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RE: a question for Christians - 6/21/2008 6:38:05 AM

Gwynvyd

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We have a very cool UU Church here; the oldest church in our city. I often wonder why I don't go more often. Then I realize that sleeping past 8:30 on Sunday is a pretty religious experience for me.

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no cookie!

( ours serves cookies, and cakes afterwords..) *chuckles*

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RE: a question for Christians - 6/21/2008 12:42:25 PM

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ORIGINAL: Gwynvyd

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There haven't been any Unitarian congregations in America for decades. The Universalists pretty much took over and changed the focus to its current blended approach.

The Brethren on the other hand, have a very specific Christian scriptural orientation as do most Quakers (minus the baptism part).

acutaly.... ( having gone to a UU 101, and 102, and oh hell loads of classes on the history...)

The Unitarians, and Universlaists decided that thier messages were so simular.. that they combined thier congregations together back in 1961. http://books.google.com/books?id=wVp8HNS2p-IC

We have puritan roots though. http://www.uuworld.org/ideas/articles/108175.shtml

I think it works well though.

Gwyn,
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That is UU's version

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My mother and her parents were Unitarians in the older sense, and they were the first ones to tell me that the UUs do not represent their beliefs in the least. Studying it seems to confirm their reports.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitarianism

And I didn't sense that the OP was asking which group thinks their 'kum-bay-yahs', or bag-o-snakes is holier than the other groups.. they specifically asked which ones were closest to the Brethren... a scripturally based Christian church that is listed as one of the historic peace churches, with a commitment to living a certain way....

The term historic peace churches refers specifically to three church groups:
the Church of the Brethren, the Mennonites, and the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_churches

Now lots of churches espouse peace, some more convincingly than others, but the ones who carry it to another level such as those mentioned above, are I suspect, what the OP wanted... if I'm mistaken, my apologies.

A lot of people can find exactly what they are looking for in New Age, or suburban mainstream, or evangelical splinter groups, but that isn't what quite the Brethren or some Friends are all about.

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RE: a question for Christians - 6/22/2008 5:02:59 AM

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It's the theology that counts. Have a talk with the pastor about some of what you feel is important. That is how I figured out I was at the right church I have friends who attend churches that "look" progressive because you can have piercings and wear jeans, but when you get down to it, the theology isn't progressive at all. I will do my best not to preach about what I think people ought to believe. I simply prefer to belong to a church that means what it says, and puts what it claims to value into action. And I don't like being asked to leave my brain at the door.

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