIMGE THE ROMAN EMPOROR CONSVANTINE DECIDED IN us Yoan 323 AwD. tuaT THE

WORLD WOULD SE CHVISTIAN, GOVARUMENTS OF THE « ESTERN WORLD: HAVE BEN PROFOUNDLY

3.
TR FLUSNCHD BY AND Eva CONTROLLED VY RaLTGIUt, IN 800 CHARLALAGY SWAG EiPstOR OF THE
HOLY ROMAN SHPIRE IN 500 YEAR5 THS PORTMWiEs OF THE eset AND TH CHURCH wait LDSNTECAL.
WHEaR ON VENTU RED THE OTHAR TULCHLY FOLLONED, ROMAS Lsatoxs Leo TH ss¥ FOR HASTY
TMWOCTHERA TION MY ‘TW HOLY ROMAN CHURCH. ERAVE ESSLO KES GutAhbD THE PATH POR
HASTY ACSLATLAVTTOn INTO THE BMPILS, THs CHURCH any cuRESttAnret WORE MAK 'S ULTIMATE
COLCERN Ti A LIFE CHARACTERIZED EY TGKOMANCS, POVERTY an THs mjULTS OF FeUDALISH.
THE CHURCH GFF GRD Mal A MLICKEn OF (Pa. wITH THs anrOLa OW THE CHURCH SPLIT ay
CRANCHsD OUT Ti MANY QT FERSNET DIRECTIONS BUT THE CONERN as THe SAME-—CH RISTIANITY
WAS OF UPSOST TNPORTARCE. A 30 YEARS wAR RIPFED EUROPE 0 SHREUS OVEI H2LiGL ON, KEN
whee HOUSE YO PacSlOl BMJAUSE OF THELR SLIDERS THE cHUR AAS TH. GOVERNING FACTOR IN
THEIR LIVES,

AK) THE A (EIAE PHEVORHEMOL APPEARBO—-GRAJUALLY AT HIRST, AND ShOWDALLING
LATER, SCHOLARS IN THE TET SLcsCTUAL CHITERS, VEXICE, PaRis, ANTWOUP, EO, ZUNICH AND
PRAGUE BEGAN UA LKTERG IN TSRHS UNRSLATHD TO THE CHURCH, wins WAS THE PORL OD OF
EMLIGHTSVINMENT, A NEW ACADEHIG DISCLPLING WAS BORN In POLE TIGA, COCLIHICE AND FOR
THE FISST TLE A SST OF DEAS WAS GORE AN) SURVIVED WITH to CONNECTION TO THE CHURCH
WHATSO SVR, PHILOSOPHERS AND POSTS FOLLOVEO SULT, Tits ia w#AS FULL OF Todas anuuTt

THE :
OF RELIGION, UNTIL THAT TIRAR/ONLY MUSIC TO BE WSARD . MA SSES, LITURGICAL CHANTS

Ae

Oh FOLK MUSIC si) SUJDENTLY MUSICIANS DISCOVERSD THAT nae sous OF A HOTT, A FUGUE
OR A SYePHOcY WEG DELIGHTFUL IN THESSLVs EVEN WHN att WAU RQ PART TO PLAY Lu TH
CHURCH .

AuL THIS #45 GoING O8 IN VERY CHOICE IN? ELLWOTUEL c1Rci.3s TO BE Suite BUT SLOWLY
THE AT.A0GPHSR Of THE Plas REACHED THE COMON LIKD, a HAP. iD WAS UULCe AND
DESASTROUS 7OR CENTURI®S SBN AND LIVSD IN IGNORANCE, AND en UIDER FRUJAL LORDS AND
GiDER TUS CHURCH——AND HOW A Fi MEN HAD DEMONSTRATED THE Guontas CF TH HUMAR HIRD
AN: TH# GLORL.3 CF LIVING AN ENLIGHTEN D LIFY WITHOUT THE | SuLGHT ES! QOECERN wITH THE
CHURCH, A Pi. EVSN OQUTRIGHTLY CONJEMNED THE GHURGCH ALD Sato THAT IT «AG Til SOLE

THE ASALOGY 2 SCALE GRYSTAL CL“AR-~THE CHURCH Sr: 0D PUR TGiQkASCH, SUPy RSTITION,
THE CHURCH WAG THE RIASON MEY HAD SPENT 50 HUGH ‘PLES seme OK ASOTHER AND SLOWLY
MEN DELSOARDED Tia CHURCH AND ULPORTURATELY CHELSYIANITY is UNIPORTANT, TH FRANCE
CATHEDRALS Wiis TORS 40 INTO TEHPLES OF RAASUN, NELIGLOUs : EDOLS with REPLACED «2TH
SYMBOLS OF THE WHEW FRENCH NEPUFLIC, NATLOUAL SONGS TOOK mits PLACE OF HUHNS, HEORES THE
PLACE OF SADNTS azo “LA PATRIV THE PLAC. OF THE CHURCH."

