I have decided against joining for a few reasons, although I recommend others check it out if they want a group to be a part of.

For me the group leans a little too heavy on one political side. I myself am Independent, and while I agree with some of the UU political leanings, I felt that joining would practically be like joining a political party.

Also, my husband has no interest in joining anything whatsoever. And I, myself, don’t care to commit to a regular Sunday meeting, having shed my lifelong practice of three-hour church meetings with the Mormon church. We enjoy Sundays by relaxing or going out to restaurants, coffee shops, bookstores, etc.

Our nearest UU is also pretty far. Otherwise, I actually would consider it more seriously, despite the other reasons. I would go, at least sometimes, if it were only ten or fifteen minutes away.

Feel free to share some of your UU experiences any time! I am sure I have some readers who would love it.

And also, to be the only source of all good things. If Christianity isn’t the source, it’s not good. Just to the fanatics, though. My dear LDS mother meditates and does yoga.

As for Jesus and deep-breathing (I love it): when I was religious, I believed that every talent that people possess is also possessed by God. It was so hard to imagine Jesus doing gymnastics on the parallel bars, but I really tried, because he must’ve known how. I’m not trying to be blasphemous here. I really did try to imagine it and believe it. I did. Hee hee.

But I love my scotch, my beer, my wine, my steaks and roast beef. And I love the flavor of a good cigar. I’d be a terrible member of either of those sects.

Prager’s error is a common one, though, I think. There’s a guy at a seminary in Denver who is campaigning that yoga breathing and relaxation exercises should be banned from publich schools because they’re religious — to him. There’s a tyranny of Christians out there who ask that good stuff be killed in order to sustain their need to feel persecuted.

What do you think: Would Jesus breathe deeply?

Ha! I guess you haven’t read enough to know that I came from the Latter-day Saint camp (Other readers: LDS and Latter-day Saint means Mormon).

My LDS background still influences certain aspects of my life. I’d say the religion has its good parts. Although I have taken up coffee and tea. I also will have one or two coctails here and there. But I don’t drink it for the usual reasons. I have no desire to get drunk. Dancing and music give a much better buzz than alcolhol.

A listener on the show actually called to tell Prager that health is an essential part of the LDS religion.

I suppose Prager thinks those sects unreligious? Prager sounds like a blasphemer to me . . .

Ron-I’ll be happy to post some links in an upcoming entry. We are definitely a minority.

I am looking for resources, community, and information for agnostic parenting. I am surprised at how challenging this has been - there are assemblies (both real and virtual) for every kind of person imaginable, but the oft demonized ‘teaming masses’ of secularists are in reality very hard to find!
Makes the claims of our influense and numbers seem awfully questionable.

Would it be possible to supply more links, if you have them - more connections to similar blogs - and if you are feeling particularly enterprising (at the beheist of a complete stranger), create some way of organizing your archives so that they are easier to fish through?
A link for emailing you directly would be helpful, too - it would prevent my interrupting your comments section to ask you these questions.

I’m a new parent, a stay-at-home-dad, and born-again agnostic doing my initial groundwork for making sure our nest is well lined, insulated from destructive influences, and harmonious!

thanks!

Ron
southmountainhouse@earthlink.(remove this section)net

I know exactly what you are talking about. It is not like health is a substitution for religion, it just moves up higher on the priority list when you have lack of religion.

Good input.
–Ann