It seems completely and utterly necessary to push past your own cognitive dissonance to officially belong to ANY organization as a member of the clergy. With something of such minute and speculative diversity as theology, how could it not? I encourage a move toward relatively short statements of faith so as to minimize the degree to which members are required to lie about their beliefs. Maintaining “doctrinal purity” is just but has quickly diminishing returns.
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