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==99:7. RELIGION'S CONTRIBUTION==

==99:7. RELIGION'S CONTRIBUTION==

99:7.1 Though churches and all other religious groups should stand aloof from all secular activities, at the same time religion must do nothing to hinder or retard the social co-ordination of human institutions. Life must continue to grow in meaningfulness; man must go on with his reformation of philosophy and his clarification of religion.

99:7.1 Though [[church]]es and all other [[religious]] [[groups]] should stand aloof from all [[secular]] [[activities]], at the same time [[religion]] must do nothing to hinder or [[Handicap|retard]] the [[social]] [[co-ordination]] of [[human]] [[institutions]]. Life must continue to [[grow]] in meaningfulness; man must go on with his [[reformation]] of [[philosophy]] and his [[clarification]] of [[religion]].

99:7.2 Political science must effect the reconstruction of economics and industry by the techniques it learns from the social sciences and by the insights and motives supplied by religious living. In all social reconstruction religion provides a stabilizing loyalty to a transcendent object, a steadying goal beyond and above the immediate and temporal objective. In the midst of the confusions of a rapidly changing environment mortal man needs the sustenance of a far-flung cosmic perspective.

99:7.2 [[Political science]] must [[effect]] the reconstruction of [[economics]] and [[industry]] by the [[techniques]] it learns from the [[social sciences]] and by the [[insights]] and [[motives]] supplied by [[religious]] living. In all social reconstruction [[religion]] provides a [[stabilizing]] [[loyalty]] to a [[transcendent]] object, a steadying goal beyond and above the [[immediate]] and temporal objective. In the midst of the [[confusion]]s of a rapidly changing [[environment]] [[mortal]] man needs the sustenance of a far-flung [[cosmic]] [[perspective]].

99:7.3 Religion inspires man to live courageously and joyfully on the face of the earth; it joins patience with passion, insight to zeal, sympathy with power, and ideals with energy.

99:7.3 [[Religion]] [[inspires]] man to live [[courageously]] and [[joyfully]] on the face of the [[earth]]; it joins [[patience]] with [[passion]], [[insight]] to zeal, [[sympathy]] with [[power]], and [[ideals]] with [[energy]].

99:7.4 Man can never wisely decide temporal issues or transcend the selfishness of personal interests unless he meditates in the presence of the sovereignty of God and reckons with the realities of divine meanings and spiritual values.

99:7.4 Man can never wisely [[decide]] temporal issues or [[transcend]] the [[selfishness]] of [[personal]] interests unless he [[meditates]] in the [[presence]] of the [[sovereignty]] of [[God]] and reckons with the [[realities]] of [[divine]] [[meanings]] and [[spiritual]] [[values]].

99:7.5 Economic interdependence and social fraternity will ultimately conduce to brotherhood. Man is naturally a dreamer, but science is sobering him so that religion can presently activate him with far less danger of precipitating fanatical reactions. Economic necessities tie man up with reality, and personal religious experience brings this same man face to face with the eternal realities of an ever-expanding and progressing cosmic citizenship.

99:7.5 [[Economic]] [[interdependence]] and social fraternity will ultimately conduce to [[brotherhood]]. Man is naturally a [[dreamer]], but [[science]] is sobering him so that [[religion]] can presently [[activate]] him with far less [[danger]] of precipitating [[fanatical]] [[reactions]]. [[Economic]] [[necessities]] tie man up with [[reality]], and [[personal]] religious [[experience]] brings this same man face to face with the [[eternal]] realities of an ever-expanding and [[progressing]] [[cosmic]] [[citizenship]].

99:7.6 Presented by a [[Melchizedek]] of [[Nebadon]].

99:7.6 Presented by a [[Melchizedek]] of [[Nebadon]].

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