Isn't it unorthodox for a Unitarian Christian to be practicing Wicca or paganism?

Answer 1

Very. However, if you mean a member of the Unitarian Universalist church, the person in question probably isn't a Christian; he/she is a Unitarian Universalist.

We are members of an odd little religion that believes what you do is more important than what you think about the nature of God. Our first princlipe is to value "The worth and dignity of every person". We take "worth and dignity" seriously. That means even if he is black, white, brown or red; even if she is poor or a lesbian; even if he is gay or homeless, or she used to be a man, or he stammers because he has an IQ of 140 trapped in an 80-year old body that suffered some strokes, or her legs don't work. The gay or lesbian part usually upsets conservative people.

Read more, on the web site for my congregation:
http://www.stanuu.org/beliefs.html
http://www.stanuu.org/newfaq.html

If you leave this question up long enough, someone will say we are a cult, and someone else will say we are "The church that doesn’t believe in anything." Wrong!

Cults have three hallmarks. 1) They are relatively new, 2) they have a single, charismatic leader, and 3) they share a single mindset.

By the numbers:

1) We have been around for 200 years. President John Adams and his son, President John Quincy Adams, were Unitarians.

2) Our leader, the president of the UUA, changes every ten years. Sometimes we elect a person with charisma, sometimes we don't.

3) Some of us believe in God, some don't. That is the widest variety of "mindset" you'll find in any religion today.

We are not a normal denomination, but we are far from being a cult.


On to beliefs: There are Presbyterians who vote Democratic and Presbyterians who vote Republican. No one calls them "The church that doesn't vote for anything". There are Lutherans who eat lima beans and Lutherans who do not. No one calls them "The church that doesn't eat anything". We UU's have no formal creed, beyond our seven principles. Some of us believe in God, some don't. This confuses people.

If you join a Christian church, you have to say that you believe in the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, that Jesus was born of a virgin, that Mary was born without Sin, that everyone else was born covered with Original Sin the way seagulls get covered with goo when an oil tanker springs a leak, and so on. We don't make you say any of that to join us. We assume you will make up your own mind about the nature of God, and we’ll provide interesting questions to help you.

We UU’s believe in a lot of things, but we don’t think in lockstep.

Answer 2

Unitarian Universalists accecpt EVERYONE.

It's Unitarian Universalist. Not Unitarian Christian.

There is an entire Unitarian chapter that caters to Wiccans and Pagans.

CUUPs. Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans.
http://www.cuups.org/content2/

Answer 3

Usually people who "practice Wicca" are Wiccans and have dedicated themselves to their craft. Or they belong to a coven that they are dedicated into. You cant have both religions as they disagree with each other. One or the other. I'd say she's going to shake loose that Christian title before too long.

Answer 4

No. Unitarians do not consider themselves to be Christians.

Answer 5

Unitarian Christianity is a belief that all paths are one path leading to the same God or Creator found within the Bible by Judeo-Christian belief. There is little emphasis on doctrine and dogma of the denominational and non-denominational and messianic churches, organizations, etc. With that said, let me continue......
I am a former pastor and missionary trained in denominational and non-denominational and messianic ministry, doctrine, theology, etc., etc., etc. I am now, however, a non-Christian, and an Ordained Pagan Minister, or Reverend Magus (the highest level of Ordained Attainment in the Pagan Circles) whom has studied (just as I did in Christianity) almost any path which is considered non-Judeo Christian or Muslim: the range of topics, religions, paths, etc. which I have studied now include, but are not limited to, rite and ritual magick in Thelema, Wicca, Paganism, Dragonic Path, Yezedi Path, Satanism, Luciferianism, etc. This is my basis for being able to answer your question, just so you understand my ability and capability to answer your question.
Many Christian paths, especially the non-denominational paths or holiness paths would consider such a person to be not only unorthodox, but condemned, damned, accursed, of the devil, never having walked a true path with Christ Jesus or their Creator or their Holy Spirit, etc. They would consider this person, much as has happened to and against my person, a betrayer and an enemy of the church, etc. People would even go as far as to attempt to murder this person, as has also happened to my person (on record with Police, Sheriff's Depts., State Police, F.B.I./D.O.J.).
The denominational view, dependant on which denomination we speak of, would be less harsh and/or strict concerning this person, but also there would be judgment against this person - dependant again on the doctrines taught in this denomination and the individual paths of the persons within each church also can make a difference.
The messianic view would also claim much the same as the non-denominational view regarding this person, but the judgment would be far more harsh being that traditional Jewish and Orthodox Jewish Talmud or Law would condemn this person to death in many instances - and that at the hands of their own family members and/or synagogue; with or without the elders or Rabbis of their community present, though usually they would literally cast the first stone at such an individual.
Now, is it uncommon for a person who practices Wicca or Paganism to hide within the Christian Church, or to be part of say a Unitarian Christian Church? Not at all. Until even the late 1600's and in some cases the early 1700's, many churches (even in Europe) literally had Pagan Altars within thier Sanctuaries. They incorporated Pagan Worship with their Christain Worship. Such was even the foundation for the moving of the traditional day of Worship for the Jews and early Christians from the Shabbat or Friday at sundown to Saturday at sundown to the now modern day of "Sun" day or the day Pagans Worshipped the God of the Sun or Sun God. These are some of the most ancient traditions known to this World from the times pre-Judaism and pre-Judeo Christian.
Think of all of the pain, suffering, loss, etc. that a person would receive from the community at large they live in, say if it was known they were an outright worshipper of the Wiccan or Pagan Paths - even more so if they Worshipped some of the Older Gods and Goddesses, less known and less understood to the World at large around us. Think of how they would have their lives destroyed by those claiming to be the "only" "children" of the "only" "God/Creator" in the Universe, if not the Multiverse. Then think again about your question. Would not you, if you were a Wiccan or Pagan, and new to your religion or faith, or if you had walked away from your Christianity and from that path you were raised to believe in and to be part of, hide also from fear of reprisal from those whom you grew up with, or who were your family, or whom you loved? Would you not think yourself that they would not understand, because they had not walked in your shoes? Until you were comfortable, would you too not stay in a Church such as the Unitarian Christian Church to remain more "acceptable" to those aforementioned above?
So, is it unorthodox for a Unitarian Christian to be practicing Wicca or Paganism? Think first to the question not asked by you - are they really Christians, have they walked and grown and found a new path more suitable to what they themselves feel the Universe or their idea of the Creator(s) - their God and Goddess as such in those Paths - has called them to? Just an idea here......

Answer 6

First, unitarians are not christians, they dont believe in the divinity of Christ as a doctrine. secondly, nothing is un orthodox in unitarianism by definition.

Answer 7

Being a Pagan, I would say yes.

Answer 8

what is it to you what someone does its not its a persons decision to do what they want don't matter what religion they are if a christian wants to pratice wiccan who cares its there business

Answer 9

a step in the right direction

Answer 10

yes!!!