Is this true, and if so what is the signifigance of the ritual.
2007-03-21 07:34:54 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I was married last summer in a Unitarian Universalist Church (I'm a UU).
And my wife didn't do that. And no one suggested it.
Maybe when we renew our vows....
2007-03-24 05:04:47 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. Bad Day 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What???? Egads, someone is really messing with you. If you want to know about a Unitarian cermony, then go to a Unitarian church and talk to the minister there about thier practices, but for pete's sake, don't repeat crazy stuff like this, or they'll never stop laughing.... Universalist churches embrace and support all beliefs, but if, and I do say if a ceremony were to include things like that, it would be according to the individual religion the bride and groom believe in, if they were going to celebrate that way. My sister was married by a Unitarian minister, and it was pretty much by the book, basic Christian ceremony, for that matter, I was married by a Universalist minister, and that was also a Christian ceremony. Neither of us had blood from any animal on our faces or anywhere else, thank you very much.
I make a distinction between calling her ceremony Unitarian, and mine Universalist, because there are a couple different organizations that use concepts of that sort, so I am calling it by what the individual ministers called themselves.
That said, it's possible that in some spiritual traditions blood could be used in some ceremonies as a symbol of fertilitiy, and things like that, but certainly not a practice you run into every day.
2007-03-21 07:39:53 · answer #2 · answered by beatlefan 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Coco Bunny, you must be VERY gullible. Please don't answer any e-mail from people whose fathers left them millions of dolalrs in a trunk which is currently in a security company's vaults.
Unitarian Universalists are odd in that we have a common set of principles and let each member make up his/her mind about the nature of God. Most other churches tell their members what the nature of God is. We don't baptise anyone, at birth or just before a marriage, because we don't believe in original sin.
While I'm at it, Jews don't eat their dead, the Pope would not tell a Catholic to jump off a cliff, Muslims don't get 72 virgins in heaven no matter how they die, and Buddhists don't know more about sex than other people.
No one is going to give you a dime for every e-mail message you forward, either.
2007-03-23 03:27:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unitarian Universalists hold a myriad of diverse beliefs, but that's not one I've ever encountered. It's certainly not a nuptial ritual that all, or even most--if, indeed, ANY--UUs practice.
UUs regard marriage as one of the most significant rites of passage that a human being will experience in his or her lifetime, a momentous occasion that should be solemnized by some level of ritual and a lot of celebration. While UUs do not think of marriage as a sacrament requiring ecclesiastical sanction, we do take the commitment just as seriously as those who do. UU weddings reflect the unique personalities and intentions of each specific couple, honoring their wishes and individual faith tradition(s).
Tapestry6: Thou shouldst not speak of that which thou obviously knowest not.
2007-03-21 07:39:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a unitarian, but I'm almost 90% sure that whoever told you that is having you on.
2007-03-21 07:39:27 · answer #5 · answered by Julia Sugarbaker 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Of course, this is utterly absurd. Please don't repeat this in the presence of any actual Unitarian Universalists, who would find it either offensive, hilarious, or a sign of clinical insanity.
2007-03-21 07:47:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The bad thing about a unitarian wedding is the final pronouncement. The minister says "I pronounce you husband and wife in the name of Yahweh, Allah, Bhudda, Krishna, Jesus, Zeus..." and on and on. With the trillions of gods that are out there, it can make for a long wedding.
2007-03-21 07:42:02 · answer #7 · answered by Steve 3 · 1⤊ 5⤋
Unitarians' make it up as they go.
You check their sites and their is no continuity in any of them they just go high and to the right with whatever they think up at the moment. I think a lot of them were former hippies with online certifications to be unitarian ministers.
2007-03-21 07:43:26 · answer #8 · answered by Tapestry6 7 · 0⤊ 6⤋
That is disgusting.
2007-03-21 07:39:35 · answer #9 · answered by Kat™ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
um...no. http://www.theopenmind.org.uk/about/leaflets/weddings.html
2007-03-21 07:47:26 · answer #10 · answered by Spring loaded horsie 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