UU'ism too Christian?

[lilithu]

Originally Posted by spiritually inclined

However, don't our judgments of what is good and bad motivate us to change things in the world we don't like, such as poverty?

That's why I'm not a Buddhist.

Seriously, I am very drawn to Buddhism. The rest of my family is atheist/Confucian/Buddhist. And sometimes I wonder if I shouldn't just be Buddhist instead of messing with this UU "post-Christian" pluralism stuff.

It is possible to be a Buddhist and a social activist. I know several, and Thich Nhat Hahn is also an example of a socially engaged Buddhist. But for me personally, this is the one barrier that I can't get over. I totally agree that it's better to not judge "good" or "bad" when it comes to MOST things, but I can't help but FEEL that oppression is BAD and from that feeling is my motivation to do something about it. I can't wrap my head around any other way to look at social justice.

[UltraViolet]

Originally Posted by lilithu

And yes, just like in other Christian denominations, our churches are packed at both Easter and Christmas. People who otherwise do not attend services, who in fact are hostile to Christianity specifically and organized religion in general will, nonetheless come through our doors on Easter and Christmas. And then complain about the fact that we're too Christian! lol. So some of the same people who complain about this are in fact contributing to it. (It's not rational, but it is very human.)

That is really funny!
People ARE funny, aren't they?

[keithnurse]

Originally Posted by spiritually inclined

Why do some Unitarian Universalists claim that your religion is becoming more Christian and exclusive of non-Christians and pluralism?

Some of these same people have a problem with using words like "church" and even "reverend". If a person is so opposed to religious terms and practices, why would they join a religion?

James

That is really odd, to me. All the UUs I know of who are specifically Christian, none of them claims Christianity is the only way or that nonChristian traditions should be excluded from UUism. They just want to preserve a Christian presence within UUism. Go to www.cccuua.org The Council of Christian Churches in the UUA and look at the links to the dozen or so UU congregations that are members of it.