Oh U*Us Of Little Faith. . . A Letter To The Editors Of The Houston Chronicle

Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:37:56 -0500 (EST)
From: "Robin Edgar" robinedgar59@yahoo.ca
Subject: Oh UUs Of Little Faith. . .
To: viewpoints@chron.com

Robin Edgar
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Montreal, Quebec
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Re: Unitarians put a little faith in advertising

Dear Editors,

Unitarian Universalists seem to have more faith in advertising than in God. UUism is not a "melting-pot faith", unless perhaps they mean melting everyone down to agnosticism and atheism, nor do UUs welcome all comers. God believing people in general, and Christians in particular, are not genuinely welcome in many UU "Welcoming Congregations". The article shows that even God is not particularly welcome in UU "churches". Some fundamentalist atheist UUs, like Plano Texas UU David Wallace Croft, are even famous for "crusading against God".

The UUA's national marketing campaign results from an age shift in its membership, not a "cultural shift". UUs are growing older and membership is stagnant. The UU "church" is not really growing at all. Adult membership in the UUA is closer to 150,000 than 250,000. UUism has lost ground as a percentage of the population of the USA since the UUA was formed in 1961.

UUA President Bill Sinkford, and other UU "religious leaders", must understand that UUism will never grow unless it becomes God positive. The overwhelming majority of Americans who believe in God will find many UU "churches" to be quite Godless. Indeed "Humanist" UU ministers have been heard preaching that God is a "non-existent being" and that belief in God "seems primitive" during Sunday services. No matter how much they advertize, Unitarian Universalists will never experience significant growth as long as God, and God believing people, are less than genuinely welcome in UU "Welcoming Congregations".

Sincerely,

Robin Edgar