THE Mic THAT PVUIDED OUR COUNTRY WERE THE RESULTS OF = Bd TYPE OF THIMICING .

GaFPFERSUN, FRawcLIN, ADAMS, MOURUE, PAINE dais WLIGHTSURERT THINKERS AND THEY MADE

5.
SUITE CinTALN THAT THE CHURCH WOULD MoV Ek CAUSE resckatiog ASD SoRVITUDE, HUNGER AND
STRIFE TO PLAGUE THER LAND. THEY MaDE QUITE cEUTALE thar THE CHURCH UF JSSUS CURIS?
WOULD S73R EARNCIS# LUFLUBICE IN THSLR Mw, Wa OCRATIC a ENLIGHTENED FURM OF GOVERNMENT,
THEY MADE SUAS CHURCH AM) STATS WESE SEPARATSD AND SOT? siwin BE. BUT EECAUSE OF
THIS ANGRICANS EVER SINCE HAVE ISVER UMGUN TO EXPE ES rs TRUE TiPORTANCE OF THETR
CHURCH WE HAVE UP GRY SUCCKRDED IN SSP ARATING CHURCH AnD STATS Wh ASVE ZELIMINGSD THE
GHURCH FROM TLE SPHAAS OF COLSON IMPORTANCE.

AGAIN Lit ME RIP SAT Wat ANERIVAL DE-OCRACY 23 THE r T&RTALIZATION OF PRIGCIPLES
THAT ARE RaCESSARY, OUR GOVERNMAI? HAD HOLD OF A SYGTEA man wil. PROVIDE PEACE AND
JUSTICE AS NUCH AS IS HUMANLY PO.SIELS, SUT LET US HOT Lawes THIS wAY UP TKS
WITH THE RTMGDOA OF GOD, LET US NOT LHAGINE THAT THe LORD gop SHILes DOWN ui WHETS,
PROTESTANT MAWRIOANS ANY THELR GOV MRMMENT LET US NOT PiAY rat GOD WILL AlD Us
OVERCOHE OU: E.HNIMS BECAUSE THEY ARE HIS SNBALES“=L@T US pata THAT OUR GOVERNMENT
IS A SYSTEK OF GOVEINMING MSNA AND IN NO WAY A DIVINELY esenany COHMACTL MG LINK
PRIVEE GOD ANO AN. OUR GOO RESIDES OVEN AND ASOVE THIS suns INSTITUTE OW AS HE
DONS ALL OWES AND JUDGES IT AS 4390.5 ALL OTR RSAKKS am aE ARE TRYING To pur
FIRST THINGS FIRST LEF US NOP FORIET WAT GoD AND THE ktionon OF HEAVEN ARB AL ‘ADY
FIRST, LST US NOT EVEN ATTEMPT TO weEGHT CHURCH atD sy rm OH THE SAME SCALH RATHER

LET US LOOK AT THE SvATE THROUGH THE Wi SDOwS OP THE CHURCH, FROM THE STARTING POINT OF

6.

CHRISTIANITY LoT US A. SURE OUR ROLSS -§ AMENTCAN DBOGKCY.
COLLGCTE.& PROSLEN., THIS PROSLEN WAS BYIOENT IN BIFLICAL sss WHEN dGESUS FOU) HEH
DIE SCIPLAS,

EN THE JORLD OF BUSINESS THE PASSWORD BEHIND THE cxosp CONFERENCE RUON JOURS IS
LET'S Gat DOW TO ERASS TACKS "YOU KKGU THIS AKD I KWuy sehen SO istT'S GET DOWN TO
BUSINESS, BUT IN PNSONAL EAPSRIENGS PSOPLE HAVE AN winetbc KNACK FOR AVOIDING
HV THING CRUCTAL Al IMPORTANT. IT IC A GOD RULE FOR ut NGTO PUT FIRST
THIGGS FIRST, NUP FOR A CHNIS TIAN IT IS A UST, A smomsst, WHEN Wh JO THIS, wHal
WE HAKE A SLNCEUS ATTEMPT TO MAKS THE HOS? IMPORTANT T 108 CUMB FIRST Ik QUR LIVES If
LS CLEAR THAT CHL STIAMITY MUST GOS FISST OR ELSE IT NO ioiian CAN BH GALLED A HSLIBION,
iT {3 THE POURDAY GR FROM WHICH we COMBUCT OUR cALLY iva, IT Is @HE Yaiw STICK WITH
WHICH We MIASURE OUR ESHAVIOR.

