On a social level the Mission teaches the equality of the individual and the right to freedom of worship and voting. Education should be free and in English, the universal language. All racial references should be deleted from books. The Mission believes in the Declaration of Independencce and the Constitution, particularly in the Bill of Rights. All people have a right to live safely and securely under the Constitution.
Restitution is a basic step toward the ideal life as spelled out in the Constitution.
The Mission advocates nations returning territory taken by force, governments restoring losses due to mob violence, and individuals returning all stolen possessions. It advocates mass production as the means of eliminating poverty and social inequality. In putting his principles into action, Father Divine created a far-flung organization. The Universal Peace Mission Movement began as a small group around Father Divine in his home in Sayville, New York. The group functioned as an extended family with Father Divine as patriarch.