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Re: Does God have a monopoly on gods?
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Mon, 13 Mar 2000 15:26:32 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> Frank's Unitarian Universalism, for example. He posted 7 guiding
> principles on Wednesday last
> http://www.lugnet.com/off-topic/debate/?n=4700 ... they have nothing
> about "brother's keeper"... I do wonder what is meant by #6 as "justice"
> is often a code word used by usurpers to mean income redistribution, but
> I doubt that's what meant here.
Some people do interpret "Justice" to imply income redistribution. UUs
range almost completely across the political spectrum, and if one had to
paint with a broad brush, one would pick up the Liberal brush, but I
suspect if more people examined Libertarianism the way I have, they
would realize that the principles are more of a Libertarian statement.
> So if you accept UU as a religion (which raises the interesting question
> of is something one because its adherents say it is? Because its
> detractors say it is?) then I'd say not all religions are actively bad.
I would say that UUism is a religion, in part because it does descend
from Christianity. I guess it all comes down to what do we mean by the
word religion. The word implies a god or other higher power. I think it
comes more or less down to if it walks and talks like a duck, it's a
duck. By this measure, I think UUism would be a religion. If you walk
into a UU building on Sunday morning, you will generally find people
engaging in activities similar to what goes on at Christian churches
(even to the point of communion in at least one UU church).
--
Frank Filz
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Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com (business only please)
Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com
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| Well we're definitely in "how many angels can dance on the head of a pin?" territory and I post this mostly in fun, not because I have issues... (...) I think that's STILL begging the question. :-) What's the difference between religion and (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| To the reader, in the below quote Selçuk changed my words in a way that I don't agree with. He did it to make a point, I'm not mad that he did it or anything and no apology or retraction is necessary (to forestall any). (...) I don't agree. I think (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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