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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Originally started attending a UU congregation as a compromise between me (Christian) and my husband (atheist) when we both wanted better community ties. After moving to another town, started at a different UU congregation specifically to meet people with kids and similar views on social responsibility. [/quote]

Do you still consider yourself a Christian?[/quote]

Yes. [/quote]

Thanks -- how do you express it at a UU church? Are you raising your children Christian (if so, what denomination) or UU?[/quote]

We are raising our child UU / not-explicitly-Christian, and the excellent UU RE program is a big part of our attraction to UU.  My child is just barely old enough to talk about this stuff, but my plan is to explain that I believe but some people don't, including Daddy.  I have some reservations because I think it's a lot easier to come to faith if you learn it "unquestioning" as a child, but I can no longer square that approach with what I believe as an adult.

As for expressing my faith, I find nothing incompatible -- the UU philosophy is very much in line with Jesus' teachings, and the format of services is identical to the Presbyterian services I grew up with -- they've even re-purposed a lot of the old Protestant hymns.  There is time for silent prayer, and there are rituals and spoken affirmations that have the feeling of group prayer even though they don't invoke a specific deity.  The major Christian holiday services are a little weird, but we're usually out of town with family anyway.

There is a Christian study group at my UU congregation, but it meets on an inconvenient night so I don't attend.  If you're interested in how Christian beliefs fit into the UU framework, the main website has some good resources: https://www.uua.org/beliefs/what-we-believe/beliefs/christianity  [/quote]

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