Boston Unitarian has an interesting and thoughtful meditation today. (h/t: PeaceBang's Facebook page)
On a tangent, it brought to mind a curious paradox that my own church's minister related in his sermon this past Sunday. (Perhaps this is old news to others, but it was a new one on me.):
Question: What is the only* religious denomination whose name specifically refers to religious doctrine? (Not practice [Baptist], not governance [Presbyterian or Episcopalian], not historical roots [Lutheran or Roman Catholic]...)
Answer: Unitarian Universalism, which is arguably the most non-doctrinal, at least of western religions...
*If you wish, feel free to temper "only"...
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