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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Flying the American Flag | 11/28/2010 | Joyce D |
| Q: What is the answer to unitarian uniersalist members flying the American flag outside their church? A: I personally have never seen the flag flying outside a Unitarian Universalist church. So I did a ... | ||
| beliefs in the 1800s | 4/13/2010 | Joyce D |
| Q: What did Unitarians believe in the 1800s? A: In the 1800's Unitarians believed in the Bible as metaphor. They believed in God, but not the ... | ||
| Dallas area UU Church | 3/20/2010 | Joyce D |
| Q: Worth area, and I'm considering attending a UU church in the area. I was very surprised to see the ... A: Each congregation can choose their curriculum. There is no mandatory text. The UUA provides some ... | ||
| your doctrine | 3/17/2010 | Jon Bond |
| Q: Very precious greetings to you. I have always heard of the Unitarian faith but somehow I have never ... A: Ah, Jamaica. I just returned from a Caribbean cruise and we stopped for a day in Montego Bay, ... | ||
| uu's don't necessarily believe alike | 6/18/2009 | Jon Bond |
| Q: I am getting the impression that UU basically have a personal belief system. Is there anything that ... A: Trudi: What a great question ! ! ! Long answer short: We believe in the democratic process and ... | ||
| Do you even use the bible? | 4/14/2009 | Jon Bond |
| Q: Does it bother you that you cant support what you believe by using the bible? There wont be anywhere ... A: Greetings – Yes, some of our members use the bible. But, I must ask you to bear with me and read ... | ||
| Islam and Unitarianism | 3/9/2009 | Jon Bond |
| Q: As a moslem, I found your description of God very highly in line with the conception of God in ... A: Greetings Bpermana - For some Unitarian Universalists, the Koran and the life and words of Mohamed ... | ||
| UU membership numbers history | 2/9/2009 | Jon Bond |
| Q: Jon, I want to make a graph of UU membership as a percentage of the US population in the last 40 ... A: Timothy - Interesting question and, while searching for a web site that has those numbers, I hit ... | ||
| Lack of spiritual discussions | 1/4/2009 | Jon Bond |
| Q: I attended a UU Church for nearly one year and during this time I regularly attended the Sunday ... A: You have posed two questions. And, I’m more than pleased to answer them. What a great combination ... | ||
| teachings | 11/23/2008 | Jim |
| Q: What is the list of the verses, of what chapters., of what books, of the Bible, that your ... A: Allen, I'm sorry that I took so long to respond. I lost this message. Unitarian Universalists ... | ||
| Faith, Beliefs, and the global community | 10/10/2008 | Joyce D |
| Q: Greetings!!! To let you know my background I am a fundamental Christian (Baptist)with a few ... A: Your questions about fundamental Christianity are not necessarily the same for Unitarian ... | ||
| Bible | 6/17/2008 | Joyce D |
| Q: I really don't have a question, but would like to warn you about not believing in the infallible ... A: Unitarian Universalists have varying beliefs about God. People who don't believe in God don't ... | ||
| Unitarian growth | 5/17/2008 | Jon Bond |
| Q: How many Unitarians in the US in 1959? ANSWER: Dear David – I’ll try to answer your question. ... A: i.e. growth, etc. I really can't add much to my answer which was: For 1961, the year that we ... | ||
| Unitarian growth | 5/15/2008 | Jon Bond |
| Q: How many Unitarians in the US in 1959? A: As I said, for 3 ½, I would get back with you early this week on how many Unitarians there were in ... | ||
| Project | 1/29/2008 | Jon Bond |
| Q: I am doing a project on other religion. I was assigned Unitarian. I have very few research done and ... A: I’d like to divide your questions into four areas: a) What are some Holy Days and customs of ... | ||
| unity vs unitarian | 11/12/2007 | Jim |
| Q: From what I have read, Unity believes Jesus was a man, not God, but He was able to connect to his ... A: Pat, First, let me state that the Unity Church and the modern Unitarian Church are very different. ... | ||
| Who found your church | 10/19/2007 | Jon Bond |
| Q: I'm doing a research paper and I was wondering who found the church A: I’ll try to answer your question. Remember, I’m one of over 245,000 people and, if you ask another ... | ||
| jesus | 10/14/2007 | Jon Bond |
| Q: Do unitarians believe that jesus died on the cross to take our sins from us in all love, and that ... A: I’ll try to answer your question. Remember, I’m one of over 245,000 people and, if you ask another ... | ||
| bible? | 8/21/2007 | Jon Bond |
| Q: What are the "UU's" views regarding the bible? Is it reliable? A: I’ll try to answer your question. Remember, I’m one of over 250,000 people and, if you ask another ... | ||
| Salvation | 6/16/2007 | Jim |
| Q: How do I get to heaven? A: Joe, Unitarian Universalists don't have an answer to this question. At least, the association does ... | ||
| language | 4/12/2007 | Jon Bond |
| Q: Was the Bible originally written in Greek or Latin? Either way, since no one currently fluently ... A: Greetings: When I search the web, I came up with what I believe to be an authoritative answer to ... | ||
| Hell | 11/30/2006 | Jim |
| Q: What the hell do Unitarians believe in? A: For starters, very few Unitarian Universalists believe in Hell. Our Universalist members ... | ||
| Basic Beliefs | 10/26/2006 | Jim |
