May Big Question

"I wanna know what love is..." or at least what it means to us. We use that word a lot, we Unitarian Universalists who are standing on the side of love.

We love our neighbors - good. We also love broccoli (some of us), or the latest Julia Spencer-Fleming novel. Hmmm... Do we use the word too much, too casually? What do you think?

The Salon is OPEN...

Inner Light, Radiant Life: Love, What is this thing called

The Wonderment: Practice of Love, Love God

What is Your Great Passion?

You're out in public -- say, in a mall -- and you hear a group of people, their backs toward you, talking about something.

What would they have to be talking about in order for you to walk over, introduce yourself, and say, "I'm sorry, but I couldn't help overhearing ..."?

Supposedly, this can give us an indication of what our great passion is.

This month, the UU Salon gets personal. We want to know what your great passion is.  What fires you up, gets your motor running, makes you want to leap into the fray?

The Salon is OPEN.

"What's Your Passion? at A Free Faith

Questions?

A bit of housekeeping this month. The question -- no need to write about it on your blog, just put it in comments -- what questions would you like to see The UU Salon ask?

February Big Question

In Good Without God: What a Billion Nonreligious People Do Believe, Greg Epstein writes:

"Do you believe in God?" is a totally meaningless question. The real question all people - whether secular or religious - ought to be asking themselves and one another is "What do you believe about God?"

That's the Salon Big Question for February. What do you believe about God? (Regardless of whether you believe in God or not.)

The Salon is open...

Inner Light, Radiant Life: The Big Question -- God  
Finding My Ground: What Do You Believe About God?
Earthbound Spirit: A Believing Nonbeliever

January Question

Has Unitarian Universalism outgrown congregational polity?

Edit:Please include your definition/understanding of congregational polity.

The Salon is OPEN.

CERG Staff Blog: The Once and Future Congregation

Earthbound Spirit: Congregational Polity - Salon Big Question

Inner Light, Radiant Life: The Big Question - Polity

December No Question

We're taking a break. One of us just survived finals week - the other is in search. Neither of us is ready for the holidays...

Our best wishes to all of you for a merry holiday season, however you celebrate!

LE & EBS

November Question: What is a Unitarian Universalist?

I've heard a District Executive say that it's all about being in a covenantal relationship with a UU Church -- if you're not a member of a Unitarian Universalist Church, you're not a Unitarian Universalist. Peter Bowden talks about being a freerange UU. There's been talk about lapsed UUs, affiliated/non-affiliated UUs, self-identifying UUs, and the old joke about a UU being an atheist with children.  So, then, I ask you:


What is a Unitarian Universalist?

The Salon is OPEN.

Inner Light Radiant Life: The Big Question - Who is UU?

Insert Meaningful Name Here: Freedom and Meaning 

The Journey:  What is a Unitarian Universalist? 

Yuu're a What?: November UU Salon Topic: What is a Unitarian Universalist?