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99:1.2 [[Religion]] must become a forceful [[influence]] for [[moral]] [[stability]] and [[spiritual]] [[progression]] functioning [[dynamically]] in the midst of these ever-changing conditions and never-ending [[economic]] [[adjustments]].

99:1.2 [[Religion]] must become a forceful [[influence]] for [[moral]] [[stability]] and [[spiritual]] [[progression]] functioning [[dynamically]] in the midst of these ever-changing conditions and never-ending [[economic]] [[adjustments]].

99:1.3 [[Urantia]] [[society]] can never hope to settle down as in [[past]] ages. The [[social]] ship has steamed out of the [[sheltered]] bays of [[established]] [[tradition]] and has begun its cruise upon the high seas of [[evolutionary]] [[destiny]]; and the [[soul]] of man, as never before in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_history world's history], needs [[carefully]] to scrutinize its charts of [[morality]] and painstakingly to [[observe]] the [[compass]] of [[religious]] [[guidance]]. The [[paramount]] mission of [[religion]] as a [[social]] [[influence]] is to [[stabilize]] the [[ideals]] of mankind during these [[dangerous]] times of [[transition]] from one [[phase]] of [[civilization]] to another, from one level of [[culture]] to another.

99:1.3 [[Urantia]] [[society]] can never hope to settle down as in [[past]] ages. The [[social]] ship has steamed out of the [[sheltered]] bays of [[established]] [[tradition]] and has begun its cruise upon the high seas of [[evolutionary]] [[destiny]]; and the [[soul]] of man, as never before in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_history world's history], needs [[carefully]] to scrutinize its charts of [[morality]] and painstakingly to [[observe]] the [[compass]] of [[religious]] [[guidance]]. The [[paramount]] mission of [[religion]] as a [[social]] [[influence]] is to [[stabilize]] the [[ideals]] of mankind during these [[dangerous]] times of [[transition]] from one [[phase]] of [[civilization]] to another, from one level of [[culture]] to another.

99:1.4 [[Religion]] has no new [[duties]] to [[perform]], but it is urgently called upon to [[function]] as a [[wise]] guide and experienced [[counselor]] in all of these new and rapidly changing [[human]] situations. [[Society]] is becoming more [[mechanical]], more compact, more [[complex]], and more critically [[interdependent]]. [[Religion]] must [[function]] to prevent these new and [[intimate]] interassociations from becoming mutually [[retrogressive]] or even [[destructive]]. [[Religion]] must act as the [[cosmic]] salt which prevents the ferments of [[progression]] from destroying the [[cultural]] savor of [[civilization]]. These new [[social]] relations and [[economic]] upheavals can result in lasting [[brotherhood]] only by the ministry of [[religion]].

99:1.4 [[Religion]] has no new [[duties]] to [[perform]], but it is urgently called upon to [[function]] as a [[wise]] guide and experienced [[counselor]] in all of these new and rapidly changing [[human]] situations. [[Society]] is becoming more [[mechanical]], more compact, more [[complex]], and more critically [[interdependent]]. [[Religion]] must [[function]] to prevent these new and [[intimate]] interassociations from becoming mutually [[retrogressive]] or even [[destructive]]. [[Religion]] must act as the [[cosmic]] salt which prevents the ferments of [[progression]] from destroying the [[cultural]] savor of [[civilization]]. These new [[social]] relations and [[economic]] upheavals can result in lasting [[brotherhood]] only by the ministry of [[religion]].

99:1.5 A [[Atheism|godless]] [[humanitarianism]] is, humanly speaking, a [[noble]] [[gesture]], but true [[religion]] is the only [[power]] which can lastingly increase the [[responsiveness]] of one [[social]] [[group]] to the needs and sufferings of [[other]] groups. In the past, [[institutional]] [[religion]] could remain passive while the upper strata of [[society]] turned a deaf ear to the [[sufferings]] and [[oppression]] of the helpless lower strata, but in [[modern]] times these lower [[social]] orders are no longer so abjectly [[ignorant]] nor so politically helpless.

99:1.5 A [[Atheism|godless]] [[humanitarianism]] is, humanly speaking, a [[noble]] [[gesture]], but true [[religion]] is the only [[power]] which can lastingly increase the [[responsiveness]] of one [[social]] [[group]] to the needs and sufferings of [[other]] groups. In the past, [[institutional]] [[religion]] could remain passive while the upper strata of [[society]] turned a deaf ear to the [[sufferings]] and [[oppression]] of the helpless lower strata, but in [[modern]] times these lower [[social]] orders are no longer so abjectly [[ignorant]] nor so politically helpless.

99:1.6 [[Religion]] must not become [[organically]] involved in the [[secular]] [[work]] of [[social]] reconstruction and [[economic]] reorganization. But it must [[actively]] keep [[pace]] with all these advances in [[civilization]] by making clear-cut and [[vigorous]] restatements of its [[moral]] [[mandates]] and [[spiritual]] precepts, its [[progressive]] [[philosophy]] of human living and [[transcendent]] [[survival]]. The [[spirit]] of [[religion]] is [[eternal]], but the [[form]] of its [[expression]] must be restated every time the [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Dictionary dictionary] of [[human]] [[language]] is revised.

99:1.6 [[Religion]] must not become [[organically]] involved in the [[secular]] [[work]] of [[social]] reconstruction and [[economic]] reorganization. But it must [[actively]] keep [[pace]] with all these advances in [[civilization]] by making clear-cut and [[vigorous]] restatements of its [[moral]] [[mandates]] and [[spiritual]] precepts, its [[progressive]] [[philosophy]] of human living and [[transcendent]] [[survival]]. The [[spirit]] of [[religion]] is [[eternal]], but the [[form]] of its [[expression]] must be restated every time the [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Dictionary dictionary] of [[human]] [[language]] is revised.

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[[Category:Paper 99 - The Social Problems of Religion]]

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