Comments on: How to convert a Unitarian, and good luck http://blog.excastle.com/2005/04/18/how-to-convert-a-unitarian-and-good-luck/ Life, .NET, and Cats Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:14:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Chris Race http://blog.excastle.com/2005/04/18/how-to-convert-a-unitarian-and-good-luck/comment-page-1/#comment-5037 Chris Race Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:02:00 +0000 http://blog.excastle.com/2005/04/18/how-to-convert-a-unitarian-and-good-luck/#comment-5037 I don't see how this could offend a UU. <br> <br>I personally was flattered. It stated that we UU's are complex, have strong sense of social racial and sexual equality, respect the environment, search for meaning and value in life, are diverse, use reason, and are well educated or at least well read. <br> <br>LOL Maybe baptists who read the information might wish they were a UU. I don’t see how this could offend a UU.

I personally was flattered. It stated that we UU’s are complex, have strong sense of social racial and sexual equality, respect the environment, search for meaning and value in life, are diverse, use reason, and are well educated or at least well read.

LOL Maybe baptists who read the information might wish they were a UU.

]]> By: Jim Ownby http://blog.excastle.com/2005/04/18/how-to-convert-a-unitarian-and-good-luck/comment-page-1/#comment-5036 Jim Ownby Tue, 31 Oct 2006 04:16:00 +0000 http://blog.excastle.com/2005/04/18/how-to-convert-a-unitarian-and-good-luck/#comment-5036 Interesting comment in the article: <br>"Some noteworthy self-described humanists include John Dewey, ...Isaac Asimov, ...Joseph Fletcher, ...Betty Friedan, ...and B. F. Skinner" <br> <br>Did anyone notice that all these people mentioned are deceased? Just noting that they are unable to rebut. All those great, brilliant people, burning in hell. Just a crying shame. <br> <br>BTW, Isaac Asimov was once quoted, "When Pagan Rome persecuted the early Christians, the Christians pleaded for tolerance.When Christianity took over, was there tolerance? Not on your life. The persecution began at once in the other direction". <br> <br>I'm not Unitarian, but I understand their position. I'm not Baptist, but I understood them once, too. <br> <br>Rejecting someone's opinion, especially in the realm of religion, can generate a strong perspective on either side. Baptists, as well as many other Christians, have the irresistible urge to witness and then convert anyone not on The Gameplan. It's part and parcel to 'being' a Christian. From outside of that, it can come across as pushy and pieous. <br> <br>Unitarian, on the other hand, has a viewpoint similar to my own, in my opinion. If you don't believe the same thing I do, that's fine. If you don't like what I believe, that is also fine. But rebutting with the statement that I am wrong and God-less is adherring to the intolerance that Christianity has become renown for. <br> <br>Just my $1.25. Keep the change. <br> <br> <br> Interesting comment in the article:

"Some noteworthy self-described humanists include John Dewey, …Isaac Asimov, …Joseph Fletcher, …Betty Friedan, …and B. F. Skinner"

Did anyone notice that all these people mentioned are deceased? Just noting that they are unable to rebut. All those great, brilliant people, burning in hell. Just a crying shame.

BTW, Isaac Asimov was once quoted, "When Pagan Rome persecuted the early Christians, the Christians pleaded for tolerance.When Christianity took over, was there tolerance? Not on your life. The persecution began at once in the other direction".

I’m not Unitarian, but I understand their position. I’m not Baptist, but I understood them once, too.

Rejecting someone’s opinion, especially in the realm of religion, can generate a strong perspective on either side. Baptists, as well as many other Christians, have the irresistible urge to witness and then convert anyone not on The Gameplan. It’s part and parcel to ‘being’ a Christian. From outside of that, it can come across as pushy and pieous.

Unitarian, on the other hand, has a viewpoint similar to my own, in my opinion. If you don’t believe the same thing I do, that’s fine. If you don’t like what I believe, that is also fine. But rebutting with the statement that I am wrong and God-less is adherring to the intolerance that Christianity has become renown for.

Just my $1.25. Keep the change.

]]> By: Joe White's Blog http://blog.excastle.com/2005/04/18/how-to-convert-a-unitarian-and-good-luck/comment-page-1/#comment-5038 Joe White's Blog Thu, 12 May 2005 23:50:00 +0000 http://blog.excastle.com/2005/04/18/how-to-convert-a-unitarian-and-good-luck/#comment-5038 <strong>On evangelism</strong> On evangelism

]]> By: Brad White http://blog.excastle.com/2005/04/18/how-to-convert-a-unitarian-and-good-luck/comment-page-1/#comment-5035 Brad White Thu, 12 May 2005 13:15:00 +0000 http://blog.excastle.com/2005/04/18/how-to-convert-a-unitarian-and-good-luck/#comment-5035 OK, I can go with that. <br> <br>Just curious, do you see it as ironic that <br>Those People Are Obviously Wrong, Because They Don't See Things The Way You Do, <br>and that upsets you. OK, I can go with that.

Just curious, do you see it as ironic that

Those People Are Obviously Wrong, Because They Don’t See Things The Way You Do,

and that upsets you.

]]> By: Joe White http://blog.excastle.com/2005/04/18/how-to-convert-a-unitarian-and-good-luck/comment-page-1/#comment-5034 Joe White Tue, 03 May 2005 01:12:00 +0000 http://blog.excastle.com/2005/04/18/how-to-convert-a-unitarian-and-good-luck/#comment-5034 The latter, yeah. Evangelism assumes that everybody else in the world is a complete idiot, incapable of making intelligent choices, as evidenced by the fact that they had the *nerve* to choose a different belief than your own. <br> <br>This page did at least make an attempt to understand others' beliefs, which is a few steps ahead of most evangelism, but it maintained the firm attitude that These People Are Obviously Wrong, Because They Don't Believe The Things We Do. The latter, yeah. Evangelism assumes that everybody else in the world is a complete idiot, incapable of making intelligent choices, as evidenced by the fact that they had the *nerve* to choose a different belief than your own.

This page did at least make an attempt to understand others’ beliefs, which is a few steps ahead of most evangelism, but it maintained the firm attitude that These People Are Obviously Wrong, Because They Don’t Believe The Things We Do.

]]> By: Brad White http://blog.excastle.com/2005/04/18/how-to-convert-a-unitarian-and-good-luck/comment-page-1/#comment-5033 Brad White Fri, 22 Apr 2005 12:32:00 +0000 http://blog.excastle.com/2005/04/18/how-to-convert-a-unitarian-and-good-luck/#comment-5033 > If you're a UU, you may want to make sure you've taken your blood-pressure medication before you read this. <br> <br>Interesting. Other than the comments on witchcraft, which probably should have been expected, what did you find objectionable? <br> <br>It all seemed like a pretty fair assessment to me. So I'm wondering what I missed. <br> <br>Or is it the idea of needing to be converted at all, so you were offended before even reading the content? <br>That doesn't seem like you, either. <br> <br>I'm still stumped. > If you’re a UU, you may want to make sure you’ve taken your blood-pressure medication before you read this.

Interesting. Other than the comments on witchcraft, which probably should have been expected, what did you find objectionable?

It all seemed like a pretty fair assessment to me. So I’m wondering what I missed.

Or is it the idea of needing to be converted at all, so you were offended before even reading the content?

That doesn’t seem like you, either.

I’m still stumped.

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