by Lillian Barden
In December of 1991, Lillian wrote her “Credo,” her statement of beliefs, in a class on Building Your Own Theology. Here’s what she wrote:
I believe:
- In the joy and promise of learning and questioning
- That discipline and order are necessary for progress
- That loving and touching are necessary for survival
- In the ability of people to change and understand each other
- That I am responsible for my own acts and their consequences
- That we continue in some way that is unknown to me
- In people’s basic goodness and helpfulness
- That evil is created only by ignorance
- That happiness is possible and attainable
- That the joy of life lies in being of use to others
- In the power of women to change the world
- That only in community are we heard and believed
- That the human soul finds its voice in music
- That in language we can live forever
- That laughter is the song of friendship
- That to be honest is more important than to be believed.
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