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To: bkaycee; wagglebee
"Unitarians don't believe the bible."

Your understanding of Unitarianism appears to be as shallow as wagglebee's.

If you had said "it is possible to find Unitarians who believe in almost anything or nothing." I would agree with you.

Many Unitarians believe the Bible is the Word of God. Now, the interpretation of this Word is another story. :-)

7,542 posted on 08/09/2010 12:37:11 PM PDT by OLD REGGIE (I am a Biblical Unitarian?)
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To: OLD REGGIE

Go back and read what I wrote, I never suggested that Unitarians don’t believe the Bible. I think Unitarianism is based on heretically flawed interpretations of the Bible, but that is not the same as saying they don’t believe it.


7,545 posted on 08/09/2010 12:46:27 PM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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To: OLD REGGIE
Your understanding of Unitarianism appears to be as shallow as wagglebee's.

That could be, I guess the insignia of all the worlds major religions on Unitarian churches, kinda turned me off from further investigation.

Do these 2 answers from the UU Church of Nashua represent your understanding of what the UU church of today teaches?

How do you regard the Bible?

"We regard the Bible as one of many important religious texts but do not consider it unique or exclusive in any way. We do not interpret it literally. We think some parts of it offer more truth and relevance than other parts. Although UUs respect the Bible and regard some of its content as great literature, it is not a central document in our religion."

Do you believe in Jesus?

"We do not believe that Jesus Christ was born of a virgin, performed miracles and was resurrected from death. We do admire and respect the way he lived, the power of his love, the force of his example and his system of values."

"Most UUs regard Jesus as one of several important moral and ethical teachers who have shown humans how to live a life of love, service and compassion. Though some of us may question whether Jesus was an actual historical figure, we believe his teachings are of significant moral value." http://www.uunashua.org/100q/c1.shtml#q6

7,548 posted on 08/09/2010 1:07:11 PM PDT by bkaycee
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To: OLD REGGIE; bkaycee; wagglebee
Maybe there's confusion between "Unitarian" as a belief about God and where Jesus and the Spirit fit in there, and "Unitarian" as a denomination, where belief in any God is entirely optional.

The former could certainly consider themselves focussed on Scripture; the latter, not so much.

7,555 posted on 08/09/2010 1:16:32 PM PDT by Mad Dawg (Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.)
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