Teresa,
Our sister of AKA said it
(Thanks,lluvmook98!). The only way I or my sorors could answer your question is to reveal sacred deatils of our Delta rituals. But, even without the evidence of rituals, I'd have to say YES, our Christian principles would conflit with the morals of anyone who does not believe in Jesus Christ and His reign, simply because those principles are based primarily on the fact that Jesus Christ DID indeed walk the earth and is the Saviour and Lord of those who worship him through CHRISTianity. We are not just talking about moral issues of right and wrong-- we are talking about moral issues of riteousness BASED ON THE TEACHINGS OF JESUS CHRIST. If one does not believe in Jesus Christ, then how is it possible for him/her to believe in or agree with His teachings? As the basis of Christianity, after all, the teachings are derived from the events during His existence, right? It doesn't matter which religion came first; the issue is that the two conflict.
No one is saying that a Jew or a Muslim would be denied membership; Delta Sigma Theta Soroity, Inc., does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, or religion. All I'm saying is that, for ME-- I'd have to wonder why a non-Christian would want to join an organization founded on religious principles that conflict with their own. In the example I gave in my earlier post, I mentioned having selected 3 Muslim students for membership who, upon going through the process, realized that they could not be a part of the organization because of its Christian roots, and decided to drop line. No one encouraged them to do so. It was because of their strong committment to their Muslim faith and its conflicts with Christianity that they willingly declined their pre-initiate status.
Pardon my harshness-- I just want you to understand that as a Delta, I can't ignore the CHRIST in CHRISTianity, even if its morals coincide with those of a non-Christian faith. Perhaps if there are Sorors out there who share your faith or that of another non-Christian religion, they could shed more light on the subject than I.
the411
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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Pi Kappa, SP97
#3 of QUINTESSENCE
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