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Originally posted by polarpi
I learned it as "condemned".
Another part I always had a problem with: I learned the last part as "He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent".
Does anyone else say that differently?
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I learned it as:
"He that putteth not out his
own money to usury, nor taketh
up a reward against the innocent".
I'd recommend for chapters that are staunchly refusing to use the 15th Psalm to hold a TME on the meaning of our ritual. The religious context of the sorority is not intended to convert members away from their present beliefs-- it is part of our historical heritage.
I've been told over the years there has been debate over removing the term "Christian Womanhood" from the Creed. However, members of all religious and ethnic backgrounds recognize that this isn't intended as a persuasive religious inference-- it is said out of historical context for the time the document was written. It comes from being a ritual-based, values-oriented organization.
I think we can all agree that one does not need to be a Christian to espouse most "Christian Values."
(By the way, I was born and raised Jewish!)