Morality is not determined by the church you attend nor the faith you embrace. It is determined by the quality of your character and the positive impact you have on those you meet along your journey
Saturday, May 24, 2014
Every school in America should have this proudly on display.
They were the last organized anything I attended when my "godson" was presented to the group. A Hindu woman offered me a rose (the kid chomped on it) while his mother--an agnostic, a Wiccan aunt and his father, a Methodist, sang the babies favorite song--I'm a Little Teapot. Hysterical. The kid giggled madly and continued chewing on rose petals throughout his welcoming ceremony.
He is twenty- three now, a mathematician, lovely, kind, active politically---- but does not believe in organized religion.
Kind of breathtaking some think if you are religious it precludes them from believing in science and evolution. What a world.
A UU church about an hour from my house has a great little "church shop"; they carry t-shirts with sayings by Neil DeGrasse Tyson, books on Buddhism and other faiths, folding reusable bags you can take shopping with you, etc. Very open-minded people.
Yay, you finally recognized that there is an organized religion--Unitarian Universalist--that promotes equality and science rather than hatred and dogma. Gryphen, have you ever attended a UU service? You should. I'm a reformed Catholic, and could NEVER go back to the Catholic church, but UU is totally different.
I love the UUs.
ReplyDeleteThey were the last organized anything I attended when my
"godson" was presented to the group. A Hindu woman offered me a rose (the kid chomped on it) while his mother--an agnostic, a Wiccan aunt and his father, a Methodist, sang the babies favorite song--I'm a Little Teapot. Hysterical. The kid giggled madly and continued chewing on rose petals throughout his welcoming ceremony.
He is twenty- three now, a mathematician, lovely, kind, active politically---- but does not believe in organized religion.
Kind of breathtaking some think if you are religious it precludes them from believing in science and evolution. What a world.
A UU church about an hour from my house has a great little "church shop"; they carry t-shirts with sayings by Neil DeGrasse Tyson, books on Buddhism and other faiths, folding reusable bags you can take shopping with you, etc. Very open-minded people.
ReplyDeleteYay, you finally recognized that there is an organized religion--Unitarian Universalist--that promotes equality and science rather than hatred and dogma. Gryphen, have you ever attended a UU service? You should. I'm a reformed Catholic, and could NEVER go back to the Catholic church, but UU is totally different.
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