I went to a Unitarian Universalist church today

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I was impressed. I am agnostic and I hadn't been to church since I was 16 aside from weddings. The church that I did go to during my childhood was a baptist church. The UU church welcomes the GLBT community; they are dedicated to the cause of attaining equality for minorities; they have a "peace labyrinth" on church grounds in protest of the Iraq war; they are involved with helping homeless people and runaway children; and anyone is welcome to attend their services and social functions regardless of faith. It's the only church that I know of where it is okay to lack a faith in God.

The sermon today was different than usual I was told. The pastor told us about the abolitionist and escaped slave Harriet Tubman. They had little kids up there acting out various aspects of the sermon and a choir that sang old, slave hymns. They were having their annual Thanksgiving dinner afterward and I was welcome to eat even though it was my first time there and I was not a member. All of the food was made and donated by the congregation members. I spoke briefly to the pastor who is a woman.

I sat at a table with 6 people who were members and talked to them for a while. They were genuinely curious about who I was and at no time did I feel pressured and no one tried to save my wretched soul.

The church literature says that UU has roots in the Christian and Jewish traditions, but it recognizes that all of the world's religions have wisdom and that each of us is on our own spiritual path and they honor that. I think I will be going back next Sunday.

As I was walking out to my truck, I saw several of those "COEXIST" bumper stickers on cars as well as one that said, "I was born ok the first time." :)