Those of you who know me know I am Jewish and Unitarian, or as I would like to say, "Interspiritual". No one religion is exactly a perfect match for my own personal beliefs and spiritual practices, so I tend to blend. I grew up in one religion, wandered a lot, converted to Judaism, and still wander a little, but keep my feet there. We do the Bar Mitzvah and Rosh Hashana thing OUR WAY at Temple Sinai, but I also love to hang out with the UUs.
MOST of my liberal friends hang out at Prairie Unitarian-Universalist church in Parker (I think they should call it Prairie Congregation, but that is a whole 'nother blog entry). They are not all liberals, but I would say about 80-90% of them are (and the ones who aren't are so awesome, I learn a lot from them!). So, if you are looking for a progressive, liberal, nonjudgmental, intelligent, thoughtful, spiritual but not dogmatic place to hang out on Sunday mornings, check out this church: http://www.prairieuu.org/j/ .
They welcome people who are gay or straight or questioning, Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, Atheist, Humanist, Pagan, Agnostic, Earth-centered, etc.... They love and welcome EVERYBODY and don't try to convert you to ANYTHING.
Every Minister has his/her own style. There is another UU congregation at Hampden and Ash (near Colorado), so you can try out both, and pick the style or location you like best.
What do UUs believe then? Be nice. Love your neighbor. Give to charity. Respect differences. Value your family. Be involved in your community. Don't judge other people. Use your head AND your heart. Follow the path in your heart, not necessarily from someone else's path. Take care of the Earth and the animals. Clean up after yourself. Hug people who need it. Don't kill people just because they look different than you or have a different religion (hear that George?) Etc.
SERIOUSLY.
The official beliefs can be found here: http://www.uua.org/visitors/index.shtml
The added bonus is, you will get to know most of the leaders in your local Democratic party there.
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Nancy
ReplyDeleteWhat a GREAT post - and congrats on your blog and the new PC Progressives site. You have been busy since electing a new president...you overachiever, you!
Hope Shelby and I can make it to church one day...it is such a scary thing for us. We have been rejected a lot for all the reasons you know. It isn't easy to be different in this county at this time...but CHANGE is about a month a way. Maybe then it will be COOL and, dare I say, even "SEXY" to be smart, different, loving, and kind. What a country THAT will be...Dr Karen