The new "Religious Naturalist Association".

[E_Pluribus_Unitarian]

Thought some of you might be interested in this. Newly incorporated, in addition to having Unitarian Universalist connections, it will also be affiliated with the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago, through its Institute on Religion in an Age of Science/Zygon.

http://religious-naturalist-association.org/

[VAliberal]

1. thanks for sharing

I'll check out the site.

[kwassa]

2. Oh. I first read "Religious Naturist Association".

Strip and Pray!

[cbayer]

4. So did I. Swear.

[Warren Stupidity]

3. Ok, one layer of woo on top of a layer of science.

The concept of a God who actively alters the course of natural events is not a naturalist view; persons for whom this concept is important will presumably prefer another religious home.

That would eliminate almost all traditional believers. I'm fine with pantheism, but I have no clue what, at that point, religion brings to the table other than perhaps some feel good nonsense about death.

[carolinayellowdog]

6. A sense of the sacred is not "woo" but innate in some of us

As a paddler and hiker, I feel a sense of joy in nature that is even sweeter when shared with other people. That isn't connected to any kind of assent to a set of propositions about history or science propounded by any particular religious tradition or authority. But it is still, at its core, religious, a sense of awe and worship. You either get it or you don't, you can't convert anyone to it, but I'm a pantheist and glad to connect with others.

UUs do seem to get it, in my experience.

[cbayer]

5. That's great. Thanks for bringing it here.