[Jennifer]

Do all Unitarian Churches work for social justice? Are some more strict than others? I’m really thinking about attending a Unitarian Church because I am fed up with the judgment of the tradition I’m used to.

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Name : Jennifer, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Christian, Age : 21, City : Kansas City, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Priscilla30272]

I attended a couple of services at the Unitarian Church here in Sydney. I think many of them work for social justice, in the broadest sense of the term. I mean, different people have different ideas of what social justice involves. I don’t know about some being more strict than others. I think you will find there is a lot less judgment there, and I would definitely recommend it, but I think it’s very hard to find people who are totally non-judgmental. Still, keep in mind that social justice and judgment sometimes go hand in hand. It’s not only the right-wing of politics/religion who specialize in judgment. For example, the right of individuals to choose to gamble is more important than someone else’s attempt to protect them from themselves.

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Name : Priscilla30272, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Bisexual, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 24, City : Sydney, State : NA, Country : Australia, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[David25901]

What is wrong with making judgments (i.e. forming opinions) about issues such as social justice? I get rankled every time I hear the word ‘judgmental’ being used as a synonym for ‘narrow-mindedness.’ Aren’t you confusing judging with prejudging? And what is this nonsense about being non-judgmental? Everyone makes judgments, all of us, and I see no problem with that as long as judgments are based on cogent and compelling evidence. Problems occur when judgments are based on such phenomena as false assumptions (prejudice), lack of understanding or evidence (plain ignorance), skewed logic (irrationality) or a refusal to acknowledge contrary evidence (intransigence). There is nothing wrong with being ‘judgmental’ per se; it doesn’t indicate prejudice or narrow-mindedness. It just means a person is disposed to making judgments, and doesn’t reveal the ‘reasonableness’ or ‘fairness’ of the judgments they make.

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Name : David25901, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, City : Brisbane, State : NA, Country : Australia, Education level : 4 Years of College, 

[J. Newman]

My wife and I joined a Unitarian Congregation over 3 years ago. We have found it to be a breath of fresh air. In our Congregation there are Christians, Jews, atheists, agnostics and others. While we do not have a ‘creed,’ we do have common beliefs…the worth of every individual, social justice, fellowship, religious educaion, to name a few. We try to practice tolerance of what other people think and believe, and we try to help one another to find truth and peace within ourselves.

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Name : J. Newman, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Unitarian, Age : 57, City : Marietta, State : GA, Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

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