11-04-2007, 10:19 PM
http://www.secularplanet.org/2007/06/tho...alism.html
17 June 2007
Thoughts on Unitarian Universalism
".....Essentially, it's still too “churchy” for my tastes, but there are couple of other issues.
The general focus has been on liberal faith, not reason.
The sermons have been mostly uninteresting.
The music has been rather boring.
The hymns and readings too often mention God or faith or simply make no sense.
The sharing of joys and concerns is too similar to actual prayer.
The tone is too self-congratulatory.
It costs time and money.
I doubt I would make any friends by continuing to go.
After leaving a service, I generally feel that my mind has been clouded with vague concepts and notions which make clear, rational thinking more difficult. It's not easy to explain. I just don't know what they're talking about half of the time and it hurts my brain. That is a common reaction for me to religion, especially liberal religion."
Well, I guess you cannot be all things to all people...some are turned off by any mention of God...others are turned off by strict humanism...yet others reject "magical" thinking..be in pagan, wicca etc. I think this goes back to the need for liberal religion in general to develop a clear theology...one that is open ended but posits some basic assumptions.
To be fair...here is a favorable assessment:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?...314AAJ8boZ
17 June 2007
Thoughts on Unitarian Universalism
".....Essentially, it's still too “churchy” for my tastes, but there are couple of other issues.
The general focus has been on liberal faith, not reason.
The sermons have been mostly uninteresting.
The music has been rather boring.
The hymns and readings too often mention God or faith or simply make no sense.
The sharing of joys and concerns is too similar to actual prayer.
The tone is too self-congratulatory.
It costs time and money.
I doubt I would make any friends by continuing to go.
After leaving a service, I generally feel that my mind has been clouded with vague concepts and notions which make clear, rational thinking more difficult. It's not easy to explain. I just don't know what they're talking about half of the time and it hurts my brain. That is a common reaction for me to religion, especially liberal religion."
Well, I guess you cannot be all things to all people...some are turned off by any mention of God...others are turned off by strict humanism...yet others reject "magical" thinking..be in pagan, wicca etc. I think this goes back to the need for liberal religion in general to develop a clear theology...one that is open ended but posits some basic assumptions.
To be fair...here is a favorable assessment:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?...314AAJ8boZ