I come from a mostly Christian background- at first my mum was baptist, then evangelical then baptist as I grew up.
At 14 or so I had a serious cognitive disconnect when I realized that they believe that all who do not accept Christ as the ONLY salvation (including those with no knowledge or awareness of the christian religion, slim chance nowadays as that is) go to eternal damnation. Given the populations of china and india are predominantly other religions and that they have strong faiths that do not encompass christianity, this seemed really off to me.
Nowadays I very occasionally attend a universalist unitarian church. Steve goes more often than I do. I work crazy hours on weekends and just can't get there. They take truths and wisdoms from many religions, and wikipedia describes them thusly:
"Unitarian Universalism (UUism) is a theologically liberal religion characterized by its support of a "free and responsible search for truth and meaning." Unitarian Universalists do not share a creed; rather they are unified by their shared search for spiritual growth. Unitarian Universalists draw on many different sources and have a wide range of beliefs and practices."
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I come from a mostly Christian background- at first my mum was baptist, then evangelical then baptist as I grew up.
At 14 or so I had a serious cognitive disconnect when I realized that they believe that all who do not accept Christ as the ONLY salvation (including those with no knowledge or awareness of the christian religion, slim chance nowadays as that is) go to eternal damnation. Given the populations of china and india are predominantly other religions and that they have strong faiths that do not encompass christianity, this seemed really off to me.
Nowadays I very occasionally attend a universalist unitarian church. Steve goes more often than I do. I work crazy hours on weekends and just can't get there. They take truths and wisdoms from many religions, and wikipedia describes them thusly:
"Unitarian Universalism (UUism) is a theologically liberal religion characterized by its support of a "free and responsible search for truth and meaning." Unitarian Universalists do not share a creed; rather they are unified by their shared search for spiritual growth. Unitarian Universalists draw on many different sources and have a wide range of beliefs and practices."
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