Creeds are a fraught issue for liberal religionists, especially Unitarian-Universalists. It is interesting to note how a rather different form of religion, which nonetheless has many liberal elements in the North American situation, approaches creeds. Jodo Shinshu Buddhists are the oldest organized form of Buddhism in America and Canada, based on traditions brought originally by [...]
Entries from October 2008
October 28, 2008
Are You Out at Work as a UU?
Have you made your work colleagues/boss aware that you are Unitarian-Universalist (or some other variety of liberal religion)? How do you do so? Why? How did they take it? Has it been a positive or negative experience? Or, if you’re not out, why not? Do you have fears of reprecussions? Have you seen other people [...]
October 27, 2008
Are Ministers Who Wear Robes Somehow Wrong?
Responses to yesterday’s post on robed choirs suggested that robes cut the choir off from the congregation, turning them into a show or making them somehow not part of the congregation. The natural follow-up would seem to be ministers, the other group that (besides choirs) often wear robes. Are ministers who wear robes somehow improperly [...]
October 26, 2008
Does Your Church Choir Wear Robes?
Are there patterns in robe-wearing within Unitarian-Universalism? For instance, do New England churches tend to favor them, while newer fellowships do not? Is it a matter of economics, with larger churches able to afford a little bit more pomp? Are robes more common in historically Unitarian or Universalist congregations? How do you feel about choirs [...]
October 25, 2008
Universalist Quote of the Day #120
“Love is the spirit of this church, and service its law.
This is our great covenant;
To dwell together in peace,
To seek the truth in love,
and to help one another.”
–affirmation of the Universalist Church of West Hartford
Love is the spirit of this church, and service its law.
This is our great covenant;
To dwell together in peace,
To seek the [...]
