OK, so maybe Pastor Ron Garner is onto something here...

[deucemagnet]

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[Warpy]

1. UCC/Congregational churches are like that

That was the church my ex grew up in and while he had no use for any organized religion, he wasn't as resentful of it as I was of my Irish Catholic upbringing that didn't take at all.

Were we ever to become a theocracy, all forced to go to some flavor of Xtian church, this is one of the few denominations whose sermons I could doze through peacefully and whose fellow churchgoers I would like.

[deucemagnet]

3. I considered attending a Unitarian church for a while...

...mostly for the community of like-minded folks, but I'm happy just being an atheist now.

BTW, have you ever read any of the Unitarian Jihad stuff on the interwubs? Funny stuff!

Greetings to the Imprisoned Citizens of the United States. We are Unitarian Jihad. There is only God, unless there is more than one God. The vote of our God subcommittee is 10-8 in favor of one God, with two abstentions. Brother Flaming Sword of Moderation noted the possibility of there being no God at all, and his objection was noted with love by the secretary.

Greetings to the Imprisoned Citizens of the United States! Too long has your attention been waylaid by the bright baubles of extremist thought. Too long have fundamentalist yahoos of all religions (except Buddhism -- 14-5 vote, no abstentions, fundamentalism subcommittee) made your head hurt. Too long have you been buffeted by angry people who think that God talks to them. You have a right to your moderation! You have the power to be calm! We will use the IED of truth to explode the SUV of dogmatic expression!

People of the United States, why is everyone yelling at you??? Whatever happened to ... you know, everything? Why is the news dominated by nutballs saying that the Ten Commandments have to be tattooed inside the eyelids of every American, or that Allah has told them to kill Americans in order to rid the world of Satan, or that Yahweh has instructed them to go live wherever they feel like, or that Shiva thinks bombing mosques is a great idea? Sister Immaculate Dagger of Peace notes for the record that we mean no disrespect to Jews, Muslims, Christians or Hindus. Referred back to the committee of the whole for further discussion.

We are Unitarian Jihad. We are everywhere. We have not been born again, nor have we sworn a blood oath. We do not think that God cares what we read, what we eat or whom we sleep with. Brother Neutron Bomb of Serenity notes for the record that he does not have a moral code but is nevertheless a good person, and Unexalted Leader Garrote of Forgiveness stipulates that Brother Neutron Bomb of Serenity is a good person, and this is to be reflected in the minutes.

http://everything2.com/title/Unitarian+Jihad

A-a-a-a-nd it goes on like that for a while. Funny for 5 or 10 minutes at least, though!

[Curmudgeoness]

2. Love it.

I will use this as another of the many mottos in my life.

It makes me happy that there are churches willing to stand up to the Westboro nutcases.