"People of different faiths, like yours and mine, sometimes wonder where we can meet in common purpose, when there are so many differences in creed and theology," Mr. Romney said.
His answer was complicated and tellingly humble: he effectively conceded the theological distance while saying that his religion brought him close to evangelicals politically: People of different faiths, like yours and mine, sometimes wonder where we can meet in common purpose, when there are so many differences in creed and theology.
Better elections will help to strengthen democracy by producing leaders who are more likely to inspire others who believe that it is possible to have a Nigeria where differences in creed, tribe and tongue are no barrier to nationhood.
Similarly, in terms of human values, the Dalai Lama feels that differences in caste, creed, color, etc. should be placed at a secondary level to the more fundamental thinking of the sameness of human beings, who want happiness and shun suffering.
(He lost to Sylvester Stallone in "Creed").
More recently, I saw strength in Creed.
Yet, they committed themselves to working together, and they formed deep friendships beyond the differences in their own creeds.
Whenever there is a cricket match being played by the Pakistani team, the whole country prays in unison for their victory, forgetting all their differences of caste, creed, ethnicity, sect or religion.
Our democracy, in the last 70 years, has been built on the idea that a nation may celebrate differences of caste, creed, conviction, color, culture, cuisine, costume and custom -- and still rally around a democratic consensus.
"Barracks-room discipline" is apparent in its creed.
