UU church
[email protected]
In a message dated 5/1/03 2:28:25 PM Central Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:
<< Yes, I've been meaning to ask about this too, Ren has mentioned it also
and so has Kathryn. >>
No, actually I mentioned Unity. Which is not related in any way to
Unitarian.....just similar names.
Unity does use the teachings of Christ, but does not take the Bible
literally. They explore the symbology in it and believe in a common thread
among all holy books.
The concepts are that God is in everyone, throughout all of the universe and
there is not a judgemental atttitude about other religious/spiritual paths.
Although most I've come in contact with have a very hard time with
fundamentalists.
Heck, they sell books on Buddhism and other spirituality and religions in
their bookstore...it's very open, but still a "christian" church (though not
considered mainstream at all).
Many members explore para-psychology, reincarnation and such.
Ren
"They dined on mince, and slices of quince, Which they ate with a runcible
spoon;
And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, they danced by the light of the
moon."
--The Owl and the Pussycat
Edward Lear
[email protected] writes:
<< Yes, I've been meaning to ask about this too, Ren has mentioned it also
and so has Kathryn. >>
No, actually I mentioned Unity. Which is not related in any way to
Unitarian.....just similar names.
Unity does use the teachings of Christ, but does not take the Bible
literally. They explore the symbology in it and believe in a common thread
among all holy books.
The concepts are that God is in everyone, throughout all of the universe and
there is not a judgemental atttitude about other religious/spiritual paths.
Although most I've come in contact with have a very hard time with
fundamentalists.
Heck, they sell books on Buddhism and other spirituality and religions in
their bookstore...it's very open, but still a "christian" church (though not
considered mainstream at all).
Many members explore para-psychology, reincarnation and such.
Ren
"They dined on mince, and slices of quince, Which they ate with a runcible
spoon;
And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, they danced by the light of the
moon."
--The Owl and the Pussycat
Edward Lear
Kelli Traaseth
----- Original Message -----
From: <starsuncloud@...>
**No, actually I mentioned Unity. Which is not related in any way to
Unitarian.....just similar names.**
Oh, OK, just me confused. I'll do some googling about it. I don't
think there is a Unity church here, just a Unitarian.
I'll read up.
Thanks Ren!
Kelli
[email protected]
In a message dated 5/2/03 12:54:16 AM Central Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:
<< I am not really sure
that I feel like I need (or want) a church, but the seeming lack
of "doctrine" within the UU church did catch my eye. (Plus the fact
that I also found out a small group of secular homeschoolers meet at
the UU church here, as well as an astronomy group...two of my
passions!) Any input from an insider (or otherwise) would be great! >>
I felt the same way about church...wasn't feeling the need for one at all.
But a really fabulous person at unschooling.com (AnneO) would occasionally
mention her church and it surprised me, because of the very open way she was.
I didn't figure there was a church like that other than UU, and I had decided
that wasn't for me already.
Unity seemed to fit more of what I needed. And after going a few times I just
felt I had found my home. It's more "focused" than UU (for lack of a better
word) and I enjoyed that part of it.
Here's a link to the Unity School of Christianity, I couldn't find the
regular page that I thought was in my favorites. But this explains some Unity
beliefs and has a search if you want to find a church in your area to see
what you think.
http://www.unityworldhq.org/
Ren
"They dined on mince, and slices of quince, Which they ate with a runcible
spoon;
And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, they danced by the light of the
moon."
--The Owl and the Pussycat
Edward Lear
[email protected] writes:
<< I am not really sure
that I feel like I need (or want) a church, but the seeming lack
of "doctrine" within the UU church did catch my eye. (Plus the fact
that I also found out a small group of secular homeschoolers meet at
the UU church here, as well as an astronomy group...two of my
passions!) Any input from an insider (or otherwise) would be great! >>
I felt the same way about church...wasn't feeling the need for one at all.
But a really fabulous person at unschooling.com (AnneO) would occasionally
mention her church and it surprised me, because of the very open way she was.
I didn't figure there was a church like that other than UU, and I had decided
that wasn't for me already.
Unity seemed to fit more of what I needed. And after going a few times I just
felt I had found my home. It's more "focused" than UU (for lack of a better
word) and I enjoyed that part of it.
Here's a link to the Unity School of Christianity, I couldn't find the
regular page that I thought was in my favorites. But this explains some Unity
beliefs and has a search if you want to find a church in your area to see
what you think.
http://www.unityworldhq.org/
Ren
"They dined on mince, and slices of quince, Which they ate with a runcible
spoon;
And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, they danced by the light of the
moon."
