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02/25/14 2:08 AM

#219424 RE: F6 #219422

must have been, or she was so excited and involved in her speech she forgot some little details around people she had met there .. or maybe those in that group don't talk about their deities much .. or maybe even though in spite of that Wikipedia article saying they had the freedom to choose God as a deity none which she met had .. .. hmm, on a 2nd look ..

Six Sources

Unitarian Universalists place emphasis on spiritual growth and development. The official statement of Unitarian Universalist principles describes the "sources" upon which current practice is based:

* Direct experience of that transcending mystery and wonder, affirmed in all cultures, which moves us to a renewal of the spirit and an openness to the forces which create and uphold life;

* Words and deeds of prophetic women and men which challenge us to confront powers and structures of evil with justice, compassion, and the transforming power of love;

* Wisdom from the world's religions which inspires us in our ethical and spiritual life;

* Jewish and Christian teachings which call us to respond to God's love by loving our neighbors as ourselves;

* Humanist teachings which counsel us to heed the guidance of reason and the results of science, and warn us against idolatries of the mind and spirit.

* Spiritual teachings of earth-centered traditions which celebrate the sacred circle of life and instruct us to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitarian_Universalism#Diversity_of_practices


looks you hit the nail on the head ..

"fuagf -- sounded to me like she hadn't actually gotten into/studied UU at all, so hadn't reached any point of then deconstructing it, didn't get beyond 'oh they seem like a nice accepting group to which I could fully belong being myself as an atheist' in her brief experience with/glance at them in/from her 'group/tribal' frame"

.. doesn't matter, it still was a good little speech .. :)