New Posts For Thread: New here and can I consider myself a UU?http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/28215651/New_here_and_can_I_consider_myself_a_UUI was born to a family of Sikhs. My parents are very liberal and open-minded people, who have no problem with me leaving Sikhism, which is good because I don't wholeheartedly believe in it.I've read some of the beliefs held by UUs but I am still unsuPerhaps I don't fully understand how you see salvation, Chris, but I agree with JCarlin that about all the significance the term has for most UU's is as encouragement to live each day as well as they can. You're "saved" in brief if you endeavor to behttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/28215651/New_here_and_can_I_consider_myself_a_UU?post_id=505952983#505952983Perhaps I don't fully understand how you see salvation, Chris, but I agree with JCarlin that about all the significance the term has for most UU's is as encouragement to live each day as well as they can. You're "saved" in brief if you endeavor to beMon, 29 Aug 2011 11:41:26 -0500A good UU church should support you in any religious quest you undertake. The Jefferson Bible is a good source for "Unitarian Christianity" as he called it. It focuses on the human Jesus and his teachings. For UUs believing in an afterlife it is uhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/28215651/New_here_and_can_I_consider_myself_a_UU?post_id=505950721#505950721A good UU church should support you in any religious quest you undertake. The Jefferson Bible is a good source for "Unitarian Christianity" as he called it. It focuses on the human Jesus and his teachings. For UUs believing in an afterlife it is uMon, 29 Aug 2011 10:50:11 -0500Thanks for your reply. I've googled religious humanism, and there seems to be a great deal of information about it, but most sources only explain it in it's broadest sense. In a nutshell, I guess it means that you believe in the fundamental humanistihttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/28215651/New_here_and_can_I_consider_myself_a_UU?post_id=505940339#505940339Thanks for your reply. I've googled religious humanism, and there seems to be a great deal of information about it, but most sources only explain it in it's broadest sense. In a nutshell, I guess it means that you believe in the fundamental humanistiMon, 29 Aug 2011 05:34:45 -0500What you described as characteristic of your beliefs about God, Chris, is what I would term "religious humanism." That's generally defined as a belief that doing good for others and working to live in harmony with all people goes along with a beliefhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/28215651/New_here_and_can_I_consider_myself_a_UU?post_id=505813443#505813443What you described as characteristic of your beliefs about God, Chris, is what I would term "religious humanism." That's generally defined as a belief that doing good for others and working to live in harmony with all people goes along with a beliefFri, 26 Aug 2011 07:04:57 -0500Thanks for the replies guys! I've been doing a bit more research into the subject, and have found out that a lot of UUs also consider themselves other things. For example, you have Atheist UUs, Agnostic UUs, and even Christian UUs (I think) etc... Ihttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/28215651/New_here_and_can_I_consider_myself_a_UU?post_id=505788051#505788051Thanks for the replies guys! I've been doing a bit more research into the subject, and have found out that a lot of UUs also consider themselves other things. For example, you have Atheist UUs, Agnostic UUs, and even Christian UUs (I think) etc... IThu, 25 Aug 2011 14:22:03 -0500Welcome Chris,Your views would fit in with the views held by many UU members. Only you can decide if you want to be known as a Unitarian-Universalist or some other designation.Again welcome to our little corner of the world.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/28215651/New_here_and_can_I_consider_myself_a_UU?post_id=505542507#505542507Welcome Chris,Your views would fit in with the views held by many UU members. Only you can decide if you want to be known as a Unitarian-Universalist or some other designation.Again welcome to our little corner of the world.Sat, 20 Aug 2011 07:18:54 -0500Welcome, Chris. No reason I see why you can't consider yourself a UU. Your stated beliefs are quite consistent with those of a good many UU's, I would say. Your 5(a) statement about there being no hell for any person to be sent to certainly reflectshttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/28215651/New_here_and_can_I_consider_myself_a_UU?post_id=505542321#505542321Welcome, Chris. No reason I see why you can't consider yourself a UU. Your stated beliefs are quite consistent with those of a good many UU's, I would say. Your 5(a) statement about there being no hell for any person to be sent to certainly reflectsSat, 20 Aug 2011 07:11:34 -0500I was born to a family of Sikhs. My parents are very liberal and open-minded people, who have no problem with me leaving Sikhism, which is good because I don't wholeheartedly believe in it.I've read some of the beliefs held by UUs but I am still unsuhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/28215651/New_here_and_can_I_consider_myself_a_UU?post_id=505529131#505529131I was born to a family of Sikhs. My parents are very liberal and open-minded people, who have no problem with me leaving Sikhism, which is good because I don't wholeheartedly believe in it.I've read some of the beliefs held by UUs but I am still unsuFri, 19 Aug 2011 20:15:29 -0500