Unitarianism

Interpretation of the Shattered Ziggurat: The tower is ambiguous: is it a fortress or a prison? Indeed there is little difference, for we easily may become prisoners of our own defenses. The tower is the World Axis, the center of being, and the divine illumination has struck at its core, demolishing it, but igniting in its depths the spark of new life. The falling figures, representing head and heart (reason and emotion), were imprisoned in the tower's dogma and defenses. Though now released, before they can be reborn they must "come back to the earth" of the body and must be submerged in the ... Read Full Story

I was eating my dinner and watching TV I suddenly dropped my remote and felt far to lazy to bend over and pick it up… I was then forced into watching the most disturbing visual representation of Catholic children I have ever seen, and I went t0 9 years of Catholic school and lived in a rectory!!!! This show, is entitled ” My Little Angels” These things are fucking scary as hell and yet I could not bring myself to change the channel, I was hysterical at the sight of these wads of felt….. Thiswas the only video I could find… I fucking swear ... Read Full Story

An introduction into the philosophy of John Hick a noted religious philosopher using quotes. Philosophers of religion know John Hick's pluralistic hypothesis for it's daring solution to conflict between religions. The basic idea: religion is based on spiritual experiences - but even in the best of us those experiences are experienced through the lens of our conditionings. Read Full Story

A joke for the Unitarian Universalists in the crowd: Question: How many UU's does it take to change a light bulb? ANSWER: This statement was issued: "We chose not to make a statement either in favor of or against the need for a light bulb. However, if in your own journey you have found that a light bulb works for you, that's fine. You are invited to write a poem or compose a modern dance about your personal relationship with your light bulb (or light source, or non-dark resource), and present it next month at our annual light-bulb Sunday service, in which we explore ... Read Full Story

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