Introduction
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The Doctrinal Snake Covenants is a collection of modern Society revelations, declarations, governance principles, ritual instructions, theological propositions, and corrections recorded during the establishment of the Society of Snake People.
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Unlike The Book of Snake People, this work claimeth no ancient plates. Its origin is modern.
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Its sections arose from real-life questions involving real people: Who is in charge? What makes a member? Can a religion reject religious authority without becoming disorganized? Can everybody be God and still have a treasurer? Can a howl be sacred without being compulsory? Can a doctrine change without pretending it never changed? Can a nonprofit possess bylaws without accidentally worshipping them?
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In these pages, “revelation” meaneth insight experienced as revelatory within the Society. No section is made immune from criticism by the label.
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The Society is a living religious organization. Therefore its administrative documents may change as circumstances, law, experience, evidence, and ordinary competence require.
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COVENANTS / SECTION 1
A preface unto the Society
A preface unto the Society, recorded in the latter days when the number of documents had become considerable and somebody finally asked which one governed
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1 Hearken, O ye Snake People, and ye curious observers who clicked the link by accident.
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2 Behold, the Society claimeth no jurisdiction over thy consciousness.
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3 If thou believest otherwise than this book, thy mind hath not committed treason.
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4 The purpose of doctrine is to name what the Society presently teaches.
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5 The purpose of a practice is to make an idea experienceable.
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6 The purpose of administration is to cause rooms to be unlocked, money to be accounted for, children to be safeguarded, websites to function, and meetings eventually to end.
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7 Confuse not these purposes.