AMEN AMEN AMEN. When I face this (and the disdain for worship and prayer is spot on) I return to Rev. Dr. MLK's Six Principles and Six Steps to Nonviolence, which are grounded in the concept of Beloved Community. King starts by assuming the inherent worth and dignity of every person and ends with the step of Reconciliation. At this point in my life I don't feel welcome in a Unitarian Universalist congregation because I have a concept of God, a word which must not be spoken. And the congregations wonder why the pews have so few people of color. Perhaps the rejection of the possibility of a higher power is an indicator of extreme privilege?
Oh, for sure. Now I will say that many UU congregations are more open about theism and being a pluralistic faith, and it breaks my heart to hear it's still such a struggle in some places.
I want to write more about this - thanks for the spark.
AMEN AMEN AMEN. When I face this (and the disdain for worship and prayer is spot on) I return to Rev. Dr. MLK's Six Principles and Six Steps to Nonviolence, which are grounded in the concept of Beloved Community. King starts by assuming the inherent worth and dignity of every person and ends with the step of Reconciliation. At this point in my life I don't feel welcome in a Unitarian Universalist congregation because I have a concept of God, a word which must not be spoken. And the congregations wonder why the pews have so few people of color. Perhaps the rejection of the possibility of a higher power is an indicator of extreme privilege?
Oh, for sure. Now I will say that many UU congregations are more open about theism and being a pluralistic faith, and it breaks my heart to hear it's still such a struggle in some places.
I want to write more about this - thanks for the spark.
I think you've described a certain segment of UUs very accurately.