What do you think of Unitarian-Universalism?

Question

I don't condone a prejudice against Catholics or care to align myself against them or anyone else. (Most of my criticism is about Islamic fundamentalism not about Catholics).

Answer 1

A wonderful organization, full of inteligent, gracious, warm, witty, well-read and devilishly handsome people. I feel right at home there, except on work days. I'm the only male member of our Buildings and Grounds team who hasn't done graduate work. There is a lesbian couple who belong to B&G; one has a teaching credential, but the other just a Bachelor's, so I'm not completely alone.

Our UU church has 160 members. 8 of them served in the Peace Corps. Six belong to the Sierra Club. Two founded the local chapter of the ACLU.

One is now almost 90, frail and deaf. He earned three DFC's before he was old enough to vote, flying Hellcats for the USMC in the South Pacific, killing people who worked for the Emperor of Japan. He counter-balances our liberals, since his idea of gun control was putting a burst into the pilot he's attacking before the other plot can return the favor.

If you'd like to read more,
http://www.stanuu.org
in particular the guest sermons on "Adventures of a UU Web Master" and "Relationships".
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Part of my standard answer:

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". There are UUs who believe that God exists, UUs who believe that God does not exist, and UUs who believe that the nature of God is beyond human comprehension. This upsets people and they call us "The church that doesn't believe in anything."

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

The UUs are pretty much the only civilized Western religion I am aware of. But I don't really think they count as a religion, either--more of a nice ethical club or something. I like the UUs very much, but at least the ones I have met are not really party people, so I only cross paths with them here and there on occasion. They usually do lots of anti-war protests and stuff. They don't believe that Jesus is divine, so they aren't Christians, but they actually follow along to Jesus more than many of you phony-*** born-againers do. But a lot of the UUs are pretty in to the Eastern religions and are predjudice against the catholics or traditional christian types--with pretty good reason, I might add.

Hahaha!!!!LOL!!! I just saw where someone said the UUs are a cult. That's about the funniest thing I've ever seen. They are definitely the least cult-like of any churches I've ever seen.

Answer 3

UU is a very interesting group. It is, in many respects, a group of intellectuals seeking truth in spirituality, morality, and philisophical discussion. I have some rather oddball beliefs that have thrown many normal people for a loop... but when I visited a UU church, they were all interested in my view on the world. I was even invited to a Monday night group/gather to talk about my spiritual journey! How crazy is that? Not that they think I'm right... but they think everyone's opinion is worth hearing. And they are truly interested in other people's beliefs, conclusions, and how they got there. It really does seem like the ideal religious group for intellectuals.

Answer 4

I went to a UU church for several weeks in a row before, just to check things out.
I thought they were a very organized and thoughtful group of people.
They don't really fit into one category of religion, seeing as how they don't necessarily worship a certain god.
It seemed to me that they were people searching for the goodness of this world, trying to understand the world as it is.
There were no crosses hanging on the walls and no bibles laying around.
It wasn't about Jesus Christ, or any god for that matter.
They accept all people to come to their church.
The people that I communicated with said they did not worship any gods, but seeked truth.
I found it to be a very enjoyable place.

Answer 5

As a UU I think that it is really the only organized religion that comes close to understanding the nature of divinity, which is not to make labels but to be inclusive. They are not interested in "converting" proselytyzing or evangelism...they draw the more intellectual and philisophical members of their communities together and they share a philosophy of love and harmony that should resonate with anyone that is reasonable and rational

Answer 6

The congregation in my city are a super group. they are supportive of their buddies and kin to the nth degree. in spite of the undeniable fact that many truthfully everyone seems to be skeptical of the religion they have been raised in, they do no longer desire to go away their church homes or temples because of the experience of community to be chanced on there, the social protection internet a church delivers, the convenience of shared rituals and celebrations. those persons at UU supply a place for non secular seekers to stroll their very own path without lacking out on a wide-unfold community. i think of they are super. "There are hundreds of paths up the mountain, all maximum efficient in the same path, so it does no longer count which path you're taking. the only one dropping time is the single that runs around and around the mountain, telling truthfully everyone that his or her path is erroneous"-

Answer 7

All paths lead to the top of the mountain, and they create a format to talk about all paths.

Answer 8

I don't know; it seems almost alcoholic - it's like they recognize that religion is a pretty piss-poor explanation for the world, but can't quite break free from it.

Answer 9

I've never heard about UU before
Thanks coatofsk...

Answer 10

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