tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188674.post3456426209428583910..comments2024-03-27T04:00:02.294-04:00Comments on EditorMom: 8 Random FactsKatharine O'Moore-Klopfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14699159708036532202noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188674.post-4765793018747086632007-08-31T15:54:00.000-04:002007-08-31T15:54:00.000-04:00Take a look at the Quakers. George Fox, the founde...Take a look at the Quakers. George Fox, the founder of the Religious Society of Friends, wrote journals and stuff that bear little resemblance to the non-dogmatic, open-hearted Meeting in which I grew up. Always had females in leadership positions. No minister or church boss. Everyone has her/his own direct line to God, whatever that is. In recent decades, service and pacifism have dominated their work outside local Meetings. Look up American Friends' Service Committee.<BR/><BR/>Etcetera.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188674.post-30583639451396566932007-06-17T05:50:00.000-04:002007-06-17T05:50:00.000-04:00I love reading these things and discovering how mu...I love reading these things and discovering how much I have in common with other bloggers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188674.post-37484612731974170802007-06-16T08:48:00.000-04:002007-06-16T08:48:00.000-04:00I'm lucky that in the next town over (not far away...I'm lucky that in the next town over (not far away at all), the UCC church is ONA. I didn't even know the church was there until a couple of years ago when I was looking for a preschool for my youngest. My mother-in-law found the preschool ... in the basement of that very UCC church.Katharine O'Moore-Klopfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699159708036532202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188674.post-6811096060338694282007-06-15T21:49:00.000-04:002007-06-15T21:49:00.000-04:00P.S. That independent streak also means that some ...P.S. That independent streak also means that some non-ONA churches are fine with GLBT people but don't want to do a process that isn't over until a national representative approves the church's ONA statement.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188674.post-26082253916738220662007-06-15T21:48:00.000-04:002007-06-15T21:48:00.000-04:00It's certainly true that local churches are not as...It's certainly true that local churches are not as liberal as pastors or the national church, but there is in our churches from the Congregational tradition a rather delightful devotion to independent thought that appeals to me, having grown up Southern Baptist in a time when the right of private judgment still meant something. If you have any UCC churches in the neighborhood and want to "talk" about them, shoot me an e-mail!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188674.post-54868441472211275962007-06-15T03:04:00.000-04:002007-06-15T03:04:00.000-04:00I count myself as tagged. Tomorrow is Sticks' gra...I count myself as tagged. Tomorrow is Sticks' graduation, so probably won't get to this one till Saturday, but I definitely will!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188674.post-6721101848492038652007-06-14T15:40:00.000-04:002007-06-14T15:40:00.000-04:00Now, that sounds liberal! Though actually, it soun...Now, <I>that</I> sounds liberal! Though actually, it sounds more Unitarian Universalist (UU) than UCC. But hey, they're both U's. ;-)Katharine O'Moore-Klopfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699159708036532202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188674.post-2800981075650832782007-06-14T15:27:00.000-04:002007-06-14T15:27:00.000-04:00We were members of a UCC congregation in Chapel Hi...We were members of a UCC congregation in Chapel Hill, and it made me chuckle when, before an audience response section, the minister stopped to remind us that "when it says 'God' in the responses, you can envision that as whatever positive force you feel comfortable affirming today."<BR/><BR/>Thanks for tagging me. Today's been topsy-turvy but I'll get to it (probably tomorrow).Imperatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11748228447190366632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188674.post-27488949652047826432007-06-14T10:00:00.000-04:002007-06-14T10:00:00.000-04:00Just a word about the UCC: At the national level, ...Just a word about the UCC: At the national level, they are very liberal. At the local church level, most churches are not as liberal as you might think (for example, only 10% are "open and affirming" to gays). Every UCC church is different so you might have to try a few out to find the right fit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com