"It wasn't destroying dogma, but it wasn't what people expected, " Dr. Sawyers said.

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The time of this project coincided with a large Marian trend: in 1661, Pope Alexander VII declared the Immaculate Conception (though it didn't become a dogma of the church until 1854).

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"I've never been one for dogma and don't feel like any 'side' could represent my free will well enough to go straight ticket, " he said.

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Montella says he doesn't play that way because of some philosophical dogma, but simply because he thinks it works and it's entertaining to watch.

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But as I've thought about it this year, I'm wondering if my stance is a bit arbitrary: I don't adhere to most of the rules and guidelines prescribed by Jewish dogma.

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