Why Are Unitarian Universalists So Dull?

[HappySkeptic]

I'm sure they're perfectly nice people, but when I'm talking to one, I can never stay awake long enough to be sure.

Boru

Hey, I resemble that remark    

I'm a U.U.  It's a perfectly nice denomination.  Nice people.  Nice church.  Darn, we are boring!  Well, there is the nude beach.

[Abaddon_ire]

I'm sure they're perfectly nice people, but when I'm talking to one, I can never stay awake long enough to be sure.

Boru

Hey, I resemble that remark    

I'm a U.U.  It's a perfectly nice denomination.  Nice people.  Nice church.  Darn, we are boring!  Well, there is the nude beach.

Good for you, and in fairness If have only met a small number of your brethren and every single one has been "nice".

And that is the problem. Everyone has edges to their person. That's who we humans are. UU tries to pretend that no edges exist.

That does not conform with reality.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Did you hear about the U.U. terrorists?  They go about burning question marks on peoples' lawns.

Boru

[HappySkeptic]

Good for you, and in fairness If have only met a small number of your brethren and every single one has been "nice".

And that is the problem. Everyone has edges to their person. That's who we humans are. UU tries to pretend that no edges exist.

That does not conform with reality.

My church is also Canadian.  I guess there is only so much "sorry" that people like you can take

Principle 1: We affirm the worth and dignity of every person.

Believe me, many of us have strong political and religious opinions.  We just agree to be respectful to each other.  The church is about community, despite different beliefs.  BTW half the church is atheist.

[julep]

The services are fairly short and their checks don't bounce.  


When they aren't talking about religion the Unitarians I know are pretty much like other middle class New Englanders.  But they can get pretty heated when they start bitching about Trinitarians.

[Abaddon_ire]

Good for you, and in fairness If have only met a small number of your brethren and every single one has been "nice".

And that is the problem. Everyone has edges to their person. That's who we humans are. UU tries to pretend that no edges exist.

That does not conform with reality.

My church is also Canadian.  I guess there is only so much "sorry" that people like you can take

Principle 1: We affirm the worth and dignity of every person.

Believe me, many of us have strong political and religious opinions.  We just agree to be respectful to each other.  The church is about community, despite different beliefs.  BTW half the church is atheist.

And I really like and respect that. However, it is so mild that the religionists will mock you guys for being non-committal wimps. That is what they do. If you are unwilling to commit murder and genocide for your faith, then you are unworthy cowards. 
Truth be told, UU is really humanist and I respect that, even admire it. But the fact is that the others will intentionally destroy you. And that is just sad. The one chance theism had will be destroyed by theists.

[CapnAwesome]

I'm sure they're perfectly nice people, but when I'm talking to one, I can never stay awake long enough to be sure.

Boru

and white! Why are they so white. My grandparents were Unitarians, and they were the most boring whitest people of all time.

[Fireball]

I'm sure they're perfectly nice people, but when I'm talking to one, I can never stay awake long enough to be sure.

Boru

and white! Why are they so white. My grandparents were Unitarians, and they were the most boring whitest people of all time.

Because you lived where the sun seldom shines.

[vulcanlogician]

Hey, I resemble that remark    

I'm a U.U.  It's a perfectly nice denomination.  Nice people.  Nice church.  Darn, we are boring!  Well, there is the nude beach.

Good for you, and in fairness If have only met a small number of your brethren and every single one has been "nice".

And that is the problem. Everyone has edges to their person. That's who we humans are. UU tries to pretend that no edges exist.

That does not conform with reality.

IDK if UU tries to pretend no edges exist. I have the feeling if the UUists you met had bad attitudes instead, you'd be posting like "Man, what a bunch of assholes those guys are!"

There are so many annoying fucking jerks in my life, I never fault people for being nice. But that's just me. I'm not pretending assholes don't exist or anything. I just appreciate those who take a different route.

It also doesn't conform to reality to assume everyone is some kind of asshole.