Confused?
(Circa 2006)
There seems to be some confusion among many people on the relationship between politics and religion in Unitarian Universalism. In the spirit of the Heaven's Gate-Church of the SubGenius comparison page, here is an attempt on my part to provide some clarification on the relationship between the UUA and the Republican Party. Please email me (Peter Taylor) with any editorial suggestions.
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| Republican Party | Unitarian Universalist Association |
| Religion masquerading as a political party. | Political party masquerading as a religion. |
| G. W. Bush vacations in Texas after being accused of being a cowboy. | Noel Field [1] defects to USSR after being accused of being a Communist. |
| Pays lip service to democracy but supports friendly dictatorships. | Pays lip service to democracy but supports unfriendly dictatorships. |
| Simplistic moral judgements against terrorists and members of the Republican Guard. | Simplistic moral judgements against Thatcherites and members of the Republican Party. |
| Regard previous occupant of White House (WJC) as evil incarnate. | Regard current occupant of White House (GWB) as evil incarnate. |
| Motto: We don't do nuance. | Motto: We don't do guilt. |
| Afraid of black helicopters. | Afraid of Blackwater Security. |
| Embarassed about low participation by Blacks. | Embarassed about low participation by Blacks. |
| Sometimes consult astrologers. | Sometimes are astrologers. |
| Elitists who believe Original Sin applies to everyone. | Egalitarians who believe that Original Sin applies only to white men. |
| Think envy is a sin. | Think envy is a sacrament. |
| Apocalyptic predictions about fire and brimstone. | Apocalyptic predictions about global warming. |
| Believe the 9-11 attacks were righteous retribution for the US being full of homosexuals and Pagans. | Believe the 9-11 attacks were righteous retribution for the US being full of capitalists and NRA members. |
| Oppose the teaching of evolution in the public schools. | Oppose the teaching of economics in the public schools. |
| "Believes in biology, but not in evolution." [2] | "Believes in evolution, but not in biology." [2] | Think they're better than you are because they're right with God. | Think they're better than you are because they're politically correct. |
| Pride themselves on their morality for reasons that are unclear. | Pride themselves on their open-mindedness for reasons that are unclear. |
| Fundraising often involves selling services. | Fundraising often involves a services auction. |
| Brag about abolitionist heritage. | Brag about abolitionist heritage. |
| The Christians have alienated the libertarians, but still use libertarian symbolism. | The Humanists have alienated the Christians, but still use Christian symbolism. |
| Conflicted about some members' claims that Islam is a religion of peace. | Conflicted about some members' claims that Christianity is a religion of peace. |
| Think God loves you, and you'll burn forever in Hell if you don't believe it. | Describe Republicans as evil because Republicans describe other people as evil. |
| Don't know who exactly sank the battleship Maine, but pretty sure he was gay. | Don't know who exactly sank the battleship Maine, but pretty sure he was a homophobe. |
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