The spiritual nature of Labor Day
Your recent column contains a mistake when you told G. that "The best summation of belief for Christians is the Rosary...." The Rosary may be the best summation of belief for Catholic Christians, but not for most others. The Apostles' Creed is used in many Christian churches, especially the liturgical ones such as the Episcopal, Lutheran, Presbyterian and Methodist. But many other churches don't believe in creeds. It's not that they disagree with the beliefs, but they teach that the Bible is sufficient. (You also left out the line about how Jesus "descended into Hell.") The members of the liturgical denominations I listed don't pray the Ave Maria other than perhaps using the musical setting by Schubert or Bach/Gounod in a service. -- G
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Apostles' Creed, here it is fresh from the year 390 AD and translated through the Greek and the Latin into English:
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
Creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.
He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended to the dead.
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