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Jane W.

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Jan 23, 2000, 3:00:00 AM1/23/00

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I read the official "creed" of the UU church, and I wonder how someone can
be "recovering" from a belief system that accepts anyone, irrespective of
their beliefs? I would really like to know how someone decided that he or
she needed to "recover." It's not like traditional religious dogma, where
you may consider yourself to be recovering from immersion in a false belief
system that had resonated with you at one point in time to the point that
you felt brain-washed. I'm really curious, and would like to hear more.
Thanks!

BlueNikki

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Jan 23, 2000, 3:00:00 AM1/23/00

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alt.recovery.unitarian-univ, "Jane W." <jgwe...@erols.com>:

Dearest Jane,
You asked, you get. I am still a UU, but I will answer anyways.
It may come as a shock to you, sweetie, but UUism is not "perfect",
like you might think it is. UUism is just another man-made religion
like Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism and all the others are,
and all are bound to have flaws, imperfections and illusions that need
to be destroyed along with the "rose-colored" glasses. Just as some
UUs may be recovering from their former religion (be whatever it may),
there will be some who are recovering from UUism. Why are you so
shocked about that? UUism is purely man-made, and along with humans,
are bound to have mistakes.

You want perfection? Go to the Borg (Star Trek creation, first
appeared in ST: The Next Generation, I think). ;-)

Still a UU, but not wearing rose-colored glasses and accepting of her
religion/philosophy's flaws and imperfections, be what it may;
Luv, BlueNikki

BlueNikki

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Jan 23, 2000, 3:00:00 AM1/23/00

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alt.recovery.unitarian-univ, blue...@eurekanet.com (BlueNikki):

>and all are bound to have flaws, imperfections and illusions that need
>to be destroyed along with the "rose-colored" glasses.

Wanted to clarify: flaws and imperfections could be destroyed, but
there will be others marching to take its place-- thankfully! ;-)
I am saying the illusions of the religion's "perfection" and the
person's "rose-colored glasses" that needs to be destroyed.
Luv, BlueNikki

Jane W.

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Jan 23, 2000, 3:00:00 AM1/23/00

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BlueNikki <blue...@eurekanet.com> wrote in message
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Well, I'll be the first to agree that all religions are man-made and have
their warts, but it still seems like people who have an addictive
personality are going to be that way irrespective of their religion (or lack
thereof). I guess I'm still having a hard time seeing just what aspect of
UUism someone creates an attachment to! If members can believe anything,
then how does one decide on something specific on which to form an
attachment? Can't they be an atheist one day, an agnostic the next, a
Taoist the next, a Christian the next (or some sub-group of any of these)?
Thanks for trying, but I'm still confused! Please help!

--Jane

thne...@thnelson.com

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Feb 2, 2000, 3:00:00 AM2/2/00

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I think it's a put-on. As a lifetime Unitarian, I don't understand
how one can "recover" either. The problem I have with many Unitarians
is that they don't take religion seriously enough, though.

On Sun, 23 Jan 2000 00:44:34 -0500, "Jane W." <jgwe...@erols.com>
wrote:

>I read the official "creed" of the UU church, and I wonder how someone can
>be "recovering" from a belief system that accepts anyone, irrespective of
>their beliefs? I would really like to know how someone decided that he or
>she needed to "recover." It's not like traditional religious dogma, where
>you may consider yourself to be recovering from immersion in a false belief
>system that had resonated with you at one point in time to the point that
>you felt brain-washed. I'm really curious, and would like to hear more.

>Thanks!
>
>

G. Wolfe Woodbury

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Feb 2, 2000, 3:00:00 AM2/2/00

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There is no "official" creed. The group is for some folks who have
a problem with UUs for incidental reasons.

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