tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post7925420758728584450..comments2023-10-24T05:49:04.269-04:00Comments on The Chaliceblog: Response from Janet Hayes re: Post-ChristianChalicechickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781469958573869914noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-83518236325938406302008-08-20T14:03:00.000-04:002008-08-20T14:03:00.000-04:00Well played.Well played.PeaceBanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431551457505981195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-26844592347988277952008-08-19T17:34:00.000-04:002008-08-19T17:34:00.000-04:00A thorough answer for once, though I wonder how ma...A thorough answer for once, though I wonder how many people will find it perplexing rather than informative. <BR/><BR/>The fact that wrestling with what constitutes any strict definition of what UUism becomes a Socratic question for nearly a month is the real kicker.<BR/><BR/>One wonders at one point the questioning ceases, or is questioning the nature of the beast?Comrade Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393718048145784837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-21718141637021323882008-08-19T17:07:00.000-04:002008-08-19T17:07:00.000-04:00I appreciate Ms Haye's situation. I'm not really ...I appreciate Ms Haye's situation. I'm not really interested in second guessing her response.<BR/><BR/>My comment is more for just clarifying my own understanding to this question: <EM>“Is Unitarian Universalism a Christian church?”</EM><BR/><BR/>And my response to that would be:<BR/><BR/><EM>The Unitarian Universalist Association is a collection of Churches. Some with roots in Liberal Christianity and others not. We're united not by creeds but by covenants...</EM><BR/><BR/>... and would probably cite my own Church's as an example.<BR/><BR/>I'd avoid Post-Christian simply because it begs the follow up question: ok, what's a Post-Christian Chruch? Is it still Christian?<BR/><BR/>I think it's easier to just say UUA's an association of Churches with different traditions and Unitarian Universalism, to the extent there is such an 'ism, is the collective witness of those Churches.<BR/><BR/>I and my family joined a Church not because of what we believed (although in part because of what we no longer believed) but because of what belonging and being active in a Church and spiritual life offered us. I think we're much better off if we talk of Unitarian Univesalism as less of an 'ism and much more of a way of living a life.<BR/><BR/>The age of 'isms is over so we really ought to start thinking post-Unitarian Univesalism.<BR/><BR/>But again, Ms Hayes was trying to communicate to folks concerned and sympathetic to our tragedy here.<BR/><BR/>She explains that well in the letter.Bill Baarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07095486926836836714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-88622815883377546822008-08-19T15:12:00.000-04:002008-08-19T15:12:00.000-04:00Yeah, I thought she gave a very nice response.I kn...Yeah, I thought she gave a very nice response.<BR/><BR/>I know the few times when I've been interviewed and quoted, I'm always surprised by the end product no matter how careful I am. So it's interesting to hear her perspective on this.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18040824813209082919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-58178183977857204122008-08-19T14:50:00.000-04:002008-08-19T14:50:00.000-04:00That was really nice! Well, in my opinion, anyway....That was really nice! Well, in my opinion, anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com