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Joint Church Manifesto on World's Moral & Spiritual Crisis .
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War is seen as Symptom of Deep-seated Malady
not be detrimenmate criterion of what is good or bad. tions of labour shall moral But it, citizens and rulers, and the tal to physical, mental and health. State itself, must be judged. recogto the State of the duty It is The Law for Man. resources of the From the principles already stated nise that the natural provision for the certain social obligations inevitably State aretheGod's whole community and to arise. The individual has obligations needs of are developeel, resources that these see as parent and child, as a citizen of and as a member of the but not abused or destroyed. State the . . . The law of God is broken if: He is larger family of mankind. man's right to bound to respect the life, person and (a) The State infringes God. every property of his fellow men of State wholly subordinates the T' (b) The social position in every race and naindividual or the family to the tion ,to be honest and truthful in all State. in his dealings, to give a just return (3) The primary law of human We is (c) The State allows individuals or The following is the text of the Joint work or goods or money for value rethat laid down by God. groups to exeroise power to the reStatement issued recently by Archsocial ceived, to control his appetites in no that declare therefore We Prelatedetriment of individual or comhis use to drink, and bishop Beovicb, the Anglican food of spect orendure, and no new mon rights. impulses only within Rt. Rev. B. P. Robin, and the Presi- structure becan and powers sexual connot is which effective, The Law as Between the Nations. dent of the Council of Churches-the der can based on and continually re- the bond of marriage, to obey justly sciously No permanent peace is possible beRev. J. C. Hughes. constituted authority, and to exert his lated to these three facts. adminis- tween nations unless the principles of honest of world the favour in influence confronts which crisis The The relation of man to God can be tration and the attainment of social the Christian religion are made the transcends all political, economic and foundation of international relations maintained only by the fulfilment of a justice. military considerations; it is essentialas well as of social life. What is at twofold obligation The Law for States. ly moral and spiritual. We accept the five points of Pope the that We reject the doctrine stake is nothing less than the main- (a) Adoration, praise, and reverence carrying out thesa prinState can be above the moral law or Pius XII, as for God. tenance or destruction of the fundaciples:mental principles of Christianity as (b) Obedience to the purpose and law exempted from moral judgments. to all nations of assurance 1. The freeMan has an inherent right to of God. controlling ideals in the lives of peoHe has a right also to hold their right to life and independence. dom. Since men are children of God, and, ple and nations. nation to live must brothers one of another, this such private property as may contri- The will of one Therefore, without compromise of therefore, of worship and obedience bute to the fulness of his personal and never mean the sentence of death passobligation When this equality anything distinctive in our respective both individual and corporate ,ocial life without impairing the rights ed upon another. of rights has been destroyed, attacked doctrines we are in full agreement re- requires The social expression of of other men. and expression. stating of necessity the demands that reorder threatened, garding It is therefore the duty of the State or in worship is the essential basis applying the principles of Christianity religion the freedom paration shall be made, and the mealife. Since defend of and ti, respect relationships social the effecof their sure and extent of that reparation is in such a way as to secure in this obligation transcends all other and right of the individual to liverela- determined, not by the sword nor by tive influence in the handling of social, the State, in the interest of accordance with the law of God in economic, and civic problems both now loyalties, stability, must encourage and tionship with his fellow -men and to the arbitrary decision of self -interests its own and in the critical post-war period. but by the rules of justice and recipprotect its citizens in their fulfilment control and restrain him only where We are convinced that the war ought of the first law and right of human he is in danger of infringing the same rocal equity. evil. 2. This requires that the nations be not to be regarded as an isolated It must recognise that religious rights in his fellow -men. life. delivered from the slavery imposed is the duty of the State to take Rather is it one symptom of a deepIt is the foUndation of all freefreedom race for armaments seated malady reaching to the very dom. measures to abolish grave inequalities upon them by the the danger that material souls of men and societies. This mal-a in wealth, to provide equal opportuni- and from of God. Law and Purpose The to protect the as of serving force, instead mental and physical eduady may be briefly diagnosed faith From this primary relationship of ties of moral, child and to assist in right, may become an overbearing and every widespread and growing loss of for cation relationthree the arise God man to God The order thus esin the reality and character of securing, subject to the rights of con- tyrannical master. a mutually agreed of ships of man to his fellows:and the true nature and destiny scientious objectors, that all education tablished requires disarmament, spirAs a member of the family. (a) progressive organic foundaman. shall be based on its only true (b) As a member of the State. itual as well as material, and security Christian Principles. the Christian religion. (c) As a member of the whole family tion, the effective implementing of such We begin, therefore, with a sumIt is the duty of the State to safe- for agreement. nations. of Christian these an is the divinewhich mary restatement of family, the guard purGod's In all these relationships 3. Some juridical institution which basis of human society, to principles:of pose for the world is the uniting of ly ordained sacredness and permanence shall guarantee the loyal and faithful God is the Creator and Sustainer Body in uphold the organic one into mankind all universal fulfilment of conditions agreed upon marriage bond and to encourage all things: He is also the His the unity of His Spirit. This purpose of the under con- and which shall in case of recognised families large of raising Father and Lord. All men are the relasocial all when achieved only need revise and correct them. security. children and under obligation to love is are controlled by the Law of ditions of economic 4. The real needs and just demands and obey Him. It therefore follows tionships It is the duty of the State so to reGod contained in the Scriptures and set the con- of nations and populations and racial and enterprise private that gulate and, as occasion forth in the Ten Commandments of commerce and industry as minorities to be adjusted (1) The primary relationship of human above all, in the life and teaching of ditions where no strictly life is to God. to maintain the dignity of labour, may require even of God. Son the Christ Jesus Lord Our and a be established, human can (2) The primary purpose of whether mental or manual, to ensure legal right law the conscience of man (Continued on Page 12.) and also that condilife is that for which God made To thiswitness. reward just its ultithe is law This hears
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