Do you consider Unitarian Universalism to be a "religion"?

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Do you consider Unitarian Universalism to be a “religion”?

From Wikipedia:

General beliefs of UUs

**Unitarian Universalists (UUs) believe in complete but responsible freedom of speech, thought, belief, faith, and disposition. They believe that each person is free to search for his or her own personal truth on issues, such as the existence, nature, and meaning of life, deities, creation, and afterlife. UUs can come from any heritage, have any sexual orientation or gender identity, and hold beliefs from a variety of cultures or religions.

Concepts about deity are diverse among UUs. Some believe that there is no god (atheism); others believe in many gods (polytheism). Some believe that God is a metaphor for a transcendent reality. Some believe in a female god (goddess), a passive god (Deism), a Christian god, or a god manifested in nature or the universe, as revealed by science. Many UUs reject the idea of deities and instead speak of the “spirit of life” that binds all life on earth. Unitarian Universalists support each person’s search for truth and meaning in concepts of spirituality.**

What do Catholics, Orthodox, Protestants and members of other religious faiths think of this idealogy? Do speak your mind. 👍
 
It’s just a feel good religion based on relativism. It’s a joke.
 
So you do consider the UU’s a religious group? I didn’t know Atheists were religious? 🤷
 
They say that members don’t have to believe in any particular creed, just some general principles, but one of those strong principles seems to be relativism. If you believe that there is any absolute spiritual truth, then you are automatically an apostate in the UUC. Maybe having such a strong principle does qualify the UUC as a kind of religion.
 
Someplace I read a distinction between a Religion and a Faith. It stated that a Religion is an attempt by man to reach up to the power(s) that rule creation. Faith is accepting God’s reaching down to us. By those definitions Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are Faiths, all others, including UU, are religions.
 
But Atheists don’t adhere to the norm. A religion is a set of beliefs and practice .They disregard religion and believe its childish. Atheists do not believe in any deity. See my source above from Wikipedia.
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Concepts about deity are diverse among UUs. Some believe that there is no god (atheism); others believe in many gods (polytheism). Some believe that God is a metaphor for a transcendent reality. Some believe in a female god (goddess), a passive god (Deism), a Christian god, or a god manifested in nature or the universe, as revealed by science. Many UUs reject the idea of deities and instead speak of the “spirit of life” that binds all life on earth. Unitarian Universalists support each person’s search for truth and meaning in concepts of spirituality.
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Do you consider Unitarian Universalism to be a “religion”?

From Wikipedia:

General beliefs of UUs

**Unitarian Universalists (UUs) believe in complete but responsible freedom of speech, thought, belief, faith, and disposition. They believe that each person is free to search for his or her own personal truth on issues, such as the existence, nature, and meaning of life, deities, creation, and afterlife. UUs can come from any heritage, have any sexual orientation or gender identity, and hold beliefs from a variety of cultures or religions.

Concepts about deity are diverse among UUs. Some believe that there is no god (atheism); others believe in many gods (polytheism). Some believe that God is a metaphor for a transcendent reality. Some believe in a female god (goddess), a passive god (Deism), a Christian god, or a god manifested in nature or the universe, as revealed by science. Many UUs reject the idea of deities and instead speak of the “spirit of life” that binds all life on earth. Unitarian Universalists support each person’s search for truth and meaning in concepts of spirituality.**

What do Catholics, Orthodox, Protestants and members of other religious faiths think of this idealogy? Do speak your mind. 👍
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It is a joke, they are not a “religion,” they are a support group for those without backbones to choose one or the oher. An atheist and a follower of the Christian God sitting together and “worshiping” together? Right.
 
IMHO UU’s are people who grew up going to a church on Sunday. They no longer believe or practice what they learned but are a little uncomfortable sleeping in on Sunday morning. UU is tailor made for them.

I attended a UU service one time. The baby daughter of a friend of ours was being “dedicated”. In place of the Eucharist the presidor asked us to close our eyes and remember our childhood. He passed around plates filled with crayons. It was weird!!
 
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