oh! well then, i don't need to tell you, clearly. i just get prickly when people who don't get the UU thing are like, wait, UUs can't do that because really, i feel like UUs can do whatever the hell they want, that's the whole point. and that's also my excuse as music director for doing things like masses and requiems. heeheh.
to work for UUs is prett much good. i once worked for a congregational church and that was less good. while everyone was nice and all, they assumed i was a christian like them and it made me feel very weird. people assuming i'm a UU doesn't really mean much of anything, since most of my beliefs about the world aren't far from theirs. and i probably will be a UU some day but i'm just not there in my head. i grew up with no religion and, while i sometimes crave the ritual and community aspects of it, i don't know that i actually feel a need for a 'spiritual' component to my life. and thus, calling myself a UU or anything else feels dishonest. yeah, i spend a lot of time thinking about this. but generally, UUs pay well and are great to work for. ;)
Re: waitaminit...
Date: 2003-12-23 08:34 am (UTC)to work for UUs is prett much good. i once worked for a congregational church and that was less good. while everyone was nice and all, they assumed i was a christian like them and it made me feel very weird. people assuming i'm a UU doesn't really mean much of anything, since most of my beliefs about the world aren't far from theirs. and i probably will be a UU some day but i'm just not there in my head. i grew up with no religion and, while i sometimes crave the ritual and community aspects of it, i don't know that i actually feel a need for a 'spiritual' component to my life. and thus, calling myself a UU or anything else feels dishonest. yeah, i spend a lot of time thinking about this. but generally, UUs pay well and are great to work for. ;)