Comments on: What I LIKED About GA: All Dressed Up and Lookin’ Like Family

By: Chalicechick

Chalicechick — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 14:00:59 +0000

(((And say, why do Humanists come here, why dont just go to their local Ethical Culture Centers? )))

Because the living tradition means something to us, too.

And a Humanist can be a humanist and still believe in something that is greater than ourselves.

By: Steven R

Steven R — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 23:03:45 +0000

David: and for those who live 100 miles from the UCC or DoC, where do they go? For those of us who are Unitarian and/or Universalist where do we go?
And say, why do Humanists come here, why dont just go to their local Ethical Culture Centers?

(note this is what’s known as answering questions with questions, a very accepted way of looking at questions from a different perceptive….)

By: Louise

Louise — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:03:31 +0000

I cry at the Banner Parade, too! In fact, I teared up just reading that you do the same. I always felt weird about it; thanks for letting me know I’m not alone.

By: fausto

fausto — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 17:37:17 +0000

What do our UU Christians receive in our churches that they wouldn’t get, say, at UCC or another liberal denomination?

The authentic home turf of non-Trinitarian Christianity, complete with and reinforced by centuries of its own “living tradition” (that is, if that phrase isn’t just a meaningless marketing slogan), as opposed to a tolerated heterodoxy, just for starters.

By: David

David — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 15:01:30 +0000

Peacebang,

“I don’t understand why they’d come here.” We were discussing Christians, and I heard this a while back from a humanist at my UU church. I gave him my own answers, but I’d like to hear yours.

These days, non-Trinitarian Christians are accepted in other liberal churches – e.g. United Church of Christ and the Disciples of Christ. What do our UU Christians receive in our churches that they wouldn’t get, say, at UCC or another liberal denomination?

By: David Kling

David Kling — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:29:48 +0000

It’s no wonder our Communion services get more and more crowded every year.

I so very much wish the UU Fellowship I attended had a communion service. We are one of those congregations that has never (in its 50 year history) had a minister, and you can tell! Very little spirituality, and all social justice.

I was an active Wiccan in seminary (yes, I once self-identified as a Transcendentalist Christian Witch! And only half-jokingly!)

I would be interested in reading some of your experiences from seminary. I plan on attending seminary Fall of 2008 (after I finish undergraduate school), and identify as a Pagan/Gnostic/Christian/et al.