Sorry, just wanted to clarify-- I wasn't trying to criticize the thread, just my own nerdy post. I'm not very good at being funny online (and perhaps otherwise, too), which is why I've been a lurker, not a poster. This seems to be a really great group -- I just never felt worthy. :)
Thanks, Daria, for bringing me out of my shell. Molly --- In [email protected], "mlscha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > I'm Molly. I feel compelled to come out of hiding now that Daria > talked about me being at SUUSI with her... > > As long as we're talking about UUs... Unitarians are the older > church, originally based on the concept of a Unity, not a Trinity. > It was a fairly common denomination early on in our country's > history-- Ben Franklin, the Adams presidents, Paul Revere, Thomas > Jefferson (well, he said he'd be a Unitarian if he bothered to go to > church) were all Unitarians. They were very much into the use of > reason as an individual-- much more than doctrine. The > Universalists believed in universal salvation-- that God loved us > too much to condemn anyone to hell for eternity. Gradually they > both became much less credal, though Unitarians were still > more "head" and Universalists were still more "heart." Makes for > some interesting dichotomies. > > There are still a few purely Christian UU churches-- Kings Chapel in > Boston is the most famous of them. They still believe in rational > thought, exploring your own beliefs, etc. that all UUs share. > > Anyway, I don't know if this adds to the discussion, but there it > is. I do find it amusing when fundamentalists refer to the sacred > religion of the founding fathers as a reason for bringing > Christianity back into government. They should read the Jefferson > Bible sometime. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Bible > > Sorry... I don't think any of this was very funny. Maybe that's why > I've never posted before... > > Molly > --- In [email protected], "Daria Akers" > <daria.akers@> wrote: > > > > There were over 1000 people at SUUSI (hippie camp).... 1 of them > contacted > > on another group (SUUSI-based) I belong to to tell me she is > lurker on this > > group (but has gotten the CHAT TRICK 1 time which was impressive > to me) and > > saw the discussion we were having. Who knows there might be more > closet > > hippies in this group. > > I seem to be addicted to parenthesis tonight... is there a 12 step > program > > for that? > > Off to relax. > > Daria > > > > On 7/28/06, Ellen <ellengoodman6@> wrote: > > > > > > How many people were there? Does the other person post or > just lurk? > > > If they just lurk than we wouldn't recongize them, I guess. But > > > that's cool. > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected]<weingartenchatters% > 40yahoogroups.com>, > > > "Daria Akers" > > > <daria.akers@> wrote: > > > > > > > > As a follow up to this crazy chat about Hippie Camp.... I > found out > > > there is > > > > at least 1 other person on this list who was at Hippie Camp > with me. > > > Small > > > > world I guess. > > > > > > > > > > > > On 7/28/06, Ellen <ellengoodman6@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Daria quoted wikipedia about the Church of Christ thing. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ah. Thanks for the clarification. Whoever cited the United > Church > > > > > > of Christ as an additional example is correct -- that > church is also > > > > > > very vocal about the same-sex-marriage issue, along with > other > > > > > > issues related to homosexuality. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/weingartenchatters/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
