Anyone ever hear of these guys?


"For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a holy day, a sabbath of complete rest to the LORD; whoever does any work on it shall be put to death."

Yes. There's a congregation that meets near my house. They are led by Stephen King's daughter, Naomi. It's basicallly a believe/accept everything group.


To a tennis player, love means nothing.

Nope






Baby Howard ETA 26th July 2009

Uni-what? What are they about?


Nah tek yuh mattie eye fuh see.
"One of the striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives."- Mark Twain

I'm a memeber of a Unitarian Universalist church in Tuscaloosa Alabama. The roots of Unitarians and Universalists go back for centuries. The Unitarians got their name from the belief in the unity of God. In other words, they didn't believe in the trinity. They believed that Christ was Gods messenger on Earth but not God incarnate. The Universalists were trinitarians but believed in Universal Salvation. No one goes to hell.
Several presidents were Unitarian including John and John Quincy Adams and Howard Taft. Thomas Jefferson is said to have once said that if there were a Unitarian church near his home that he would join it.
The Unitarians and Universalists have always been known for liberal leanings. Olympia Brown, a Universalist, was the first woman ordained as a minister in the U.S.
The Unitarians and Universalist joined forces in 1961 and became the Unitarian Universalist Association. At that time the movement had become almost entirely secular and included many academically minded people. Many of whom were atheists or agnostics. The organization has changed over the years, and while there are still many secular humanists who are members they also welcome people of many faiths. The UUA includes people who consider themselves Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Pagan and many other faiths and philosophies.
UU churches vary greatly depending on where it is. Some of the older churches in New England are still predominatly Unitarian Christian. Some churches are mostly secular, others are predominatly spiritual. Sometimes there will be two churches in the same city that are very different. Ironiclly, the older members tend to be more secular while younger members are more spiritual. The opposite of most churches.
One thing that most UU's share in common is a strong concern for social justice and are usually politically liberal. UU's marched along with African American civil rights protesters in the 60's. Some even died for the cause. In Alabama the reverend James Reeb and Viola Luizo were both killed by angry whites because of their support for civil rights. UU's also strongly support the womens movement and rights for gays and lesbians.
This past summer there was a shooting at a UU church in Knoxville Tennessee. Two members were killed and several others wounded. The gunman walked in with a shotgun in a guitar case, pulled it out and opened fire. After his arrest he said that he did it because he hated liberals.