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Old 04-26-2005, 03:13 AM
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Originally posted by PM_Mama00
Ok I haven't had time to go through all the new posts so hopefully this doesn't get deleted (again? i couldn't find it before) before I get home.

I just thought of it like this.

I'm a Phi Mu. I love my founders, I love my sisters all around the world. I love our Creed.

Do I love WORD FOR WORD the Phi Mu Creed? No. Does anyone? Prolly rare. Does that make them not a Phi Mu? DEFINITELY NOT.

I don't agree with all of our bylaws and such. Does that make me not a Phi Mu? NOPE.
I love my sorority alot. But, I would never compare my faith/religion to it. But since you brought it up, let's run with that. I love Alpha Kappa Alpha. I believe in the mission and ideals on which we were founded and stand. IF I didn't, I would not have expressed interest in AKA in the first place. As a member, as there rules that I do not care for? Yes. However, those are rules that may be changed and there are systems in place to allow for change. So, I would liken church beliefs and doctrines to the principles of my org, and policies to common practices.

Thanks for the feedback RACopper. I think I will have to do more research on beliefs/doctrine vs. tradition in the Catholic church
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