JCI Creed

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Monthly Journal from Management Area

FEBRUARY 2022: VOLUME 2

JCI Creed

JFM Jobin Kuriakose JFP Arjun K Nair Content Prepared under

Zone President ZD Management the guidance of:



JCI Sen Nibu John
National Trainer, JCI India


Author

JCI Creed is the heart of the organisation, a six-line statement of
the beliefs and principles of the JCI Movement to unite individual
members across the World.

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EVERYONE MUST HAVE SOME
6 TENETS ARE THERE

IDEAL, PRINCIPLE OR
AS GIVEN
PHILOSOPHY TO BELIEVE IN.

THIS INCLUDES PRACTICING

WHAT IS BELIEVED TO BE

TRUE.

We
1 That faith in God gives meaning

believe and purpose to human life

2 That the brotherhood of man

transcends the sovereignty of

nations

3 That economic justice can best

be won by free men through

free enterprise

4 That government should be of

laws rather than of men

5 That earth's great treasure lies

in human personality

6 And that service to humanity is

the best work of life

JCI CREED

BASICS

JCI Creed is always invoked, not stated or recited or read. Chairman
should always ask the person fulfilling the duty to invoke the JCI Creed.
It can also be jointly invoked.

We always raise for the creed. The chairman should request the
gathering to raise for the JCI creed.

When a person is invoking the Creed, the audience doesn’t join in. For
proper decorum and for the audience to hear and understand our
principles clearly, the person invoking should do it alone and in a very
clear manner.

In a close group of active JCI members, it is ok to invoke the JCI Creed
jointly. The chairman should urge the gathering to jointly invoke the
creed.

It is better to stand in attention while the creed is being invoked. There
is no need to raise your hand or make any action of solidarity. It is
advisable to button up your coat while you raise for the creed.

You should not make any salutation before invoking the JCI Creed.
Don’t thank the chair for the opportunity. Just start the invocation,
finish it and leave.

There is no need for the person invoking to thank the audience or the
chair. The chairman should also not thank the person invoking the JCI
Creed.
Don’t read the creed from your mobile. Always carry a printed copy of
the creed.

JCI CREED & it's meaning

We believe

THAT FAITH IN GOD GIVES MEANING AND PURPOSE TO HUMAN LIFE
THAT THE BROTHERHOOD OF MAN TRANSCENDS THE SOVEREIGNTY OF NATIONS
THAT ECONOMIC JUSTICE CAN BEST BE WON BY FREE MEN THROUGH FREE

ENTERPRISE
THAT GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE OF LAWS RATHER THAN OF MEN
THAT EARTH'S GREAT TREASURE LIES IN HUMAN PERSONALITY
AND THAT SERVICE TO HUMANITY IS THE BEST WORK OF LIFE

TENET 1
THAT FAITH IN GOD GIVES MEANING AND PURPOSE TO HUMAN LIFE




This line refers to a supreme omnipotence not a specific deity. It does not
matter who or what your God is; the line is saying that you must believe in
something. Brownfield's interpretation reads as follows, "The Junior Chamber
membership, drawn from many religious backgrounds, is united by a
common bond of faith; that man lives by the will of (his/her) God, that God's
will for man is good; and that the life worthwhile is lived in harmony with His
eternal plan."

TENET 2
THAT THE BROTHERHOOD OF MAN TRANSCENDS THE SOVEREIGNTY


OF NATIONS

Simply interpreted it means, all men
and women are created equal. While
it respects one's allegiance to one's country, at the same time, it
reenforces the idea that man is a citizen of the world. Brownfield put it
this way: "Man-made boundaries have been drawn and redrawn,
separating the human race into many nations. But across these unnatural
divisions there has been an intercourse in art, science, commerce, and
religion; evidence of man's universal brotherhood; proof that man himself,
not his territorial divisions, is of basic worth."

