It's been said by the man himself that his major concern is fundamentalist or conservative Christianity. Could FedUp thrive in a more liberal Christian setting? Like the UCC or maybe UU?
United Church of Christ (a denomination of Christianity) and Unitarian Universalist (which if I understand it correctly is NOT necesarily Christianity).
Unitarian Universalism is NOT Christianity. It is a "non-credal" faith based on the principles and purposes below. I grew up in a UU home, and my mom is a UU minister. It is a kind of cool faith, in principle (In practice, like all organized religion in my opinion, the message gets muddled and hipocracy abounds). Basically, instead of a common belief in God to bring everyone together, it is common beliefs about life and human interaction. Growing up a UU child IS cool, because instead of "Sunday School" you get "Religious Education" - you are taught from a young age the various beliefs of worldwide cultures. You learn the big questions in life, but instead of hearing "the answer" you hear the various ways different people answer for themselves. Then, as you grow up, you can assemble your OWN credo (statement of belief) and stay true to yourself. There are Christian UUs. There are Athiest UUs. Jewish UUs, and Buddhist UUs, I've even known Muslim UUs (though not many...). This is not a faith held together by a common belief in God, it's a common belief in how we should all treat eachother, and the Earth we live on, and the other species we live with.
Yeah, hummblebee I was thinking becoming a UU Christian would be perfect for Fed up. You don't necessarily have to be a Christian to be part of the church but they have Christian members. You could not only debate your points with other members but also get that true bonding and respect for other people. Characteristics to me FedUp already shares judging by his posts. While UCC means United Church of Christ you'd be hard pressed to find a more liberal denomination in any religion.
Oh yeah, it just occurred to me to mention this - at the congregation where my mom is an associate minister, her counterpart (the full-time minister there) is Hindu. He was raised in India, in a traditional Hindu family. He still practices Hinduism in his own life, and when he preaches it comes through in his worldview. He reads Hindu meditations durig his services. But he is still a Unitarian Universalist minister. (And a really cool guy, too, I was impressed when I met him a couple months back...)
At the UU in New Orleans before the storm they had Witches Covens and Tibetan Meditation services on the same night a couple of hours apart. I always thought wow now that liberal!
