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To: Neocon who wrote (1548)	9/9/1999 4:38:00 PM
From: mark silvers	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6418

Neo, There is a difference between Unitarianism and Universal Unitarianism. Unitarianism has it's roots in Christianity, since the convergence, they are considered a non-creedal religion. <<With its historical roots in the Jewish and Christan traditions, Unitarian Universalism is a liberal religion -- that is, a religion that keeps an open mind to the religious questions people have struggled with in all times and places. We believe that personal experience, conscience and reason should be the final authorities in religion, and that in the end religious authority lies not in a book or person or institution, but in ourselves. We are a "non-creedal" religion: we do not ask anyone to ascribe to a creed. Our congregations are self-governing. Authority and responsibility are vested in the membership of the congregation. Each Unitarian Universalist congregation is involved in many kinds of programs. Worship is held regularly, the insights of the past and the present are shared with those who will create the future, service to the community is undertaken, and friendships are made. A visitor to a UU congregation will very likely find events and activities such as church school, day-care centers, lectures and forums, support groups, poetry festivals, family events, adult education classes and study groups. (Excerpts from "We Are Unitarian Universalists", pamphlet #3047) Copyright Unitarian Universalist Association, 1995 5/22/95 >> Mark

To: Neocon who wrote (1548)	9/9/1999 5:25:00 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6418

But they are now Unitarian Universalists (formed in 1061 by the merger of the Unitarian and Universalist groups). The Random House Webster's College Dictionary, which is the dictionary of choice for the Washington State Supreme Court, doesn't mention their being a Christian denomination, and in fact says they specifically reject the trinity, which means Christ is not part of the divine for them. If you call that Christian, then the word loses most of its meaning.