Reply #54: Thanks for this thread. I've always been interested, but assumed

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UU was Christian. I didn't leave the church, the church left me, but I wasn't about to run off and change religions even though I developed an influencing interest in eastern religions. On my own, I started thinking even harder about life and its lessons then I did when I listened to epistles, gospels, sermons, and heavy duty theology courses. I declared myself a universalist with a little u.

Sounds like I would fit in. I still miss Latin and liturgical chants, though.

Do you realize that every time you write and say 'humanist, humanistic, spiritual, spiritualistic', you cause a Fundamentalist to want to break into a rant or a scream. They will condemn you; some will pray for you. You can acknowledge Pat Robertson for that.