Interfaith "Church"

[Anonymous]

I'm Muslim. DH is Christian. We're both very interested in Buddhism. Any good ideas of an interfaith or universalist "church" which would be accepting of Muslims and Christians alike? Essentially, we're searching for a congregation / church that speaks of God but not Jesus per se and does not preach from one holy text to the exclusion of others. We're just now getting into meditation and we'd like to learn more about Buddhism. We live in Dupont but would be willing to travel. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Maybe check out all souls Unitarian.

[Anonymous]

Unitarian Universalist for sure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe check out all souls Unitarian.

all souls is more Christian than other area UU churches.

[Anonymous]

All Souls isn't that Christian. The other UU Church a few blocks away is intentionally Christian.

Many Unitarian congregations would work for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All Souls isn't that Christian. The other UU Church a few blocks away is intentionally Christian.

Many Unitarian congregations would work for you.

Ihave been to all souls on several occasions and in my opinion it is more Christian than other UU churches.

[Anonymous]

Either a Unity Church or a UU Church.

We have Christans, Muslims, Jews, Buddhists, Hindu, Paegan,...... At our Unity Church

[Anonymous]

Try one of the UU churches in the 'burbs.

Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist
River Road Unitarian
Silver Spring Unitarian

You might like Cedar Lane - the senior minister is Unitarian-Hindu and does a lot of faith blending.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Try one of the UU churches in the 'burbs.

Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist
River Road Unitarian
Silver Spring Unitarian

You might like Cedar Lane - the senior minister is Unitarian-Hindu and does a lot of faith blending.

Might be more interesting if he did faith unblending.

[Anonymous]

I attend All Souls, UU, and I love it, but I think you should really consider visiting the Universalist Memorial church. It is in DuPont!

Yes, it is more "Christian" centered than All souls, and certainly more than most UU churches but given that it is your neighborhood, I would look into it! (The focus at Memorial Universalist is on the universal redemption available to all people, whereas All Souls Unitarian focuses on the unity of God, but both are Unitarian-Universalist churches. So there may be slightly more Jesus talk at Memorial and slightly more God talk at All Souls. But both will warmly, warmly welcome you-- and one is likely an easy walk so . . . please give it a shot! How awesome would it be if that becomes your home church in your own neighborhood!

Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Try one of the UU churches in the 'burbs.

Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist
River Road Unitarian
Silver Spring Unitarian

You might like Cedar Lane - the senior minister is Unitarian-Hindu and does a lot of faith blending.

Might be more interesting if he did faith unblending.

+1 Besides trying to be polite to religious people, I don't see any good reason to think of faith as a virtue. Holding onto a belief lacking in evidence sounds more like a mental illness than a beneficial spiritual pursuit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Try one of the UU churches in the 'burbs.

Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist
River Road Unitarian
Silver Spring Unitarian

You might like Cedar Lane - the senior minister is Unitarian-Hindu and does a lot of faith blending.

Might be more interesting if he did faith unblending.

+1 Besides trying to be polite to religious people, I don't see any good reason to think of faith as a virtue. Holding onto a belief lacking in evidence sounds more like a mental illness than a beneficial spiritual pursuit.

Troll.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm Muslim. DH is Christian. We're both very interested in Buddhism. Any good ideas of an interfaith or universalist "church" which would be accepting of Muslims and Christians alike? Essentially, we're searching for a congregation / church that speaks of God but not Jesus per se and does not preach from one holy text to the exclusion of others. We're just now getting into meditation and we'd like to learn more about Buddhism. We live in Dupont but would be willing to travel. Thanks!

I'm a little confused. You want a community that preaches "non-exclusively" from all holy books, except it shouldn't talk about Jesus at all? I don't see how that would work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm Muslim. DH is Christian. We're both very interested in Buddhism. Any good ideas of an interfaith or universalist "church" which would be accepting of Muslims and Christians alike? Essentially, we're searching for a congregation / church that speaks of God but not Jesus per se and does not preach from one holy text to the exclusion of others. We're just now getting into meditation and we'd like to learn more about Buddhism. We live in Dupont but would be willing to travel. Thanks!

I'm a little confused. You want a community that preaches "non-exclusively" from all holy books, except it shouldn't talk about Jesus at all? I don't see how that would work.

If you are Christian and believe Jesus is God incarnate, what is the problem of talking of God in general terms that all believers can accept without referring to that aspect that others do not accept? I did not see any implication by OP that Jesus should be denied. It is my guess that OP would not object to discussion of how various members feel about Jesus, just that there be no preconceptions.

[Anonymous]

I was raised Christian and have attended All Souls, but it didn't work for me. It felt way to much like a traditional Christian service, particularly with the format of the service and the songs.