Gettin' a little religion

[subversivegrrl]

I'm thinking of going to the Unitarian Universalist Church here in town. I'm definitely feeling the need for community, if only for activities involving people *other than myself.* Alone time is great but there are limits. I'm thinking a UU church will have a) people of like political mind; b) no set creed to follow (spiritually agnostic,

Comments

*raises hand*

[dinaofdoom]

i was born into a UU family-- third generation, believe it or not.
every congregation has total control, so that being said, each congregation can vary greatly.
some are very judeo-christian, whereas others eschew any type of "religion" and are focused on social justice and philosophy.
i had an incredibly balanced religious education, and learned about every faith, while having "church" out on a nature walk. we had drum circles, and were encouraged to tell the president (reagan) what we thought he was doing wrong.
many of my christian friends have commented that i know more about christianity and the bible than they.
personally, i have been thinking of joining out here in texass, because i would like to get more "involved" and spend more time with sentient beings who are not my cat.

oh, AND!

[dinaofdoom]

my old room mate was the director of religious education for UU world wide.
a BIG component of this is real sex ed, and detailed information on GLBT youth issues, safe sex, birth control and other realtistic and timely teachings for today's youth.
this was a huge plus in my book.

[lynnbo_momo]

Check them out. The one I used to attend was so great. Talks about poetry, local history, Marion Zimmer Bradley instead of boring gross sermons! Woo!

(Unfortunately, I don't even believe remotely in divinities these days, so I'm just done with all church. Also we moved, making it less convenient. I worship at the church of my bed, see.)