 mutual duty of all the practice christian forbearance love charity one another the christian excuse me the christianity uh... is the first duty of a civilized in christian state care for the poor is the first duty of a civilized in christian state uh... anyway i could go through them all uh... john f kennedy stated uh... this country was founded by men and women dedicated to two propositions first a strong religious conviction secondly a recognition that this conviction could flourish only under a system of freedom