Vonnegut, the Beatitudes, and the Creed

On why we say the Creed in worship

I have noticed a recent trend in church circles. A number of times I have heard people say that, in the liturgical traditions, rather than saying the Creed in our Eucharistic services, it would be better to replace it with the beatitudes. Each time, people have attributed this idea to Kurt Vonnegut who, reportedly, said that while the Creed is a series …