Fifteen Truths—March (Special philosophy edition!)

1.  I believe that people have souls.
2.  I believe that there is a God.
3.  I believe that there is a Creator.
4.  I believe that, through service, we learn what it is like to become human.
5.  "I still believe, despite everything, that people are really good at heart."
6.  I believe that mankind is redeemable.
7.  I believe that the good actions of some can redeem mankind as a whole from the evil actions of others.
8.  I believe that moral codes can exist independently of religion.
9.  I believe that moral codes must exist independently of religion.
10.  I believe that some actions are unforgivable.
11.  There are actions which I, personally, cannot forgive.
12.  Compassion is more important to me than justice.
13.  I find my greatest joy in the quiet moments when I witness unexpected kindness in my friends.
14.  I believe people's souls are almost tangible when they sing.
15.  I believe that rationality has no place in faith.
16.  I consider myself Agnostic.
17.  Their spiritual affiliation (for lack of a better term) is completely irrelevant to how I consider my friends.
18.  I draw a large distinction between "religious" and "spiritual," and it troubles me when people consider the two to be the same thing.
19.  The church where I grew up makes me irrationally angry whenever I attend it.
20.  I gave up something for Lent this year.