I am a Unitarian Universalist. My religion began as two persistent and reoccuring Christian heresies (the denial of the Trinity and the denial of hell) that eventually became two Protestant denominations. Over the years, both denominations moved away from traditional Christianity and toward a more values-based secular humanist tradition; the American denominations merged in the 1960s. At this point, asking what UUs believe is a useless question; you will get a different answer from each person. The right question is what UUs value, which is roughly answered in the Seven Principles.
Anyway, my particular congregation is called a church because it was founded back in the 1800s. Many other UU groups are called congregations or fellowships instead. Also, the structure and internal organization of each group is unique, because we are a bottom-up religion; each group decides how to run itself, rather than following orders from a central organization.
Among UUs, I would use the term 'RE' (religious education) rather than 'Sunday school,' but I generally say Sunday school when talking to non-UUs, since it's more commonly understood in American society at large. The class I am teaching this year is called "Stories of the Sacred," and it involves telling stories from various religious traditions. So far, we've dealt with Islam, Hinduism, neo-paganism, Judaism, Christianity, and some more secular/UU ideas like, well, Earth Day.
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Date: 2010-05-02 01:25 am (UTC)Anyway, my particular congregation is called a church because it was founded back in the 1800s. Many other UU groups are called congregations or fellowships instead. Also, the structure and internal organization of each group is unique, because we are a bottom-up religion; each group decides how to run itself, rather than following orders from a central organization.
Among UUs, I would use the term 'RE' (religious education) rather than 'Sunday school,' but I generally say Sunday school when talking to non-UUs, since it's more commonly understood in American society at large. The class I am teaching this year is called "Stories of the Sacred," and it involves telling stories from various religious traditions. So far, we've dealt with Islam, Hinduism, neo-paganism, Judaism, Christianity, and some more secular/UU ideas like, well, Earth Day.
I'm glad you're enjoying "Lemonade" so far!