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True Self-government
In this present hour, false psychology is being unscrupulously applied throughout the world in the forms of continuous suggestion, the repetition of opinions, and the impress of individual personalities. Such organized and directed propaganda is used to influence the individual as well as the masses.
These suggestions of materialism exist only in the carnal, or mortal, mind, which is the counterfeit of the divine Mind. They are beliefs in the joy and satisfaction of material ease and gain and are presented to the human consciousness to be accepted and reacted to according to an outlined plan which we must challenge and reject. Negligence in questioning the value of every thought deprives one of individual self-government. Today, more than ever, it is imperative for individuals to allow God, divine Mind, to direct their thoughts and actions.
Christian Science teaches the importance of realizing true self-government. In Science and Health, under the marginal heading "Proper self-government," Mrs. Eddy says: "Like our nation, Christian Science has its Declaration of Independence. God has endowed man with inalienable rights, among which are self-government, reason, and conscience. Man is properly self-governed only when he is guided rightly and governed by his Maker, divine Truth and Love." Science and Health, p. 106;
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July 2, 1966 issue
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God on the Battlefield
MARGARET C. DEAN
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The Fighting Man's Conscience and Duty
ALBERT ARTHUR MILLER, JR.
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Military Service—An Opportunity
KENNETH L. JEFFERY, JR.
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The Christian Scientist in Combat
DUANE S. GUNNISON
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True Self-government
ANNA LEWIS DAVIS
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GUIDANCE
Blessing Ainsworth Brown
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"God made man free"
FLINT LEWIS TOWNSEND
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SPEAK WITH CENTURION AUTHORITY!
Geoffrey J. Barratt
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To Correct a False Rumor
The Christian Science Board of Directors
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Spirituality Is Our Refuge
Helen Wood Bauman
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Coming Down or Going Up?
Carl J. Welz
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After World War II, while on active duty with the Army, I found...
Fred N. Woodworth
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The Bible promise, "It shall come to pass, that before they call, I...
Huberta F. Randall
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Love is impartial and universal in its adaptation and bestowals....
Robert Jenness Mitchell
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Before I became interested in Christian Science, I visited a medical...
Bernice Bargdill Rayce
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Signs of the Times
David Sarnoff