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velvetpage ([personal profile] velvetpage) wrote2008-05-11 03:38 pm
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We went to the Unitarian church today, and liked it enough to continue going there for a while. If it lives up to the promise of the first visit, we may make it our church home.

I liked the respect that was paid in the service to many faith traditions. I liked the emphasis on environmentalism and social justice. I liked that they took elements from many different cultures and faith traditions and validated all of them. It was nice to feel I wasn't being pushed into accepting that finally, THIS particular church had the answers I'd been looking for.

So for now, this is where we're going and what we're doing.

[identity profile] catarzyna.livejournal.com 2008-05-11 08:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Those are all the same reasons the UU church works for me as well. It seems we have both found a church home. I'm very happy for you. :-D

[identity profile] scodiddly.livejournal.com 2008-05-11 10:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Me too - I found a UU church a few years back and it really fit me. I'm officially agnostic, but still wanted the sort of community you get from a congregation.

What's really good about UU is that there's a usually a focus on getting ideas and knowledge from a wide range of faiths. There's not one true path, you have to figure it out for yourself.

[identity profile] kisekileia.livejournal.com 2008-05-12 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
It's always good when a church isn't arrogant enough to think their ideas can solve all your problems.

[identity profile] anidada.livejournal.com 2008-05-12 04:57 pm (UTC)(link)
*hugs you lots* I'm glad you found a respectful, open-minded place of worship; even if it's not an end point, given the close relationship Unitarianism has with all faiths -- including Christianity -- it seems like a fine place to start.

[identity profile] sythyry.livejournal.com 2008-05-15 11:50 am (UTC)(link)
Yay, Unitarians! We go to the local UU church too -- have for nearly two decades, in fact.