Editorial Policy

Last updated: May 2026

1. Our mission

Creed publishes articles to help readers — Christian and not — find clear, accurate answers to questions about the Bible, faith, and Christian practice. Our writing is meant to be useful first and faithful throughout. We write for real searchers, not for search engines, and we hold our work to the same standard we would want from any book we pick up on the topic.

2. Who writes here

Creed's content is written by a small editorial team led by our founders and contributors. Every published article has a named author with a public byline and biography page. We do not publish anonymous content, ghost-written content, or content generated entirely by AI without human authorship and review.

You can read about our writers on their author pages — for example, Jax Johnson.

3. Our editorial process

Every article goes through four steps before publication:

• Research. We start with the question a reader is actually asking and survey the best existing answers — scholarly works, denominational sources, primary texts (including the Bible itself), and high-authority reference works.
• Draft. The writer drafts the article with the lead answer up front, clear section structure, and citations for every non-obvious factual claim.
• Edit and fact-check. A second person on the team reviews the draft for accuracy, citation quality, tone, and clarity. Every numeric claim, historical date, and direct quotation is verified against the cited source.
• Publish and date. Every article shows a "Last reviewed" date. We re-review evergreen articles at least once a year, and immediately when a reader flags a problem.

4. Sources and citations

We cite our sources transparently. On articles that touch theology, church history, or biblical scholarship we draw from four kinds of sources, in roughly this order of preference:

• Primary texts — the Bible in major translations (KJV, NIV, ESV, NASB, NLT, CSB, NRSV), conciliar decrees, and original-language editions where relevant.
• Denominational authorities — the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, and similar bodies for traditions other than our own.
• Academic works — published scholarship from university presses and peer-reviewed journals, with named scholars cited by name.
• Reference works — encyclopedias and study Bibles, used as orientation rather than as final authority.

Where traditions disagree, we say so plainly and present each tradition's position on its own terms. We do not editorialize on questions where Christians of good faith historically disagree.

5. Fact-checking standards

Every numeric claim (book counts, chapter counts, word counts, dates), every quotation, and every named source must be verifiable against a cited reference. If a claim is disputed among scholars — for example, the dating of the closure of the Hebrew canon — we say so in the article rather than picking a side without disclosure.

We do not use generative AI to produce factual claims that we have not independently verified. AI tools may assist with outlining, structure, and style suggestions, but the facts in a Creed article are the responsibility of the named human author and editor.

6. Corrections and feedback

We take corrections seriously. If you spot an error — a wrong number, a misquotation, a misattributed source, a date that's off — please tell us. We aim to review correction requests within 7 days and publish updates within 14 days, with a visible "Last reviewed" date stamp on the corrected article.

Email us at [email protected] with the subject line "Editorial correction" and include:

• The article title or URL
• The specific passage or claim you're flagging
• The source you believe the article should cite or align with

If your correction is accepted, we will update the article, note the change date, and — if you'd like — credit you in our internal change log.

7. Updates and review cadence

Evergreen articles (Bible facts, doctrinal explainers) are reviewed at least once per year. Articles that touch current events, recent scholarship, or rapidly changing cultural topics are reviewed more frequently. Every article carries a "Last reviewed" date so you can judge its freshness at a glance.

8. Sponsorships, affiliate links, and disclosures

Creed articles are produced by Lemon Tree Labs Inc, the company behind the Creed app. We may link to our own app from articles where it is genuinely relevant — for example, articles about reading the Bible may link to the Creed app's Bible reading features. We disclose this relationship openly: Creed articles are written by the team that builds Creed.

We do not currently run paid sponsorships, accept payment for editorial coverage, or use affiliate links to third parties. If that ever changes, we will disclose it clearly on the affected articles and update this policy.

9. Contact

For corrections, see section 6 above. For other editorial questions, partnership inquiries, or to suggest a topic, email us at [email protected].