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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went as a kid some. For me it’s too amorphous to offer spiritual direction. The atmosphere was like a conference room at a big, liberal, contentiously run nonprofit. It was interesting but didn’t have the mystery I like in my religion. [/b][b]As a kid I was also uncomfortable with the sex ed curriculum used in the high school religious ed program. In theory as an adult I think it is ok, but as a sporadic attendee I didn’t feel comfortable enough with the other kids or leaders to want to talk about such personal things[b][/b]. My take was that UU would be a great fit for an older couple looking for community primarily, but it’s pretty far from main line churches.[/quote]
I'm a former Catholic who was looking into UU myself.  However, what you mentioned makes me pause.  What personal things where you require to share?  Also, is the sex ed curriculum similar to what you may learn in health class in a public school or is it way out in left field?[/quote]

I'm not the PP, but I posted earlier about having grown up in the church. You're not required to share anything you don't want to, it's more that the subject matter does go further than what at least I had in public health class, which focused on puberty and the science behind conception. This program talks more about relationships and sex itself, including things like homosexual sex, which makes some people uncomfortable. I was a total prude, so I shared nothing at all, but other people would occasionally if they had personal concerns. The curriculum also spans several years and gets more detailed as you move through it, vs the two days I had in public school. You can check it out here:

https://www.uua.org/re/owl

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I was the PP. There was no requirement to share personal things, and the other poster explained it well. I didn't find any of the content "out of left field," even at the time, though it was much more comprehensive than any sex ed I had in school. It just wasn't my preference as a young teen to go discuss sex and birth control and relationships and related issues with people I didn't know terribly well, at a church I didn't attend all that regularly. I can see how it would be a great program for some.
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