Unitarian Universalism

[JerryBiscoTrey]

Sorry if theres already been posts about this subject but i was curious on everybodys opinion on this religion

[hatzel]

Oh my! I was about to make a post about Unitarian Universalism just this morning. You must have read my mind :) I'm particularly interested in it at the moment, I find it rather intriguing. Needless to say, I have a rather positive opinion of it. I wonder if there are any adherents here on RevLeft...?

[graymouser]

Unitarianism is a small, mostly liberal religion. It's essentially the end state of liberal Christianity: so vague and general that most members aren't actually Christian in any appreciable way. It's known for social justice work, and is one of the churches (along with the Quakers) that has been a factor in the anti-war movement.

Unitarians have a diversity of belief, and include nontheists, but it's based on kind of a cultural unity. They are very well known for having lots of committees and voting for everything, and generally following a sort of way of life more than a religion. The old Unitarian Church was more middle-class, whereas the Universalist Church that merged with it was more working class; in most areas I understand the Unitarian influence has been stronger.

[Ms. Max]

Universalism accepts atheists, so I don't really get their point as a religion. I guess it's a "life is a journey" type thing, and I'm too dogmatic for that. They did good civil rights work in the 60's, and are probably nice folks to hang out with.

[Metacomet]

One of my good friends is going to school to be a UU minister. Very inviting people (what other church would accept a transgender minister!), one of the first ones in the states was in my town actually (apparently an ancestor was a founding member)

[The Fighting_Crusnik]

Unitarian Univeralism is interesting, but from what I've seen, there is very little that is actually solid within it. Because of its attempt to unify many religions, many things from those religions have to be dropped or deemed "metaphorical" for the sake of compatibility... So all in all, it nearly reaches the point of "Anything goes."

[Dean]

Universalism accepts atheists, so I don't really get their point as a religion. I guess it's a "life is a journey" type thing, and I'm too dogmatic for that. They did good civil rights work in the 60's, and are probably nice folks to hang out with.
Perhaps, to develop community without the baggage of theology.