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    Houston Atheist Meet Up

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    One common slogan associated to UU is "Deeds not Creeds". Having said that, UU defines seven Principles and six "sources". The principles are:

    • The inherent worth and dignity of every person
    • Justice, equity and compassion in human relations
    • Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations
    • A free and responsible search for truth and meaning
    • The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large
    • The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all
    • Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.
     

    The "sources" include: direct experience of that "transcending mystery and wonder"; words and deeds of prophetic people; wisdom from the world's religions; Jewish and Christian teachings; humanist teachings (heed the guidance of reason and the results of science); and spiritual teachings of earth-centered traditions.

     

    Yes, I copied this from the UUA.ORG website. They also have a page specific to Atheists: http://www.uua.org/beliefs/welcome/atheism/index.shtml

     

    Specific to the church my family goes to, it really is supportive of all faiths (or those with lack of faith I suppose!). Occasionally some sermons will touch on aspects of the Bible but almost always with some sort of "disclaimer" and only as a means of relating a story to how people should treat one another. That is, there's none of the "do these things or you go to Hell" type of sermons you would hear at a Christian church. Probably the best part of our church is the music...there are many talented people in the congregation and they sing and play all kinds of music. It's not uncommon to hear a Green Day song ("Good Riddance"), or even the XTC "Dear God" song!

     

    Anyways, just sharing what I know and not trying to "convert" anybody here. :-)

     

     

    Houston Atheist Meet Up

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    I grew up in an atheist household but consider myself agnostic (not ruling anything out). My wife is atheist. We attend a UU church in the Woodlands and have also attended the UU church that's in the Museum district. Short for "Unitarian Universalists", think of it as a spinoff from the "Trinitarian" Protestant tradition but has evolved to include atheists, agnostics, humanists, pagan, heck pretty much anything! Very church-like but without creeds. Very family-friendly environment while at the same time open to all types of people, especially the LGBT community. I would be happy to answer any questions about UU or the specific churches in question.

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