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...Humanity stands, for better or for worse, on the threshold of a new historic epoch," he said. "We do not wish to make the world over in our own image-and we will not accept that the world be made over in the image of any society or dogmatic creed. Against the world of coercion, we affirm the world of choice." He placed the problem within a moral context: "It is right to do these things because peoples are in need of help, and we are able to help them to help themselves; because their children sicken and die while...
Because my only creed...
...righteous, formalistic fundamentalist," who emphasizes creed, ritual and tradition...
America's new form of Christianity is what Episcopalian Winter calls the "organization church"-the church that is centered not in its creed, or its liturgy, or its pastor, but in activities and organizations ranging from nursery schools to Softball teams. And the organization church has followed the organization man to the suburbs-or, rather, pursued him. "Denominational leaders have watched the new residential areas surrounding the central cities with greedy eyes. These are largely middle-and upper-class residential areas; they have adequate resources for constructing church buildings; their residents are responsive to religious programs; in fact, denominational...
...than any other society in history, believes in change. Conservative in many ways, the U.S. has never been conservative in the sense of trying to preserve things the way they were yesterday. Its very orthodoxy is based on the idea of change: the most orthodox tenet in the American creed is that the individual can accomplish anything if he tries hard enough. It may be one of the glories of a free society, but it also carries great potential danger and may well be the greatest single cause of anxiety on the American scene. From the noble notion that...