Any Unitarian Mamas?
One other thing for today. (I guess I have a lot to say today.) I am feeling like I need more spirituality in my life. DH is Jewish & I am not. I live in the south & have found churches here to be...well, just not what I believe in. I would like to find some where to go to be more spiritual & have a sense of communtiy, without feeling like there is a lot of judgement. Any mamas know about or belong to the Unitarian faith? I would like to know more about it, & if it might be right for me.
i was thinking of going to a unitarian church. as a recovering catholic and as someone who isn't fond of the new christian evangelical movement i was interested in this more humanist approach. one of my friends suggested this site.
http://www.uua.org/
I am searching for more spirituality in my life too. Last spring, I went to a Unitarian church a couple times and I loved it. But then my mom came to visit for a long time so I didn't go again, because she is so uber-Catholic that I knew we would fight about it. Then after she left town, I just never "got around" to going back. Been thinking about it lately though. It was a lot like what Springtime mentioned. They approached the Bible as historical. For ex, they talked about how when the disciples "saw" Jesus everywhere after his crucifixion, it didn't necessarily mean he had risen from the dead, just that they were normal people who loved someone SO much that they saw him in every face, around every corner. It was really much more tangible than the world of miracles and just trust even though you don't have any proof type stuff that I was used to growing up. A lot about love. Lots of people in the crowd with spiked colored hair and tattoos mixing right in with the suits.
but I do this full moon women's group each month at our local UU. This particular UU has a lot of pagan activities/concerts etc.
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i've never been a religious person, but my son is very interested in spirituality and religion so i am planning on attending a UU church with him soon. it seems to be the best alternative. i'll let you know once i go..
I have been interested in finding a church. The only religion DH is interested in is Judaism (raised Lutheran, go figure). I looked up the closest UU church that is 24 miles away and he agreed to try it this weekend. If you knew my DH, you would be shocked too!
Good taste is the enemy of creativity.
~ Pablo Picasso
Bizarro Pizarro
My daughter is the 4th. Churches vary greatly, depending on the city, ther are 4 in our area, each different from the next. Shop around!
My hubby is a recovering Catholic, and has nothing but ridicule for my insistince on going to church, but the girl and I find so much joy in our liberal faith community (we celebrate Chritmas, Hannukah, AND Kwanza!). The friends we've made there are like no others. A diverse group, not one is "just like us," and together we make a beautiful human tapestry.
One of my UU friends is married to a Muslim, who also doesn't understand her faith, and doesn't come, but in these xenophobic times, the religious pluralism their children are learning is SO vital.
My mother is no longer a UU. She's Wiccan. And she taught me Tarot, and other Wiccan ritual as a youth. Today, I work proffessionally as a meduim. I also identify strongly with my UU Judeo/Christian heritage, and have studied the bible for the last several years. There is no inner conflict for me, being a Christian/Wiccan meduim, who teaches Sunday school. Many people see it as a contradiction in terms, but I see it as "just me."
sporadically, of course.
Here's a quiz to see if UU is in your top "belief" matches:
http://www.beliefnet.org/story/76/story_7665_1.html
Here's the UU website. Some of your questions will be answered here:
www.uua.org
And here are the 28 NC UU congregations, some of which have their own websites:
http://www.uua.org/CONG/results.php?s_method=state&state=NC&submit3=GO%21
What I like about the UU church: The people who attend and their differing backgrounds, the sermons, the RE program although it is very small, the questioning - plenty of agnostics and atheists attend, the potlucks and community, the social activism, many beliefs are very similar to my own before we decided to find a church around 5 years ago. (see http://www.uua.org/aboutuua/principles.html )
What I don't like: debating a single subject and coming up with an answer can be akin to herding cats, there are too few kids and people our age, having to be anywhere on a Sunday morning particularly on weekends filled with the kids' activities.
I went with some friends who were church-shopping in a different city and state to their local Unitarian church (not Unitarian Universalist) and I did not like that church all that much. Apparently neither did they as they ended up at a liberal Episcopalian church. So while I'd recommend my local church to you, I don't know if I'd recommend every congregation, it just depends.
Good luck and hope you find what you're looking for!
We both took the test and both of us are %100 UU. We are going to this congregation this weekend to check it out. I think it looks very promising. Kinda exciting to think there may be a church out there that I don't have to disagree with certain points...okay alot of points.
Good taste is the enemy of creativity.
~ Pablo Picasso
Bizarro Pizarro
It is nice to meet somewhat like-minded people this way and have our kids learn about so many different religions as well as the UU beliefs.
100%! Wow! I have been interested in uu for years, (still am) and it didn't even make my top 2. I guess in all honesty, I feel like everything I need spiritually is within me and all around me. But the UU idea calls to my desire for community and social activism.
I went once but was turned off by the hardcore fundraising efforts. I still get calls asking for money, even though I explained I am not a member of their church, somehow they can't get me off the calling list...
Otherwise I think it sounds nice, it might just be this area, very fiscally-focused,
The "brazillions" of Christians are giving money to their churches. Maybe that's why they get so God-damned much done, and have so much political sway.
The "Christians" you are refering to won't claim the UU. 
I found this site and got a good laugh.
Also, there is a group called Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans
So, not really in the same group...
Good taste is the enemy of creativity.
~ Pablo Picasso
Bizarro Pizarro
We're unitarian. I feel like it's definately a spiritual home for me.
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Today's book: The Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene.
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Jesus was a liberal.
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