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Jesus Freak on a journey

Sundance

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Greetings in the name of Iesus Kristos, everyone! So, here's my issue. Recently, I've come back to Christianity after a long time away. Unfortunately, the problem involves an internal denominational struggle between remaining a Unitarian Universalist and becoming an Episcopalian. I'm really stuck. Can anyone help me work this out?
 

Sundance

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I thought you were going to become Catholic? I wouldn't be Episcopalian or UU, myself. Too left-wing and heretical.


I was, until I realized that I'm probably more of a Protestant. Though, there are things which do attract me to Catholicism.
 

idea

Question Everything
Or you could ditch the Catholics and the protestants, and become a Mormon!

You need to study it out, pray, and listen to what your conscience tells you.

So, why did you leave, and what made you want to come back to Christianity?
 

Thana

Lady
Greetings in the name of Iesus Kristos, everyone! So, here's my issue. Recently, I've come back to Christianity after a long time away. Unfortunately, the problem involves an internal denominational struggle between remaining a Unitarian Universalist and becoming an Episcopalian. I'm really stuck. Can anyone help me work this out?

Or you could stuff all the denominations and just become non-denominational and believe whatever you like.
Labels are tedious and spiritually suffocating, imo.
 

Sundance

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Indeed, Thana, I wish I could, but labels do help establish one's identity.
 

Sundance

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Or you could ditch the Catholics and the protestants, and become a Mormon!

You need to study it out, pray, and listen to what your conscience tells you.

So, why did you leave, and what made you want to come back to Christianity?

I left because I had a difficult time reconciling what the Scriptures say with what some Christians have done in His name. And, concerning Mormonism, perhaps...
 

Sundance

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Well, if that's what you value then by all means :)

Just suggesting an alternative, if you ever tire of the confines of denominations.
I can dig it. Thank you immensely, Thana, for your response.
 

Glaurung

Denizen of Niflheim
Greetings in the name of Iesus Kristos, everyone! So, here's my issue. Recently, I've come back to Christianity after a long time away. Unfortunately, the problem involves an internal denominational struggle between remaining a Unitarian Universalist and becoming an Episcopalian. I'm really stuck. Can anyone help me work this out?
I don't think this is a question to be determined by strangers on the internet. This is something only you can determine for yourself. All I can say is study and pray and think deeply about your motivations. As a Catholic I cannot explicitly encourage conversion to anything but Catholicism, and I guess adherents of other denominations would be in the same boat. So surely you can see the futility here?
 

Shiranui117

Pronounced Shee-ra-noo-ee
Premium Member
I thank you, kindly, Anatolia. Judging from what I've read so far, Eastern Orthodoxy seems to be up my alley. I just wish I could find a church near me.
You can start here: Orthodoxy in America - Contact
Just put in your city or ZIP code, and it'll pull up every parish in your area.

If you want to learn more about Orthodoxy, the Orthodox Church in America has 4 booklets online for free, written by the now-deceased Fr. Thomas Hopko, who was and is a highly respected theologian among Orthodox Christians in America and all over the world. The Orthodox Faith - Orthodox Church in America
 

idea

Question Everything
I left because I had a difficult time reconciling what the Scriptures say with what some Christians have done in His name. And, concerning Mormonism, perhaps...

I know, the Pharisees / Sadducees were the big organized religious group of the time, and they killed Jesus... That said, we're all imperfect, we'll all have our moments where we don't act like Christians.

If your curious about Mormons, just chat with the next two missionaries you run across!

Blessings to you on your journey, may you find a wonderful group of people to accompany you on your next spiritual journey.
 

Sundance

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I know, the Pharisees / Sadducees were the big organized religious group of the time, and they killed Jesus... That said, we're all imperfect, we'll all have our moments where we don't act like Christians.

If your curious about Mormons, just chat with the next two missionaries you run across!

Blessings to you on your journey, may you find a wonderful group of people to accompany you on your next spiritual journey.
Thank you greatly for your encouraging words.[emoji5]
 
Greetings in the name of Iesus Kristos, everyone! So, here's my issue. Recently, I've come back to Christianity after a long time away. Unfortunately, the problem involves an internal denominational struggle between remaining a Unitarian Universalist and becoming an Episcopalian. I'm really stuck. Can anyone help me work this out?

Oi Oi Skinhead, get yer haircut!

I am curious to where your search has taken you? If you don't mind me asking.
 

Milton Platt

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Greetings in the name of Iesus Kristos, everyone! So, here's my issue. Recently, I've come back to Christianity after a long time away. Unfortunately, the problem involves an internal denominational struggle between remaining a Unitarian Universalist and becoming an Episcopalian. I'm really stuck. Can anyone help me work this out?

There are by some estimates over 30,000 different sects of Christians (that from a religious organization, not a secular one) so if you want a mythology to believe in, you seem not to have cast a broad enough net.
 

Glaurung

Denizen of Niflheim
There are by some estimates over 30,000 different sects of Christians (that from a religious organization, not a secular one) so if you want a mythology to believe in, you seem not to have cast a broad enough net.
There many be "30,000" distinct Christian "groups" but the idea that there are 30,00 utterly distinct Christian theologies is pure exaggeration based off an uncritical acceptance of dishonestly used statistics.

And further this is not the thread for atheist rhetoric, the OP neither asked for it and it's a DIR.
 
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