How do you convert a Unitarian-Universalist to Christianity?

[katster]

Well, ask the Southern Baptists. They have a ways to convert Unitarian-Universalists list right here.

Comments

[griffen.livejournal.com]

I love all the broad sweeping statements they make about paganism, especially. I didn't know that I was living in fear. I thought I was living in faith.

Gee. I guess they know me better than I know myself, and they've never even met me!

[/sarcasm]

*grins* Silly people, these evangelists.

[mrfnord.livejournal.com]

Hm. I wonder what they'd make of a secular transhumanist. Misguided or Pure Evil? %)

[griffen.livejournal.com]

Yes. *twinkle*

[anahata56.livejournal.com]

I loved that "living in fear" statement as well...

Of course, when I was a child growing up within Christianity, there was no fear involved in that whatsoever. Growing up believing that God is incapable of loving you as you are, or that you are going to burn in hell, or that the Rapture would come and leave you an orphan...no, those ideas are warm, fuzzy and comforting in relation to the concept that you actually can have a loving relationship with your Deity as you are, and might actually be able to have a bit of control over your life.

Imagine the horror we wil feel when we wake up one day and find that we are actually expected to think for ourselves and take responsibility for our actions!

Feh.

Feh. Feh. And double feh.

Belle--going to have a good puke now.

PS--OK, who let the cat out of the bag about Pan? ;)

[twfarlan.livejournal.com]

Oh boy. I can't decide which approach to take with this page. I'm either going to:
1) rewrite it in "pure" language.. in other words, write what they mean rather than what they're saying
or
2) write the "Southern Baptists: Dealing with the Unthinking," a response written as a parody, turning that table on them.

Lodge some comments if you like, letting me know which would be more fun to read. :) I'm going to see Star Trek: Nemesis in about ten minutes, so I'll probably work on this when I get home this afternoon.

[griffen.livejournal.com]

Heh, why not write both? A serious one *and* a parody. Goddess knows you're good at both.

[kiya]

How about the bit about the magical forces of the universe being available to other people too?

In a word: duh. :}

[tropiquena.livejournal.com]

If you only want to write one, I'd say go with the first. :)

I'd love to read whichever/both when it is/they are completed. :)

[twfarlan.livejournal.com]

Why you flatterer. (smile)

I didn't want to write both, but I may end up having to do so... or really flexing my skills and attempting to meld the two in one article.
It'll be posted here on LJ when it's written. I don't have the heart for slogging through rejection letters to try actually submitting something like that to anyone.

[twfarlan.livejournal.com]

It'll be posted on my LJ when I write it, with a link to at the very least the original page plus likely a link over to here to show what brought it up.

I'm becoming convinced that "both" is the only way to approach it that will leave me feeling at all satisfied. I'm going to have to go to WalMart and buy a couple of extra bottles of vitriol if I'm doing a parody, though.

[lizw.livejournal.com]

If they would just stick to the "wait for Satan to let them down" line, I'd be happy.

[tsjafo.livejournal.com]

I wonder how the Fundimentalist Unitarians are going to react to this. *grin, duck & run"

[maggledy.livejournal.com]

I just have to say, I love the strategy for converting neo-pagans! Yep, just quote some of that scripture, that will convince them! Because it's the truth, 'cause it says it's the truth! Yeesh. Sorry, folks, I was raised as a Fundy and came to the conclusion that that book was written by tribal holy men, political climbers, and nutso monks when I was twelve. So if I don't believe in your book, then what?

Goodness, 15 years as a witch and they still annoy the daylights out of me with this crap. I wish the Chistians would give up on evangalism and just finish dying off, already. I always have resented their need to tell everyone that they're right and everyone else is wrong.

[twfarlan.livejournal.com]

Here's a shot from the dark; remember the thread in Katster's journal about evangelizing to Unitarian-Universalists? (http://www.livejournal.com/users/katster/234080.html?thread=443232#t443232) Well, I finally parodied it. Here's a link to the parody. (http://www.livejournal.com/users/twfarlan/112855.html#cutid1)

[twfarlan.livejournal.com]

Griffen, do you remember this post in Katster's journal regarding the article about evangelizing Unitarian-Universalists? (http://www.livejournal.com/users/katster/234080.html?thread=443232#t443232) Well, I finally got around to parodying it and thought you might get a kick out of it. Here's a link to the parody. (http://www.livejournal.com/users/twfarlan/112855.html#cutid1)

(Sorry about all the posts, Katster, to such an ancient journal entry.)