A universal declaration of independence
July 02, 2026, 12:30 p.m. ET
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
– II Corinthians 3:17 (English Standard Version)
Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God.
– I Peter 2:16 (English Standard Version)
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.
– Mary Baker Eddy, “Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures,” p. 106
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