TENET 3
THAT ECONOMIC JUSTICE CAN BEST BE WON BY FREE MEN


THROUGH FREE ENTERPRISE

The keywords here are "...can best
be won..." Jaycees believe that all
people should be allowed to use their skills and abilities to the limit in
approving their economy. Brownfield thought "where economic
improvement has been greatest, man has been free to follow his dream of
making a personal fortune by doing something never done before, or by
doing it better." He also said, "...The system of self-development through
private enterprise could be adapted with variations to suit local
conditions in many parts of the world."

TENET 4
THAT GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE OF LAWS RATHER THAN OF MEN

This means that no one should be ab
ove the law and the law should be the
same for all people, no matter what status they hold in society. The
majority of the people must accept and ratify the constitutional law that
the government is based upon. The majority of the people also have the
power to change laws and elect governments. Abraham Lincoln, the 16th
President of the United States, spoke of a government "of the people, for
the people, and by the people." This line of the Creed goes hand in hand
with what Lincoln was speaking of so many decades ago. Brownfield
expressed this as meaning: "In a free society, the fundamental law is
derived from the people. It is they who hold the final authority."

TENET 5
THAT EARTH'S GREAT TREASURE LIES IN HUMAN PERSONALITY




The personality of all humans are unique and separate, which makes us
different from other creatures of the world. That difference is what makes
the human personality earth's greatest treasure. It cannot be made or
duplicated. Brownfield's views on this line are: "True treasure lies in the
heart's of men. There is about us a vast field of opportunity for the
cultivation of the human personality. It is not the quantity or the length of
life that gives it zest, but the quality of living, the achievement we make in
terms of human progress."

TENET 6
AND THAT SERVICE TO HUMANITY IS THE BEST WORK OF LIFE




Those believing in the Creed will undoubtedly find service to humanity to
be the best work of life. Note the word humanity. Brownfield's
interpretation of this line is: "The life lived unselfishly grows richer, deeper,
and fuller. Joy is more enduring and peace of mind, more certain. The
world looks at the contribution such a life has made and marks the one
who lived it as a benefactor of the race; yet he knows in truth the greater
benefit has been his own."

There have been many unsuccessful attempts to change the Creed, but it
continues to prevail year after year, remaining as the covenant that holds
our organization together. As many people interpret the Creed, it is very
important to always practice what one believes in. Many people have
made the Creed their guide in life.

JCI CREED - HISTORY

The notion of a JCI Creed was born in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin in 1946 during the United States Junior
Chamber National Convention. This convention was
attended by visitors from Canada, Mexico, South
America, Europe, and the Philippines.

C. William Brownfield, The Chamber had "the
the National Vice- potential for a new force in
President of the United the world, one capable of
State Junior Chamber, changing the balance
realized during this between victory or defeat for
convention that the our chosen way of life in a
organization did not time of crisis," as Brownfield
have a creed. Inspired saw it.
by the devotion of its
members "to the
purpose of serving
mankind in a thousand
different ways, right
down at the grassroots
where freedom lives or
dies." He set out to
author one.

In July 1946, during a 75-minute drive to work, he came up with the
following words and actually wrote them down...
That the brotherhood of man transcends the sovereignty of nations.
Economic justice can best be won by free men through free enterprise.
Government should be of laws, rather than of men.
Earth's great treasure lies in human personality.
Service to humanity is the best work of life.

The first line, "We believe

that faith in God gives

meaning and purpose to

human life," was penned

in 1950.

Junior Chamber members have recited the Creed since its
inception at meeting and functions. The meaning and
interpretation of the Creed has been the topic of much
discussion. Brownfield himself said, "Every member is free
to interpret the Creed in the light of his own conscience."

This interpretation is based on Brownfield's own views
and what is commonly believed and understood to be
the meaning of the Creed to the organization.

We believe

Everyone must have some ideal, principle
or philosophy to believe in. This includes
practicing what is believed to be true.

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