Christianity is still possible at any time. It is not tied to any dogma. It requires neither the doctrine of a personal God, nor that of sin, nor that of immortality, nor that of redemption, nor that of faith. Christianity is a way of life, not a system of beliefs. It tell us how to act, not what we ought to believe. Whoever says today: “I will not be a soldier,” “I care nothing for the courts,” “I shall not claim the services of the police,” “I will do nothing that may disturb the peace within me: and if I must suffer on that account, nothing will serve better to maintain my peace than suffering” — he would be a Christian.

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