Word: religion
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Policy on Religion...
...there not some way to work out a program for our schools which would teach the history of religion-a non-sectarian course not only analyzing the Bible, but inviting intelligent discussion on all things theological ? We have for so many years simply accepted whatever beliefs our parents held, that most of us have ceased to think for ourselves...
Most of us believe in Christ, but very few of us see Him clearly, because our knowledg is shrouded in mysticism and superstition. How many of our young people shrug off the entire subject of religion simply because they have had no opportunity for clear thinking along these lines? If we could but once separate the dogma of worship from the necessary basic understanding of the origins and growth of religion, I believe most people would begin thinking about it as a part of their own lives...
...celebration would end in the Procesión de los Blancos, when the upper classes would be allowed a brief inning. Till then, business would be slow in Lima. Socialists and Communists, despite their dim. view of all religion, would not molest the procession. But if they tried, the broad-backed brotherhood of litter-carriers would strip off their purple coats and attend to them...
Says Father Matthews: "It holds just as true in religion as in politics. Any successful new system has got to be an organic outgrowth from the old one. Otherwise the new religion will be only a surface covering that can be taken off like you take off your coat at night. And to make the new religion grow organically out of the old, you've got to know the old inside out. . . . You've got to know the beliefs and customs of a people to know how they can best understand the Christian faith and accept...