--The Owl and the Pussycat
Edward Lear
Kelli Traaseth
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shyrley" <shyrley.williams@...>
**but I've never felt the need to go anywhere on a Sunday morning and affirm
my spirituality with a group of people.**
Exactly, that's what I'm trying to figure out in me. Wondering if I need
it or not.
Kelli
Shyrley
Kelli Traaseth wrote:
I have wondered if I should expose my kids to group worship type things but I think they are as reserved as I am. My daughter enjoyed a pagan Beltane celebration a few years back but we were actually
there cos I was/am a warden of the stone circle where it took place. It was fun to watch but so far I've never felt the need for outward stuff. Going somewhere, dressing up in robes, waving staffs about
type thing.
Maybe one day.....if it's not too early ;-)
Shyrley
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> ----- Original Message -----UU sounds fun and a number of people have urged me to go but I've never felt the need to go anywhere on a Sunday morning and affirm my spirituality with a group of people.
> From: "Stephanie Elms" <stephanie.elms@...>
>
> **They celebrate easter, christmas, passover, winter/summer solstices (we
> have a great outdoor wooded circle...there is a stream that runs through
> the church
> property and we own a lot of land that we keep mostly in its natural
> state). I loved
> that a couple of weeks ago my 3 yo had a seder in his RE class and then
> went and
> joined another class to decorate easter eggs. :o**
>
> This sounds wonderful.
>
> I think I'll check it out this weekend.
>
> Kelli
>
I have wondered if I should expose my kids to group worship type things but I think they are as reserved as I am. My daughter enjoyed a pagan Beltane celebration a few years back but we were actually
there cos I was/am a warden of the stone circle where it took place. It was fun to watch but so far I've never felt the need for outward stuff. Going somewhere, dressing up in robes, waving staffs about
type thing.
Maybe one day.....if it's not too early ;-)
Shyrley
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Betsy
**UU sounds fun and a number of people have urged me to go but I've
never felt the need to go anywhere on a Sunday morning and affirm my
spirituality with a group of people.**
I'm not really into groups either. I consider myself a UU, because I've
attended occasionally, and their beliefs really resonate with me. I
tell people I'm a "lapsed Unitarian" because I don't attend these days.
But now that I'm living in a new town and looking for new friends, I
think I might start going again, more for the "socialization" than for
the spiritualization.
Shyrley, if you don't end up going back to the UK right away, you might
find the UU church (or fellowship) a source of likeminded people in your
conservative wilderness. I do think UU's tend towards being
left-leaning, bicycle riding, oddly dressed vegetarians. <g> You might
like them. They don't all fit that stereotype, but I have really cool
elderly bike-touring relatives who are active UUs and live in North
Carolina.
Betsy
never felt the need to go anywhere on a Sunday morning and affirm my
spirituality with a group of people.**
I'm not really into groups either. I consider myself a UU, because I've
attended occasionally, and their beliefs really resonate with me. I
tell people I'm a "lapsed Unitarian" because I don't attend these days.
But now that I'm living in a new town and looking for new friends, I
think I might start going again, more for the "socialization" than for
the spiritualization.
Shyrley, if you don't end up going back to the UK right away, you might
find the UU church (or fellowship) a source of likeminded people in your
conservative wilderness. I do think UU's tend towards being
left-leaning, bicycle riding, oddly dressed vegetarians. <g> You might
like them. They don't all fit that stereotype, but I have really cool
elderly bike-touring relatives who are active UUs and live in North
Carolina.
Betsy
Stephanie
> UU sounds fun and a number of people have urged me to go but I'venever felt the need to go anywhere on a Sunday morning and affirm my
spirituality with a group of people.
You sound like my hubby. :o) He and Jason (6 yo) stay home while
Kyle (3 yo) and I go. Jason went a couple of times but told me
that he did not really like having to do the craft project, that
he would rather just play cars. Kyle loves playing with his
friends so we have a fun time.
I find that I do enjoy getting together with others and exploring
what I believe. I enjoy the rituals (lighting of a chalice, hymns
etc). I have fond memories of church when I was little, I enjoyed
youth group and being part of a community. As I got older I just
found that I did not believe what they talk about at most christian
churches.
Going to the UU services gives me an opportunity to think about
what I believe and how I fit in with the great world. It also
allows lots of chances to get involved with doing good things...
environmentally, politically and socially that I might not do
on my own. Not to mention getting to meet lots of people of
a variety of ages. I also like exposing my kids (well, at least
Kyle) and myself to a variety of beliefs, many of which I do not
know that much about.
it is not for everyone though. I have a friend that still found
it "too churchy" and my hubby just does not need others to
be explore his beliefs. It has led to some great discussions between
the two of us which have been really enlightening.
Stephanie E.