Day: November 1, 2009

The Humanists are going to eat me!

I’m off to my first Humanist group meeting at the church.  All this time and I’ve never gone.  The fact they’re discussing The Useful God of Fiction likely has much to do with my presence tonight.

Later…

Well, they didn’t come anywhere close to eating me and the discussion was in some ways a hearty “Please can we talk about something besides other people’s delusions.”  Sure.

Unitarian Elevator Speech

Unitarianism is a progressive religious tradition with roots in the Protestant reformation in Europe.  It is now a small but global religion focused on social justice, education, community and dialogue about what’s important to live a good life.

As much as we love our chosen faith, we don’t like talking about it too much because we don’t want just anybody joining.  You see, we only really want intelligent, courteous troublemakers with a burning desire to make the world a better place.  If you’re not that kind of person you should run far, far away and never even think about Unitarianism ever again.

If you do have a burning desire to make the world a better place, ask yourself one question. Is what people do for good in the world more important than what they say they believe?  If your answer is yes, give me your email address and I’ll send you links to a church or fellowship close by so you can attend a Sunday service, and make up your own mind.  No salesman will call.