by skepticalseeker | Oct 17, 2017 | Atheism, Unitarian Universalism
I am still getting used the diversity of religious views that I hear expressed in my UU church. For most of my life a religious community meant adherence to a creed and uniformity of beliefs. Growing up in an Evangelical Christian church I was taught that a...
by skepticalseeker | Oct 9, 2017 | Atheism, Unitarian Universalism
It has been nearly 6 months since I officially signed the book to join Thomas Jefferson Unitarian Church. My original reasons for revisiting the UU churches in town (as this is not my first encounter) is to find a regularly-meeting community and children’s...
by skepticalseeker | Jun 18, 2017 | Atheism, personal growth, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism
One of the hurdles in my personal growth has been learning to trust my own mind and my own memories. This is particularly difficult with anxiety because of the way my mind tries to jump from thing to thing while I am hardly even aware of what is happening. I’ve been...
by skepticalseeker | May 26, 2017 | Atheism, Unitarian Universalism
Now that I’ve been thinking about religion, I’m brainstorming what I used to believe as a youth and why I rejected it. I’m starting with God, and what I was taught about this god. These characteristics were either explicitly stated or implied about...
by skepticalseeker | May 20, 2017 | Atheism, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism
So then, I took the plunge and joined my Unitarian Universalist church. I signed the book, went to new member orientation, made a financial pledge, and signed up for volunteer opportunities. I’ve decided that this is how I want to raise my daughter. I am also...
by skepticalseeker | Apr 13, 2017 | Atheism, Unitarian Universalism
One phrase I’ve come across with liberal religious people (most recently in a ‘common read’ book I was reading that had a bit about interfaith cooperation) is “I don’t believe in that God either.” You know, that judgemental God that...
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