Uu - Page 2

octavius · #11 (**permalink**) 30th July 2007, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by RevKathyV

One reason for a church is having a place where people of like minds can come together and refresh them selves and support each other.....

Very true. My question is in the necessity for a church. Why a church and not a lodge or club?

shaw-n · #12 (**permalink**) 8th June 2008, 06:19 PM

Churches are obvious institutions and are likely to be more accepted by the herd mentality which is so prevalent. Also they make great tax shelters and provide an aura of legitimacy which helps.
I don't belong to any church and find the idea of clubs and lodges more appealing, but they too come with their own agenda depending on what brand they are.

Storm2008 · #13 (**permalink**) 19th August 2008, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Gavriel

As an interfaith panentheist, i think that UU is a really good idea. But i recently attended a service and i was a little taken about to discover that they didn't mention the Divine once. They had a cute skit and alot of rambling but it seemed to me that they tried so hard not to offend any religion that they left ALL religions out. I would love to find a group in my area that embraced the wisdom of all religions and faiths instead of dancing around them. I hope that's not too harsh, i just can't really think of another way to describe it.

UU services vary widely from congregation to congregation. If possible, I recommend that you check out another congregation before you make up your mind about us.

It took me quite a while to warm to the very traditional services of my current congregation.

Storm2008 · #14 (**permalink**) 19th August 2008, 03:45 AM

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Originally Posted by octavius

Very true. My question is in the necessity for a church. Why a church and not a lodge or club?

It's not about necessity. Just preference.

bob_chasm · #15 (**permalink**) 4th November 2008, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by octavius

Very true. My question is in the necessity for a church. Why a church and not a lodge or club?

Here is my 5c: I think the reference to the UU church goes back to the origin of the Unitarian Christian movement out of Christianity. However, I have seen some members calling it the UU congregation or UU building.

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