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by what wikipedia says...i am a unitarian universalist ...well maybe not as im not a part of any group per say ..maybe im actually a hindu universalist..as this quote from ghandi could have came from my mouth: After long study and experience, I have come to the conclusion that [1] all religions are true; [2] all religions have some error in them; [3] all religions are almost as dear to me as my own Hinduism, in as much as all human beings should be as dear to one as one's own close relatives. My own veneration for other faiths is the same as that for my own faith; therefore no thought of conversion is possible."...and it actually pretty much has...in different parts of this forum...well besides the hinduism part since im not sure..or aware on much of hindu beliefs..as they are not easy to come by..and ive never actually met a hindu....maybe im just a universalist...hmm...sweet i found a label of sorts for my belief structure
I am a former Unitarian Universalist living in Tuscaloosa Alabama. I joined the local church because I had read that they were open to other spiritual beliefs and practices. I was raised as a Southern Baptist and had long given up on that rigid, judgemental and to me, unbelievable faith. My spiritual beliefs are not orthodox by any stretch of the imagination but I do HAVE some spiritual beliefs. What I found in our local congregation was that very few people there had ANY spiritual beliefs at all. The congregation was comprised mostly of professors and other facualty from the University of Alabama. Many of them were in the science fields. They were very interesting, people. After a while I realized that going to a church with no spirituality didn't make a lot of sense. UU churches are different in different places. But this was my experience.
xpat since youre the only hindu ive ever communicated with..and..im really interested ...could you explain hinduism to me...i mean ive heard its not the easiest to explain nor comprehend ...i have some theories on hinduism ..but thats just from the little ive read about it....but yea i would like to hear how you see things
What I was hoping is that someone who is a Unitarian Universalist would be able to explain it themselves (from their perspective). Anyone?
I hope Xpat found what she was looking for.
I have the same questions.
There are 2 groups in my Town. One is located in an old historical church and call themselves UU Church and the other is called UU Congregation and located in an old and beautiful house. Both are activistic and inclusive which i find appealing.
Is anyone here a member of the UU?
What is it all about?
Is it based on Bible theology?
How does Jesus figure in the whole set up?
What is worship within this, who or what do they pray to?
Do they pray?
I hope Xpat found what she was looking for.
I have the same questions.
There are 2 groups in my Town. One is located in an old historical church and call themselves UU Church and the other is called UU Congregation and located in an old and beautiful house. Both are activistic and inclusive which i find appealing.
Is anyone here a member of the UU?
What is it all about?
Is it based on Bible theology?
How does Jesus figure in the whole set up?
What is worship within this, who or what do they pray to?
Do they pray?
Anything else you can share.
To my understanding the main significance of UU is that you don't have to believe any particular doctrine to be a member there. You could be a believer in any religion and be a member. You can be an atheist and be a member.
And although the "theology" is loosely based on Christian theology it mostly focuses on the social gospel and downplays the supernatural aspects of the Jesus story.
For instance I went to one service where the sermon was on the resurrection and they talked about how it didn't matter whether the resurrection was a real event. Rather it was symbolic to the fact that Jesus message of love and peace survived his death and was spread by the early Christians.
In general my experience with them is that the people who went there were highly educated social liberal do gooder types. Many of whom were raised in another tradition but evolved to where UU suited them more comfortably than the tradition they grew up in.
Again, I flirted with it but I wasn't quite where those people were. I didn't quite fit.
To my understanding the main significance of UU is that you don't have to believe any particular doctrine to be a member there. You could be a believer in any religion and be a member. You can be an atheist and be a member.
And although the "theology" is loosely based on Christian theology it mostly focuses on the social gospel and downplays the supernatural aspects of the Jesus story.
For instance I went to one service where the sermon was on the resurrection and they talked about how it didn't matter whether the resurrection was a real event. Rather it was symbolic to the fact that Jesus message of love and peace survived his death and was spread by the early Christians.
In general my experience with them is that the people who went there were highly educated social liberal do gooder types. Many of whom were raised in another tradition but evolved to where UU suited them more comfortably than the tradition they grew up in.
Again, I flirted with it but I wasn't quite where those people were. I didn't quite fit.
This is also what I understand it to be, more or less. My niece checked out a UU congregation for a time. She also didn't find it a perfect fit after a time, but for some people, it is. (By the way, lol, you can find people who fit that description in Episcopal churches, too, although that's not the official stance as outlined in their creed.)
It does seem to be more popular in the New England states (my niece lives in MA) although I know there are UU congregations in NJ, too. John Quincy Adams, Louisa May Alcott, and Ralph Waldo Emerson come immediately to mind as famous Unitarians. I know there are others.
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