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Dogmas, creeds, they have their day;

Set in place to show the way;

Yet the church used them to slay

Those who chose to disobey.

In the past, to our dismay

Orthodoxy, on display,

Does not constantly portray

Justice or Christ’s loving way.

Change, reforms accommodate

New insights that liberate;

Creeds, when penned are out of date;

They exclude, can separate.

So, how dare we consciously

Try to cage Divinity

In religiosity;

Such is pure mockery!

God, the wondrous mystery  -

Never found in bigotry;

Not confined to liturgy,

Nor to our theology.

We should never ever try

To force others to comply

With our dogmas that imply

That we know, How? When? and Why?

We can ponder and explore

All the doubts we can’t ignore;

In our sixty years or more

We can challenge creed or law;

For our spirit’s journey here

We need freedom, never fear;

Seeking, searching when sincere

Frees the soul, helps truth appear. 

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