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    Non-Christians. Why do you care so much about Christians and Christianity?

    Why do I care so much about Christians and Christianity? For the same reason that I care about global warming, terrorism, and so on. Religion is a blight.
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    Is Christianity logical?

    The "central message" of Christianity is the expression of existential fear, which by definition is not logical.
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    Is the God of the OT and the NT the same God?

    He's the same God in that generic frightened men created him. But societies do change so difference are bound to pop up.
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    Are UU ministers problematic?

    I think that Storm's response is what many (most?) of our congregants believe. I do not, however (and this is clearly not an issue for many people with whom I've spoken). When I pay someone, what was "not just a job" becomes "just a job". We have in fact lost our minister over this. When I...
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    Is Christianity based upon Pagan ideas?

    My userstanding is that "heaven, hell, prophecy, daemon possession, sacrifice, initiation by baptism, communion with God through a holy meal, the Holy Spirit, monotheism, immortality of the soul, miracle working son of God, and born of a mortal woman" all come...
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    Is Christianity based upon Pagan ideas?

    Of course. Christianity (and all Abrahamic faiths) are based on pagan (pagan meaning "country dweller") ideas. Christianity borrowed heavily from a wealth of Mediterranean area myths. You might spend some time reading the Pagan Origins of the Christ Myth web site. Christianity comes from the...
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    Are UU ministers problematic?

    I have been very involved with a UU church for about 6 years now. It's my first church ever (I'm 45) and I'm pretty atheistic. I've served on the Board, the worship committee, the budget committee and in CUUPs (an interest in "nature spirituality"). My beliefs about the logistics of my UU...
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    UU - Are ministers problematic?

    I've moved the following over to the UU area of the forum. Sorry for the confusion. ----- I have been very involved with a UU church for about 6 years now. It's my first church ever (I'm 45) and I'm pretty atheistic. I've served on the Board, the worship committee, the budget committee and...
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    Hello

    I am interested in talking a bit about UUism. I've been a member of my local church for about 6 years. I've been on the Board, the worship committee, the budget committee, and a member of CUUPs.
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