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The hope of the world: no matter how difficult or challenging the times may become, there is great reason to be hopeful for a brighter future.(FAITH)(Cover story)
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As I see it, the beginning of the United States of America was the most dramatic and significant episode in a long pilgrimage--the pilgrimage of the Christian idea of law, liberty, and self-government. Christianity is the master principle of our organic documents of government--the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.
Neither Paul nor any of the other early Christians had any particular interest in social reform or political revolution. Their dedication was spiritual; yet, at the core of Christian faith is the most revolutionary idea ever conceived: that individual man is infinitely important. ...
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