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| 25 Meeting for Worship. Our identity is not determined by what we | 25 Meeting for Worship. Our identity is not determined by what we |
| 26 <emph>believe</emph>, but by what we <emph>do</emph>.</p> | 26 <emph>believe</emph>, but by what we <emph>do</emph>.</p> |
| 27 <p>If you only look at the language of belief, you miss a whole different | 27 <p>If you only look at the language of belief, you miss a whole different |
| 28 way of looking at religious identity. Choices with respect to the language of | 28 way of looking at religious identity. Choices with respect to the language of |
| 29 belief are what distinguish many, even most, Christian denominations, but | 29 belief are what distinguish many, even most, Christian denominations, but |
| 30 that's something Quakers have declined to play: we don't do creeds. And we're not the only religion that | 30 that's something Quakers have stood aside from: we don't do creeds. And we're not the only religion that |
| 31 isn't best understood in terms of belief, and recognising that points us towards a better way to | 31 isn't best understood in terms of belief, and recognising that points us towards a better way to |
| 32 distinguish ourselves, by shifting the focus from belief to practice, from | 32 distinguish ourselves, by shifting the focus from belief to practice, from |
| 33 ortho<emph>doxy</emph> to ortho<emph>praxy</emph>.</p> | 33 ortho<emph>doxy</emph> to ortho<emph>praxy</emph>.</p> |
| 34 <p>I don't claim originality in suggesting this: John Punshon pretty much | 34 <p>I don't claim originality in suggesting this: John Punshon pretty much |
| 35 writes exactly this in | 35 writes exactly this in |