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Manifestor_of_Light

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29. I've been a UU for decades.
Fri Aug 16, 2013, 11:52 PM
Aug 2013

I subscribe to these UU principles. However, when you join, you sign a membership register. You do not have to swear that you believe anything in a creed. This is unlike any other denomination that I have experience with.

FROM UUA WEBSITE:
There are seven principles which Unitarian Universalist congregations affirm and promote:
•The inherent worth and dignity of every person;
•Justice, equity and compassion in human relations;
•Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations;
•A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;
•The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;
•The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all;
•Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.

Unitarian Universalism (UU) draws from many sources:
•Direct experience of that transcending mystery and wonder, affirmed in all cultures, which moves us to a renewal of the spirit and an openness to the forces which create and uphold life;
•Words and deeds of prophetic women and men which challenge us to confront powers and structures of evil with justice, compassion, and the transforming power of love;
•Wisdom from the world's religions which inspires us in our ethical and spiritual life;
•Jewish and Christian teachings which call us to respond to God's love by loving our neighbors as ourselves;
•Humanist teachings which counsel us to heed the guidance of reason and the results of science, and warn us against idolatries of the mind and spirit;
•Spiritual teachings of earth-centered traditions which celebrate the sacred circle of life and instruct us to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature.

These principles and sources of faith are the backbone of our religious community.
END QUOTE FROM UUA website==============

I've been a UU since 1979 (First Unitarian Church of San Antonio was the first UU congregation I belonged to) and have never met anyone in a UU church or fellowship who identified themselves as Christian. Everyone identified as pagan, atheist, agnostic or humanist or questioning.

Christian UUs are out there but I've never met one. UU churches and fellowships are generally for people who left Christianity and want a community to belong to, socialize with and discuss ideas in without the Jesus obsession.

The editorial you pointed to by a UU Christian points out that the author says he sees Jesus not as divine or a "magical being" nor as a resurrected being, but as a role model. He also points out that many UUs are not wanting to be reminded of Jesus.

What is the definition of a Christian? [View all] Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2013 OP
I thought "Christians" were people who followed Jesus, AKA the Prophet Isa. MADem Aug 2013 #1
I was making Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2013 #2
Well, the bottom line is, if I say I'm a ballet dancer, I'm a ballet dancer. MADem Aug 2013 #20
I am gad that you have posted your question here and suspect you will get cbayer Aug 2013 #3
A Christian is a believer who believes Jesus Christ is the Jewish Messiah and is the son of God come hrmjustin Aug 2013 #4
The Apostles' Creed okasha Aug 2013 #5
+1 rug Aug 2013 #9
I read the thread you cited in the thread header Fortinbras Armstrong Aug 2013 #6
Which Christ? Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2013 #7
If you knew how the Bible was edited, okasha Aug 2013 #8
You seriously misunderstand Christian teaching. rug Aug 2013 #10
I've always wanted to poke holes in the arguments against the Bible, kentauros Aug 2013 #11
The insistence on giving equal weight to every word okasha Aug 2013 #12
We celebrate the Jesus of the bible and our traditions. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #13
Or the one who rode dinosaurs, while you're at it? MADem Aug 2013 #21
Why do you need to be "saved" in the first place? Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2013 #14
Well it came from the idea that since we know right from wrong we chose to rebel against God hrmjustin Aug 2013 #15
Yep, original sin and substitionary atonement. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2013 #16
I don't believe in Adam and Eve but yes it is the idea that people from the time we first were on hrmjustin Aug 2013 #17
Actually, gods that are "very similar to the story of Jesus" okasha Aug 2013 #28
Actually, okasha Aug 2013 #18
This is probably not the best place to call a belief "ridiculous"... TreasonousBastard Aug 2013 #19
I agree--nothing wrong with hashing out differences of opinion, but it's best if MADem Aug 2013 #22
You're not "the decider," though, MoL. MADem Aug 2013 #23
I'm not saying these are bad people. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2013 #24
I am simply asking you to choose your words carefully. MADem Aug 2013 #25
I am choosing my words carefully. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2013 #26
The Mormons. But see, there you go again! MADem Aug 2013 #27
I've been a UU for decades. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2013 #29
Your comments support my point. MADem Aug 2013 #30
You have to admire the sheer chutzpah Fortinbras Armstrong Aug 2013 #31
No, you don't. okasha Aug 2013 #32
This message was self-deleted by its author Tumbulu Aug 2013 #33
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