Direction for the following 6 ( six ) items: Read the following two passages and answer the items (1-6) that follow each passage. Your answers to these items should be based on the passages only.

In general, religious traditions stress our duty to God, or to some universal ethical principle. Our duties to one another derive from these. The religious concept of rights is primarily derived from our relationship to this divinity or principle and the implication it has on our other relationships. This correspondence between rights and duties is critical to any further understanding of justice. But, for justice to be practiced; virtue, rights and duties cannot remain formal abstractions. They must be grounded in a community (common unity) bound together by a sense of common union (communion). Even as a personal virtue, this solidarity is essential to the practice and understanding of justice.

Which one of the following is the crux of this passage?

Correct Answer: Balance between rights and duties is crucial to the delivery of justice in a society.

Step-by-step Explanation:

1. Analyze the Passage:
The passage starts by discussing how religious traditions place emphasis on our duties to God or a universal ethical principle, from which our duties to each other and our rights are derived. It then moves to the central theme by stating: "This correspondence between rights and duties is critical to any further understanding of justice."

2. Identify the Crux:
The crux or core message of a passage is the main point the author wants the reader to take away. Here, the author emphasizes that the connection or "correspondence" between rights and duties is essential ("critical") for justice to be understood and practiced in a community. Without grounding these rights and duties in a community bound by solidarity, justice cannot be realized.

3. Evaluate the Options:
- Option 1 ("Our duties to one another derive from our religious traditions") and Option 4 ("Religious concept of rights is primarily derived from our relationship to God") are supporting details mentioned at the beginning of the passage to establish context, but they do not capture the main message about justice.
- Option 2 ("Having relationship to the divine principle is a great virtue") is not the central focus of the text.
- Option 3 ("Balance between rights and duties is crucial to the delivery of justice in a society") directly captures the author's primary assertion that the correspondence (balance/relationship) between rights and duties is vital for justice to function in a community.