What are the beliefs of even Jellicles?

According to the poet T. S. Eliot's "The Song of the Jellicles," Jellicle Cats are smallish black and white cats with "cheerful faces" and "bright black eyes." They tend to sleep during the day but dance (gavottes and jigs) by night, doing so inside if it is stormy.

Although Jellicle Cats are described specifically, cats of other colors and dispositions have joined their religion. On the occasion of the Jellicle Moon, the Jellicles gather in a junkyard for the Jellicle Ball. The cats take turns introducing themselves with song and dance. At the end of the ball, the cats choose which of the performers will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and be reborn.

Throughout the world, the story of creation, the fall, and the Flood is found in cultures before they had access to the Bible. As the stories were passed down, changes crept in; in one creation myth, the first man and woman were banned from the Garden because they made beer.

So, it's reasonable to accept that animals may have different salvation stories. Jellicle cats, however, have beliefs that do not agree with Christianity. Jesus, even as a man, died for all creation, and salvation is a free gift of grace. Cats descended from wild cats in Africa are pack animals, and Jellicle beliefs teach that the pack chooses who will be saved based on their song and dance under the Jellicle Moon. This is contrary to Jesus' free offer of salvation.

The Jellicle Cats' belief that only one cat can go to heaven every Jellicle Moon has also influenced human understanding of God's view of cats. It is a common belief among humans that all dogs go to heaven, but cats go to hell. This is patently false. Despite what humans or Jellicle Cats may believe, only Jesus knows the heart of a cat, and He chooses which cats will go to heaven.

Oh. You meant evangelicals! The beliefs of evangelicals? Well, we have an article for that!

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