I think I first heard about UU in a Tara Brach interview with Pete Holmes.
I grew up Catholic. I like meditating and Buddhism.
I’d love to hear what it’s like growing up in it. And I’d love to hear other convert’s journeys.
I’m interested in joining a congregation. Unfortunately the closest UU church is over 50 miles away from me so I’m considering online attendance for the most part.
Edit: Whoops. Title typo. Six weeks.
I love having the opportunity to make inter generational friends but I would also love friends my age. What’s the demographics like for your community?
I’m 34M Filipino American
We often hear people talk about the Unitarian roots of Humanism, especially individuals like John Dietrich and the Unitarian signers of the Humanist Manifesto I. What doesn’t get talked about as much is how Humanism became part of the Universalist tradition. Does anyone have any insights or resources I could use to learn more about Universalism’s historical relationship to Humanism?
"From Special Creation to Kin: How Scientific and Indigenous Understandings Call Us to a New Relationship with Nature"
Sunday, March 19, 10:50 am
For much of Western history, the dominant creation story has placed humans at the apex of the natural order. This Sunday we will look at how the scientific creation story calls us to a different relationship with life, one which is consonant with many indigenous understandings and with Unitarian Universalism as well.
Rev. Jamie Hinson-Rieger, Guest Minister; Rev. Laura Shennum, Minister of Congregational Life; Sam King, Worship Associate; Sara Ferree, Canvass Testimony; Reiko Oda Lane, Organist; UUSF Choir led by Mark Sumner, Music Director; Bill Ganz, Pianist
Shulee Ong, Camera; Eric Shackelford, Camera; Jonathan Silk, Communications Director; Joe Chapot, Live Chat Moderator; Thomas Brown, Sexton; Athena Papadakos, Flowers; Linda Messner, Head Usher
Can someone please give me a brief overview of the history behind how atheists, humanists, agnostics, and deists ended up a part of these two Christian denominations? Did some Unitarian minister or Universalist minister just wake up one day and come out to the congregation as a humanist? How, exactly, did the incorporation happen?
The progressive views of Unitarian really appeals me. But aside from that I know almost nothing about church. The culture, how the service is like, is it family friendly, etc.
If you’re open to talking with me on text or on phone, please reach out
Preferably someone located near New York (where I’m at)
As the title says (online would do as well). I consider myself a bit of a journeyman when it comes to religion. Started out in a Catholic+Theosophy home. Then just after I completed my national service I joined the Krisna movement because of a girl. That didn't go too well. I have been simultaneously looking at the Islamic (smaili) movement, but would like to broaden my horizon regarding the Unitarian church. I am really just looking for something that blends the wisdom of many faiths together but is also sensible, doesn't have too many strict demands about about personal hygiene and dietary customs, and above all is non-racialist, peace-loving and humanist.
Just some general questions here. I align most closely with Christianity, but agree with some portions of Christian Universalism and some with Christian Unitarianism. I don't know what this makes me, I've been thinking maybe I should find which one I align more closely to and just agree to disagree on some points? I guess my only issue is that UU is a lot of religions and I am only a christian and that's confusing (not problematic) to me. Thank you!
"A Hermit's Life"
Sunday, March 12, 10:50 am
Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern, Senior Minister, Preaching
A part of me dreams of being a hermit -- not all year, but part of every year, and not completely alone but a lot alone. And so I spent part of sabbatical reading about hermit's lives and the pieces that feel most gorgeous.
Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern, Senior Minister; Rev. Laura Shennum, Minister of Congregational Life; Dennis Adams, Worship Associate; Gregory Stevens, Canvass Testimony; Ben Rudiak-Gould, Songleader; Bill Ganz, Pianist
Eric Shackelford, Camera; Jonathan Silk, Communications Director; Joe Chapot, Live Chat Moderator; Thomas Brown, Sexton; Carrie Steere-Salazar, Flowers; Linda Messner, Head Usher
For those who weren't raised UU and are converts like I am what was it that attracted you to this faith tradition? In a nutshell I used to follow a very conservative, even fundamentalist, form of Catholicism until I started questioning Original Sin and other crucial doctrines so I tried to find another community and found my local congregation thanks to a suggestion I found on this site a few years ago so it was the "warm of community" as well as the responsible search for truth that brought me here.
At first I thought I wouldn't stay for long and tried other communities like the Episcopalians but as my personal theology started getting farther away from anything recognizable as Christian this one felt like the one I truly belonged to and becoming a Humanist in theology confirmed that and I feel pretty happy about it.
Find a Stillness, hymn 325 out of the grey hymnal, has text from Carl G. Seaberg. The footnote says the text was based on a Unitarian Transylvanian (i.e., Hungarian) text. The rhythm, particularly in the first measures of the third and fourth systems, is very Hungarian. Anyone have the actual Hungarian text?
Hey!
My church is seeing a boom in young families, and I'm looking into what it takes to start a church daycare in Washington state.
I'm looking between the alternatives of the daycare being a separate entity and the church renting the space to the daycare, versus the daycare being part of the church and using the space for free.
Does anyone have advice and/or resources on how to to start a UU daycare?
Really appreciate it!
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