tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20795009.post115220457559662428..comments2023-09-22T15:44:10.411-04:00Comments on CUUMBAYA: The Great Divide?Joel Monkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631333436948102576noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20795009.post-1152294570997658072006-07-07T13:49:00.000-04:002006-07-07T13:49:00.000-04:00Yes, and how can one belong to a religion whose nu...Yes, and how can one belong to a religion whose number one principal is to "respect the inherent worth and dignity of every person" and then talk so freely and hatefully about other people? That strikes me as so hypocritical. Seeing someone with so much hate in their heart sure doesn't move me to seriously consider their values and beliefs as something that might work for me. Whew.Mama Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06689054988353517532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20795009.post-1152216076825033522006-07-06T16:01:00.000-04:002006-07-06T16:01:00.000-04:00You're absolutely right. I've often thought that i...You're absolutely right. I've often thought that instead of a set of PPs, we should have a covenant to listen to each other, and if the differences are in fact unreconcilable to agree that we each have a right to be here anyway. It doesn't hurt me to hear a humanist say that morality makes good common sense absent a God, and it shouldn't hurt a humanist to hear me say I draw comfort from my personal connection to my divinity. Why do we UUs have to use words like "irrational" or "Nazi"- what's wrong with simply stating one's case? What's wrong with loving the speaker, not the words?Joel Monkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631333436948102576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20795009.post-1152213598153109042006-07-06T15:19:00.000-04:002006-07-06T15:19:00.000-04:00It sounds like we have a problem with loving each ...It sounds like we have a problem with loving each other, embracing each other with our whole hearts. There is so much sarcasm and self righteousness among UUs. But some (most) of my dearest friends are UUs.LaReinaCobrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13554970165949410961noreply@blogger.com