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Hello, all. I'm agnostic. I'm very much into Humanist beliefs, though. I think everyone deserves to be treated with compassion, empathy and dignity. I believe in a very inclusive worldview, that everyone should be treated this way, regardless of their beliefs as long as they aren't harmful or hateful.
However, I feel at odds sometimes with other "Humanists," given their disdain for religion. Though I don't personally believe in anything supernatural myself, I very much enjoy the notions of religious Humanism, even though I don't actively partake in any kind of congregation or anything like that. I've found it hard to find one that hits my particular vibe.
I guess I would say when I'm not religious, I would be inclined to say I don't really believe in or partake in what would be considered supernaturalist religious rituals, such as praying, worshipping a deity, or anything like that. Again, from my own viewpoint, I'm not really against others doing so. I just think of it as "not really for me," and I am happy and content being secular in this way.
My wife is also the same way, and we aren't really forcing any religious beliefs on our son is six. We want him to grow up open minded, to learn and find out what he believes on his own. I sometimes consider myself a "non-theist," since I don't really have my life structured around any kind of deity worship, but also don't really have an active disbelief either. It's just basically absent. Perhaps Apatheist might be a more appropriate term.
My point is... I can't be the only one out there who feels this way? I feel there are people who identify as "Humanist," but most certainly do not act like it.
Any thoughts or advice?
My wife and I have been involved in a UU community in Cincinnati since November 2024, but I've been "UU adjacent" for a long time - reading publications, listening to musicians, absorbing the culture. I have a hard time imagining our lives in the last 8 months without this UU community.
One of my primary inspirations has been musician Jim Scott. I first heard him as part of the Paul Winter Consort back in the late 1970s. His solo recordings have been a part of my library for many years, and we are using some of his songs now in our UU community. (He has a number of songs in "Singing the Journey" and the new virtual hymnal.) He's continues to be a voice for progressive beliefs and practices, especially focused on environmental causes. I wanted to share his new presence on Substack that I wanted to share - hopefully that is allowed.
Norman Allen
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The General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches welcomes the news that the “Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill” has passed the House of Commons and is now headed to the House of Lords. After a year-long consultation in 2013, our movement felt that the right for terminally ill patients to access assisted dying spoke to our Unitarian values of the inherent worth and dignity of all people and their freedom to believe as their consciences dictate, and therefore passed a motion in favour. As this Bill is implemented, we hope that the above-mentioned principles remain at the heart of all changes made, and are embedded in both policy and practice for all those involved in end of life decision making. As stated in the 2013 motion, we believe that “any individual who faces an intolerable existence because of a debilitating and/or incurable physical condition should have the right to seek support for the termination of their life in a painless and dignified manner”.
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