AMBRICAN PEGPLS HAVE REBLECTEO, Ih THEIR PR SONAL iis, THe LaGGIuG CONCERN
FOR RALIGION I DESCRIBED FARLIGSR UN THE RATIONAL LiE¥ Tg |

ONE OF THE GETS OF AMERICAN PROTOCAL EVERYONS EVEWTUALLY LuwARS IS--NEVER DISCUSS

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YOUR RSLIGLOUS AULLEPS, NEVE: Pogo ANCPHER PERSON gROUT as, AVOID .SLIGIOUS

ARGUNSNTS. OUR SPATEMENT YOU'LL ALL KNOM Heano fDG3 AND ms AGAIN I3 "RELIGION

TS A RAINS PRIVATE BUSINESS APD T DON'T PELIAVE TH TALKTEG G TO WOT ABOUT IT utc,"

THE PAGES ARE THAT CHRISTIANITY SIN°LY Isr too 7 PORTANT TO MOST GURISTPIANS. (PROTESTANTS)
AMERICAN PEOPLE ARS 3O CANGHE UP I8 THS GLORIOUS cuban OF S°PARATING CHURCH

ABO STATE THAT THEY HAVE CREATED A GRA? BARRIER TO CHET stan AUD AUJED vlGHT

T THE ALL RZADY GLOwLY MOVING WHEELS OF PROGRESS. HY COMPL: STELY SEVIRING CHURCH AND

STATE 48 HAVE GREATLY REVUCED THE POSSIBILITY THAT ou: axons WILL SH BOUCATEO IN

THe OST LHPORTANT OF ALU DISCIPLINES, THERE 13 ku DOUBT nur I? i HWE RAISED

& GUCRATION (OR SMETS A Pid GENERA OS) OR RAL IGLOUS LABtEUrHs, aon ANY STUDENT

A QUESTION IN HISTORY AND HE WILL PROBARLY RETORT WITH AE aocunaTe, TUG SLUTUANT

AISWER., HIGH SCHOOL STU DETS K*Ow CHS TRY, BIOLOGY, hsmnantes, ENGLISH,

LANGUAG'S, THEY R&AD LOTS OF BOOKS, BALANCE EQUA Tous, ~vr AGK A PROTJSTANT STUDEN

TO GIVE HES VIE ON THA TRINLTY, OR RGVELAMON, 45k an WHAT THs ATONGHENT iaANS, ASK

THEM WH SROTE THY GOOK OF HESREWS, OR SOMETHING ATOUT THE tas OF ISRAEL. I doy

HAVE TO PUSH IT ANY PARTHER WZ als PRYING TO WAKS Lyes. SG CHRISTIANS OUT OF

PROP Lo wise ONLY UP2QORPURTTY TO LUARN IG ONE HOUR A WERK, * YOU Au KKOWU CHRI STLAN

EDUCATION PR2OSUTS A PROBLEM IN ANY CHURCH. PiPLis WHO ARE ‘TRULY CONCGHRED WITH THIS

te

ALL PASLILG THAT 2H-T IS TAvGHt IN sto ay SCHOOL IS SIL ReT POO ThPouR tah? HICH WD
RAOd GOT SLY PLY Pov TCORPANP ,

OW SSP US ano Gal DOE To COUSINS, Let's CLEAR THs ck OF ALL NONSENSE
AK AgTait wll HAVE DONE THIS E.cRYOLE OF YOU WILL GLAbDLY adit TAT CHHISTINAITY I5
is THE cOST TReORBANT THING Ik YoUa LIFE,

MAKING THIS altiS3ioh DOso UOT Hed THES HATTER RATHER 1 T bears IT. THE vISCIPhss
THaY CAME TO THE REALIZAT ON THAT WHAT THIS MAN WES abana THEN WAS NOP A HATTER
THIS 7A WAS GOO INCASRATE WHO HAD GOME AMONG Ht oF pants G'S GRACE AND
FORGIVRESS OD abY Wi. Oli ac EeT THEY FOURD THAT avn iT ao DIFPERENT., IN
THIS GaN THEY POULG Lagi?, TRIGH, UNUERSTANDIRG AND 00. PASSION, THY FOULS THAT THEY
Wiki CONPERLBO TR) igdalhi EVURYILING If LIPS As ii conTatrg CosPMiEO TO THMLR STARTLING:
Ned FAITH. IO HAV TALK.) AGT OHS \AY If) WHICH wig HAVE 4 fifD TO BaAn THE
RESPONG TT LITEsc OF oui CALLING CHRISTIAN SDUCATBON. TO const T.13 #OULD TARE