Entries from December 2007

December 31, 2007

Do Bible-Oriented Christians Ever Allow For Any Validity in Unitarian-Universalist Exegesis?

Last night’s post suggested that there aren’t many Bible-oriented Christians who are “who are susceptible to UU exegesis.” Fausto, whose useful list of UU-significant Bible quotes started the conversation, chimed in that conversion probably isn’t likely, but that there is a satisfaction nonetheless in watching such Christians pause and think.
Indeed there is. Just [...]

December 30, 2007

Biblical Universalism

Fausto of The Socinian blog has generously offered a good list of Bible quotes that speak to Unitarian-Universalist concerns. One quote popular among Universalists back in the day that doesn’t happen to appear on his list is 1. Corinthians 15:22. “For as in Adam all men die, even so in Christ shall all [...]

December 21, 2007

Manufacturing Outrage as Religious Practice

There has been some talk recently on Unitarian-Universalist blogs and listserves about boycotting the 2008 General Assembly, ostensibly because it will be located within a security zone and thus necessitate showing ID for admittance. General Assembly rarely fails to generate criticism, often rhetorically tied to issues of “justice,” “privilege,” “welcoming,” and/or “acceptance.” In [...]