We spent our early Friday night in a Unitarian church

[sniffa]

I was shocked to see the walls completely bare. Where were the sculptures, paintings and stained glass depictions of the gruesome torture and murder of Jesus? How the fuck do they expect to scare the children?

[crim son]

1. ...or intrigue them?

:P

Funny, the boyfriend recently mentioned a desire to go to the Unitarian church and check it out. I told him, have a delightful time...

[sniffa]

9. But they gave good Chinese food

You'll miss out. :P

[crim son]

11. It's true, I might.

In Maine they'd probably serve baked beans. x(

[JVS]

2. They're not only missing the decorations, they're missing the Trinity!

[sniffa]

8. Probably got lost with the relics

:shrug:

[Fire Walk With Me]

3. The guys before you got the wall hangings.

What loot did you bring home?

[sniffa]

6. I was hoping to score some cheap wine

and bodies of Christ but they weren't on the menu. :(

[bicentennial_baby]

4. But that hippie chick's question made it allllll worth it, no?

:rofl:

[sniffa]

7. "What can we do to rein in rampant consumerism..

.. we want what we don't need.. for a sense of self worth... when all that we need is located right here." places hands over her heart

:rofl:

The patchouli was strong with that one.

[deutsey]

5. I've been a UU for nearly 10 years

UUism has its flaws, but I think its effort to be inclusive and diverse makes up for them. In our fellowship there are humanists, atheists, Buddhists, pagans, a couple liberal Christians, and a lot of "recovering" Christians. Also, our coordinator of religious education (whom my kids, wife, and I love) and her female partner were married (not legally, unfortunately) last summer. Their ceremony (which I attended) was done by our church's former minister (herself bi-sexual).

And we live in a rural, red/purple part of our state. It's a haven...a real haven.

[sniffa]

12. But why the lack of blood and gore?

:shrug:




























Oh and good for you. I'm glad you have a have. :)

[deutsey]

19. Well, after 2000 years of it, you grow a little bored with it, you know?

:hi:

[KitchenWitch]

10. You will just have to rely on Reason and Fact to inspire fear in the young 'uns

[DarkTirade]

14. But if we make our children learn how to think, analyze and understand the world around them...

then we won't be able to frighten them with other made-up stuff! SANTA WILL CEASE TO EXIST! :cry:

[sniffa]

15. And next they'll stop fearing the Easter Bunny

and worshiping the Tooth Fairy.

[DarkTirade]

16. Won't people please think of the holiday icons?!?

:cry:

[rug]

13. If you liked that you'll be thrilled at a Christian Science Reading Room.

[Shell Beau]

17. That only comes after they pull you in!!

:P

[sniffa]

18. But the gore is what sucks you in

If Hostel was a religion I'd believe in god.

[tigereye]

20. that's how I used to feel when I went to a Protestant church

it seemed, so, sterile.


One time we went to one of those Hari Krishna dinners, and I thought, this place looks like my Catholic church, with all the bleeding statues and such.



I'll pass on the Hostel religion, thanks.

[undeterred]

22. I visited a 16th century Spanish mission Church in California

which had a dozen or so painting of the "stations" of the cross. It was the goriest religious display I'd ever seen. I couldn't wait to get out of there. One of the people I was with was German Catholic and he thought it was beautiful and very moving.

[rockymountaindem]

21. And with Synagogues it's just a bunch of trees 'n stuff

Boring?

[blue neen]

23. My sister got married in a Boston area UU church.

It was really a nice ceremony, incorporating parts of her past religion, The United Church of Christ, and his past religion, Judaism.

There was absolutely no preaching about how women should be subservient to men, no threats of the wrath of God for one's sins, no requests for money. It was a great ceremony.

They now attend a UU Church in northern VA, and I've gone to several services there. It's a really nice positive atmosphere. It's amazing how you can do without the blood and gore and walk out of service feeling good and ALIVE!

[u4ic]

24. Ours skirts the edge, we may get there soon

We have a large tree of life symbol.




And a few people who wear lumberjack shirts...