| Q: What are the main beliefs of Unitarians, i know there all kind of different but could you give me ... A: This is some information from www.uua.org: The Principles of the Unitarian Universalist Association ... | ||
| Symbol and Jewelry | 10/15/2005 | Joyce D |
| Q: Joyce! I only recently found myself in the UU religion and have been wanting to start showing ... A: Welcome. There's some "girly" jewelry, but we don't tend to put things into gender boxes, so a lot ... | ||
| combatting fundamentalist proselytizing | 10/13/2005 | Joyce D |
| Q: Last year my ex-wife arranged for my daugther to stay with a a friend after school until she got ... A: This is a tough one. You didn't tell me the age of your child. I guess she's older than 8? The best ... | ||
| "two questions" | 6/15/2005 | Jon Bond |
| Q: I just finished reading your response to a gentleman regarding two questions he posed about the UU ... A: Greetings Loren Wilson - This is a follow up to my previous response of "It's going to take too ... | ||
| Curious... | 5/25/2005 | Jon Bond |
| Q: I am 26 years old, married, no children, and up until now, Catholic. I recently have questioned some ... A: First, my apologies for a belated reply to your serious questions. I have been out of town and have ... | ||
| whats it about | 5/24/2005 | Jim |
| Q: what is unitarianism? A: In simple words, Unitarianism is the belief in the the unity, or oneness, of God. In the USA, ... | ||
| A book dated 1692 The History of Unitarians | 5/16/2005 | Jon Bond |
| Q: I was wondering if you could answer a question about a book I own called "Basset's Answer to ... A: May 16, 2005 Hello Angela - I have searched the Unitarian Universalist Association website, along ... | ||
| Social Justice | 2/8/2005 | Joyce D |
| Q: I need a greater understanding of "Social Justice", particularly as it is related to racism toward ... A: You haven't been a UU too long, have you? :-) Belief in a deity is not required to be a UU. How ... | ||
| prayers for children | 2/8/2005 | Jon Bond |
| Q: could you reccommend a "good" source for me to find prayers/grace to be read and said with my young ... A: I'll try to answer your question. Remember, I'm one of over 250,000 people and, if you ask another ... | ||
| Social Justice | 2/7/2005 | Joyce D |
| Q: I need a greater understanding of "Social Justice", particularly as it is related to racism toward ... A: I don't think UUs have a definition per se for "social justice". Justice has been defined, as with ... | ||
| The nature of Sin | 1/20/2005 | Joyce D |
| Q: I am currently working on a personal project about the nature of Sin. I am the artist and co-author ... A: Alyssa, Thank you for offering to include Unitarian Universalists in your book. Unitarian ... | ||
| The nature of Sin | 1/20/2005 | Jon Bond |
| Q: I am currently working on a personal project about the nature of Sin. I am the artist and co-author ... A: I'll try to discuss the subject of sin, as it might pertain to UU practices. Remember, I'm one of ... | ||
| Dear Joyce D. Many years... | 1/12/2005 | Joyce D |
| Q: Many years ago I was a volunteer driver at a UU church and took teenagers to youth conferences where ... A: I heard of it, but I confess that it's been a while since I've been a youth advisor, so I didn't ... | ||
| doctrine | 12/28/2004 | Jon Bond |
| Q: The Unitarians I know are pretty much secular humanists with no firm doctrinal positions other than ... A: I'll try to answer your question. Remember, I'm one of over 250,000 people in the UU Association ... | ||
| Unity Church V.S. UUA again. | 12/6/2004 | Joyce D |
| Q: I asked Jon Bond this question, and he gave me an amazing answer... but I'd just like another ... A: Sorry I'm not as prompt as usual (I guess I should set my account here on vacation since this season ... | ||
| Unity Church V.S. UUA pt. two =) | 12/5/2004 | Jon Bond |
| Q: I read the other answer about Unity Church V.S UUA, and I just had some more questions on it. As a ... A: I¡¦ll try to answer your question. Remember, I¡¦m one of over 240,000 people and, if you ask ... | ||
| UU and Islam | 11/13/2004 | Joyce D |
| Q: I did check out the website, thank you so much. I tried contacting the host through the email given ... A: I suggest you try again and put in the subject line "Reffered by UU Joyce". He's a very busy person, ... | ||
| UU and Islam | 11/11/2004 | Jon Bond |
| Q: I'm a Muslim who's been trying to get to know Unitarian Universalism. Is it possible for a Muslim to ... A: In the last four or five months, I received a remarkably similar question from another Muslim named ... | ||
Jon Bond
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
Will answer all questions regarding Unitarian Universalist (UU)church; including ancient history (Universalists go back to at least 250 A.D.) and medieval history (Unitarians look to 1553 A.D. as their beginning) up to merger of the two movements in 1961 and continuing up to present. Am familiar with Christian church organizations and relationship of UUs to traditional churches.
Experience
Currently member of Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder, Colorado. Past vice-president of Board of Trustees and currently on Membership Committee. Have taught UU history for over 20 years. Have attended Unitarian Universalist General Assemblies (annual meetings held in June) for past 15 years.
Organizations
Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder, Colorado
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