Places of worship: First Unitarian Church, Tulsa, Oklahoma & First Unitarian Universalist Church, Austin, Texas
Beliefs: No one knows everything about God.
After the lodge services ended, I went looking for something "intellectual" and found Unitarian Universalism. At these churches I heard some of the most thought-provoking talks I had experienced - I especially liked how they combined all the "good parts" of many different works (sometimes the Bible, sometimes the Koran or anything else) to form one philosophy (in fact, they revere Thomas Jefferson because he cut up his New Testament to include only the verses he believed). However, Unitarianism has no symbolism at all - you can't even have Christmas if you accept all religions equally. After reading that one should "worship in the way of his ancestors", I decided to go traditional again.Labels: memories, spirituality
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