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Theocracy on the way
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RE: Theocracy on the way
(January 18, 2022 at 7:54 pm)HappySkeptic Wrote: As a Unitarian Universalist, I salivate at our upcoming world domination Razz 

UU is not the future.  Its numbers are trending better than most denominations, but is still relatively stagnant or declining. 

Fewer people want to do church, of any type, and UU is not for everyone.  It invites you to build your own philosophy and purpose.  It provides only 7 principles, and says "use any of the religious, humanist, or atheist sources you like". 

Most people prefer being told that an afterlife is real (and what is required to get there).  UU doesn't do that.

I agree.  The vast majority of religious modalities offer pretty hard and fast rules and this appears to be a feature people like in a religion.  People will leave a religion and migrate to a different one that they find more suitable, but few people are comfortable with the idea of "make your own philosophy".  This seems to also be a factor in keeping people from jettisoning religion altogether.  As an atheist, I can't count how many times I've heard theists argue that you can't just make up your own morals.  Sorry to disagree but I can and I have.
Why is it so?
~Julius Sumner Miller
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Theocracy on the way - by Spongebob - January 14, 2022 at 5:04 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Ahriman - January 14, 2022 at 5:20 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Peebo-Thuhlu - January 14, 2022 at 5:33 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by The Valkyrie - January 14, 2022 at 5:45 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Ahriman - January 14, 2022 at 5:49 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by The Valkyrie - January 14, 2022 at 5:53 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Ahriman - January 14, 2022 at 5:56 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by The Valkyrie - January 14, 2022 at 6:01 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Ahriman - January 14, 2022 at 6:36 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by LostLocke - January 17, 2022 at 3:48 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Paleophyte - January 18, 2022 at 4:01 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Abaddon_ire - January 15, 2022 at 8:08 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Spongebob - January 14, 2022 at 6:52 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by polymath257 - January 15, 2022 at 11:39 am
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Ahriman - January 15, 2022 at 11:43 am
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Angrboda - January 15, 2022 at 11:53 am
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Ahriman - January 15, 2022 at 12:00 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Angrboda - January 15, 2022 at 12:08 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by polymath257 - January 15, 2022 at 12:01 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by zebo-the-fat - January 14, 2022 at 6:14 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Ranjr - January 14, 2022 at 6:27 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Ahriman - January 14, 2022 at 6:55 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Spongebob - January 14, 2022 at 6:56 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Ahriman - January 14, 2022 at 6:58 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Spongebob - January 14, 2022 at 6:58 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by The Valkyrie - January 14, 2022 at 7:16 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Spongebob - January 16, 2022 at 1:07 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Peebo-Thuhlu - January 14, 2022 at 9:28 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Fireball - January 14, 2022 at 10:11 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Belacqua - January 15, 2022 at 3:23 am
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Mister Agenda - January 18, 2022 at 11:34 am
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Spongebob - January 18, 2022 at 11:56 am
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Rahn127 - January 15, 2022 at 4:17 am
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Belacqua - January 15, 2022 at 4:48 am
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Rahn127 - January 15, 2022 at 11:29 am
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Belacqua - January 15, 2022 at 1:52 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Rahn127 - January 15, 2022 at 2:24 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Belacqua - January 15, 2022 at 2:46 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by polymath257 - January 15, 2022 at 12:00 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by The Grand Nudger - January 16, 2022 at 4:49 am
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Ahriman - January 16, 2022 at 4:57 am
RE: Theocracy on the way - by zebo-the-fat - January 16, 2022 at 8:09 am
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Ahriman - January 16, 2022 at 9:26 am
RE: Theocracy on the way - by zebo-the-fat - January 16, 2022 at 9:48 am
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Ahriman - January 16, 2022 at 10:21 am
RE: Theocracy on the way - by zebo-the-fat - January 16, 2022 at 10:28 am
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Ahriman - January 16, 2022 at 10:32 am
RE: Theocracy on the way - by zebo-the-fat - January 16, 2022 at 2:34 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Spongebob - January 16, 2022 at 5:07 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Angrboda - January 16, 2022 at 10:53 am
RE: Theocracy on the way - by The Grand Nudger - January 16, 2022 at 5:16 am
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Ahriman - January 16, 2022 at 10:58 am
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Rahn127 - January 16, 2022 at 11:50 am
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Ahriman - January 16, 2022 at 12:02 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Abaddon_ire - January 18, 2022 at 4:42 am
RE: Theocracy on the way - by arewethereyet - January 18, 2022 at 11:37 am
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Ahriman - January 16, 2022 at 5:11 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Spongebob - January 16, 2022 at 5:15 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by zebo-the-fat - January 16, 2022 at 5:51 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Ahriman - January 16, 2022 at 5:57 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by zebo-the-fat - January 16, 2022 at 6:26 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Ahriman - January 16, 2022 at 6:41 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by zebo-the-fat - January 16, 2022 at 7:28 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Ahriman - January 16, 2022 at 7:32 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by zebo-the-fat - January 17, 2022 at 8:50 am
RE: Theocracy on the way - by brewer - January 16, 2022 at 7:30 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Ravenshire - January 17, 2022 at 1:36 am
RE: Theocracy on the way - by brewer - January 17, 2022 at 8:48 am
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Spongebob - January 17, 2022 at 5:41 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by polymath257 - January 17, 2022 at 5:53 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Spongebob - January 17, 2022 at 5:57 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by The Grand Nudger - January 17, 2022 at 1:51 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by arewethereyet - January 17, 2022 at 6:11 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by vulcanlogician - January 17, 2022 at 7:00 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Angrboda - January 17, 2022 at 10:53 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Spongebob - January 18, 2022 at 8:32 am
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Angrboda - January 18, 2022 at 9:49 am
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Spongebob - January 18, 2022 at 9:56 am
RE: Theocracy on the way - by arewethereyet - January 18, 2022 at 11:39 am
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Ahriman - January 18, 2022 at 11:47 am
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Mister Agenda - January 18, 2022 at 12:12 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Ahriman - January 18, 2022 at 12:15 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Mister Agenda - January 18, 2022 at 12:19 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Ahriman - January 18, 2022 at 12:25 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by LostLocke - January 18, 2022 at 11:27 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by HappySkeptic - January 18, 2022 at 7:54 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Spongebob - January 19, 2022 at 12:40 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Angrboda - January 19, 2022 at 1:24 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Spongebob - January 19, 2022 at 1:54 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by arewethereyet - January 19, 2022 at 4:37 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Spongebob - January 18, 2022 at 11:59 am
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Angrboda - January 18, 2022 at 11:57 am
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Deesse23 - January 18, 2022 at 12:42 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by brewer - January 19, 2022 at 2:14 pm
RE: Theocracy on the way - by Spongebob - January 19, 2022 at 4:56 pm

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