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From: riddle@ut-sally.UUCP (Prentiss Riddle)
Newsgroups: net.motss,net.religion
Subject: Re: Flash! Unitarians OK Gay Marriages
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Date: Tue, 3-Jul-84 15:56:26 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul  3 15:56:26 1984
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I am not now a member of the Unitarian church, but I was raised as one
and members of my family still are.  If any of you have simple
questions about Unitarianism I'd be happy to try to answer them by
e-mail.

Briefly, Unitarian-Universalism has its roots in the philosophical and
religious movement of which Emerson and Thoreau were a part.  Most
Unitarians consider the church to be part of the Judeo-Christian
tradition, but many members do not consider themselves to be Christians
or Jews.  (My father, for instance, is very active in the church
although he is an atheist.)  The central theological point of
Unitarianism is religious tolerance and the notion that each of us
should be free to believe as our consciences dictate.

The Unitarian church has been involved in social issues since the days
of the struggle to abolish slavery, and many congregations have
supported gay rights in the past by loaning their buildings to gay
social and religious groups.  I'm glad to hear that UU has taken the
step of approving gay marriages, and I hope that other churches will
now follow suit.

--- Prentiss Riddle ("Aprendiz de todo, maestro de nada.")
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