Posted on 07/03/2007 10:19:10 AM PDT by Between the Lines
Is Christianity about the sins of the individual? Or sins of the group?
“Unitarians Find They’re Almost Universally White”
OMG! We must execute them now.
They should rename the church to “The Church of White Guilt.”
If they had the courage of their convictions, perhaps they’d off themselves.
I’ve been to a Unitarian Church. It ain’t a religion - its group therapy.
Is Unitarianism Christian?
...said Mishra, an Indian American who says he is one of only three Hindu ministers in the UUA.
Not really.
“The Church of White Guilt” is a fitting name.
Say what you will about the Jim Jones' cult, they put their money (or Kool-Aid) where their mouth was, I'll give 'em that.
Unitarianism: The Church for those who don’t believe in God.
Its best they perform a kool-aid ceremony like that other famous anti-racist cult leader Jim Jones.
Try impossible.
My favorite quote from the article.
The word God didn’t appear anywhere in that article.
“Some have left the faith”
What faith? They have no faith.
My sister (who took me) made the mistake asking what I thought...
They left a giant burning question mark on my lawn.
It’s the “Church of Seinfeld.” A Church about nothing.
From the UU website http://www.uua.org
Because of the flexibility in our faith, people hold many different views on almost all spiritual issues. Unitarian Universalism accommodates a wide range of beliefs.
God: A belief in God is welcomed but not required within Unitarian Universalism. Eighty-one percent of Unitarian Universalists believe in God, and 19 percent do not believe in God. Visit the pages on Atheism, Theism/Deism, and the links on the right for more information.
Afterlife: One theological issue many people are curious about is Unitarian Universalism's view of the afterlife. Historically, Unitarians believed in a traditional Christian Heaven and Hell, while Universalists believed in Universal Salvation; that is, that everyone will go to Heaven. Today, some Unitarian Universalists believe in Heaven, some in reincarnation, and some in no afterlife at all. Unitarian Universalism is primarily directed towards this life, not the next.
Sin: More than 150 years ago our Unitarian forbearers rejected the theological doctrine of original sin. They believed, as we do today, that people are inherently good, and that it is our most precious gift, free will, that allows us sometimes to act wrongly, rather than predestination or external temptation. While the traditional concept of sin is no longer part of Unitarian Universalist theology, a small number of Unitarian Universalists believe that divine consequences attach to all of one's actions. Others believe in general karmic effects or the principle of reciprocity, that all actions have corresponding consequences. Still others find no compelling evidence for any direct, external spiritual repercussions for either good or bad behavior. Despite these variations in beliefs, all Unitarian Universalists share a deep obligation to act with justice and compassion in accordance with Unitarian Universalist values.
Morality: Many people ask how we can have religious morals without agreeing on whether heaven, hell, judgment, sin, and damnation exist. Most Unitarian Universalists would probably tell you that their own moral code has little to do with their ideas of the afterlife, and more to do with their actions in this life. Unitarian Universalist morality is grounded in our religious principles and the sources of our faith, as well as in each individual's beliefs and experiences.
What we don't believe: Though Unitarian Universalism doesn't tell its members what to believe, not all beliefs are acceptable within our faith. Beliefs that are hateful or go against our principles wouldn't fit within Unitarian Universalism. As Marshall Hawkins writes:
"One could not be considered a Unitarian Universalist and believe that subscription to specific doctrines or creeds are necessary for access to God or spirituality or membership in our congregations. Unitarian Universalists could not believe that God favors any group of people based on any inherent qualities, such as skin color, gender, sexual orientation, physical ability, etc.—or that any group of people is more worthy of access to opportunities than any other as a result of these qualities. We don't believe that autocratic, undemocratic or overly hierarchical systems are appropriate methods of organizing our congregations or the larger society. We don't believe that humanity has the right or moral authority to exploit the environment or other life forms with whom we share this planet."
I noticed that too.
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