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Prominent early-20th-century liberal humanists, such as John Dewey, rejected traditional credal religion but freely used religious language like “God” and “the divine” in nonstandard ways.

From Salon • Aug. 8, 2012

"We're not trying to get everybody under one credal statement here," he said.

From Time Magazine Archive

I heard the most eloquent of their advocates say, when comparing spiritual with credal conviction, "Our motto no longer is 'I believe,' but 'I know.'"

From Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis by Davies, Charles Maurice

We all learned to respect and so to love one another more—indeed, lifelong friendships were developed and that irrespective of our hereditary credal affiliations.

From A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell by Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason, Sir

His godly hymns betray no credal shibboleth or doctrinal bias, but are songs for the whole earthly church of God.

From The Story of the Hymns and Tunes by Brown, Theron