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If I remember right, @Quintessence is(or was) involved with them.
I used to be
But I left
The people there were OK but they started to get on my nerves a bit and I grew to find the whole thing vapid and self-righteous
I used to be, too.
I don't feel the 'recruiting committee' was very honest with us about what they represented upon our joining. I think they just saw "new young people" and did what they could to get us in the door.
From what I understand, though, ever congregation is different.
Did they mis-represent it to you?
The concept of Unitarian is a good foundation, it may be because it is much wider than "Christianity", and if one is open to embrace the concept, it is not reconcilable within only one faith.
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Their involvement with politics. I understood most would be Democrats, and that didn't bother me. what I didn't understand is that if you didn't agree with Democrats on every issue, you were seen somewhat of a heretic. (I'm a left leaning middle grounder, but that wasn't enough.)
There was also a lot of cracks at theists, and a lot of rude things said about the poor(though they'd claim to be 'fighting for them'). Being low income theists, that got tiresome.
Yup. I haven't really been active in some years so I don't tend to use the label anymore but I still very much support and enjoy Unitarian Universalism as a religious organization. In many ways, the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids is like UU but for Pagans and tree-huggers so after I joined the Order I didn't feel much incentive to return to the fellowship. When I did, I had this weird experience of being impatient for ritual to start and that's when I realized I was so deep in my own practice that conventional types of services just wouldn't do it for me anymore. They really are great as far as services go, it just wasn't for me anymore. Plus I had really loved the old minister - he was as Bard in the truest sense of the title - so when he left it was just very sad for me. He was such an amazing storyteller with a deep love for Celtic-flavored storytelling in particular.
This was the primary reason I left. Their political views (and they discussed politics quite a bit for a religious community) were too far left for my liking.
I think I know the kind of thing you mean
What kinds of views did they have? I'm curious because if they were aligned with the Democratic Party, they'd probably find me a heretic too for disagreeing with it.
(Although I also find Democratic platforms too right-leaning for me on many issues.)
It's been around 15 years since I went, so I don't remember what was being discussed specifically. I just recall that didn't align with my personal views, and I found what was discussed inappropriate for the setting. I wasn't there to have a political agenda pushed on me.What kinds of views did they have? I'm curious because if they were aligned with the Democratic Party, they'd probably find me a heretic too for disagreeing with it.
(Although I also find Democratic platforms too right-leaning for me on many issues.)
we taught the YoUUth for two years.
One day we came down a bit early, as things had ended in the classroom more quickly than they had in the sanctuary, to hear the reverend telling the congregation how to vote(meaning, which candidates to vote for). My husband was so upset that politics were being preached from the pulpit he wanted to leave then and there. I convinced him to wait out another month or so so we could finish our commitment to the kids(they were really great kids), and then go. And that's what we did.
That's understandable, yeah.
Sometimes, I do think that it can be helpful and aligned with the official beliefs of a religious organization when they take a political position, such as how some churches denounced segregation and how some denounce certain laws, wars, etc., because they see them as conflicting with a loving message or some doctrine of said church's religion. I could see it being an issue if politics became a staple of discussions in a religious organization (rather than an occasional topic), though.
I've only experienced one UU congregation and then only briefly. I found the folks to be authentic.
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I think the UU church tends to be a "step along the way" for lots of people. I've flirted with the UUs, but in the end it wasn't for me, because well, nothing is for me.
At different points throughout the forum's history, there have been multiple active members who were Unitarian Universalists. I also considered the beliefs at one point, but my worldview was (and still is) just diametrically opposed to universalism, so I never became one.
I'm not sure why there aren't more UUs on RF, but based on my 12 years on the forum, I would say that the membership demographics sometimes go in cycles of change over the years.
IndigoChild5559
Loving God and my neighbor as myself.
I think it's just hit and miss. Indeed, I'm actually very surprised there are so many Jews.
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Did someone call for a Unitarian Universalist? Well, here I am!