tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20795009.post8365036434503668961..comments2023-09-22T15:44:10.411-04:00Comments on CUUMBAYA: The false intimacy of churchJoel Monkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631333436948102576noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20795009.post-17903949277151511972011-10-10T12:16:50.304-04:002011-10-10T12:16:50.304-04:00Yeah, I know, for sure. And it sucks, big time. Ev...Yeah, I know, for sure. And it sucks, big time. Even though theologically I can be very "UU" in a lot of ways, when it comes to certain specific social issues, etc, I'm not in accord with most of the UUs I know. And I've had to distance myself from them as a result. I mean, it's difficult to even discuss certain things with them at all, and sometimes they have me wondering if I can or should use the label "UU" at all for myself, even if I think that on a theological level, that's where I'm at. <br /><br />Who determines what is a "real UU" and what is not?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20795009.post-20249467112349732412011-06-06T17:56:27.928-04:002011-06-06T17:56:27.928-04:00I know whereof you speak, Joel. And it is a painfu...I know whereof you speak, Joel. And it is a painful knowingLilith BlackDragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10509562306666524046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20795009.post-69114775073981398112011-05-29T09:52:35.811-04:002011-05-29T09:52:35.811-04:00Joel, I know exactly what you mean. I am now strug...Joel, I know exactly what you mean. I am now struggling with the question of whether "agreeing to disagree" is enough of a shared value to justify belonging to my church.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20795009.post-12718832675446889082011-05-02T17:35:25.761-04:002011-05-02T17:35:25.761-04:00This is similar to family relationships as well. ...This is similar to family relationships as well. You are connected intimately but some hold opinions, beliefs that leave you dumbfounded, think of any holiday get together.Eruonenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05317476118722276545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20795009.post-60138542594429511882011-04-28T18:51:22.105-04:002011-04-28T18:51:22.105-04:00I know what you are talking about, though I have f...I know what you are talking about, though I have found that when I have decided yes I can, that I found a new love for the congregation on the other side. (The same thing, I think, often happens in marriage. You marry someone and then you decide to be married to the real person and not the spouse you created in your head. That happened to me even though my wife and I were together 4 years, including living together, before we got married. I wouldn't call any of this a false intimacy, but definitely a less deep relationship.)Masasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00783902610798734846noreply@blogger.com