AboutJoyce D Expertise Religious Educator (former director for six years, lifelong Unitarian Universalist - "UU"). I`m familiar with UU history & resources on the internet. I belong to many UU forums, have attended many congregations, and have been a delegate at the UU General Assembly.
Expert: Joyce D Date: 11/13/2004 Subject: UU and Islam
Question Hi again,
I did check out the website, thank you so much.
I tried contacting the host through the email given at the bottom of the page, although I think it's the producer's email. In any case, if you could mention to him when you meet him that I'd really want to discuss this topic with him. This is my email: bluesolidfun@yahoo.com
I appreciate your help very much, thank you :)
Sam
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Followup To
Question -
Hi,
I'm a Muslim who's been trying to get to know Unitarian Universalism. Is it possible for a Muslim to become a Unitarian Universalist while still subscribing to his/her Islamic beliefs?
Thanks,
Sam
Answer -
Sam,
Yes, it is possible to be both a Muslim and a Unitarian Universalist (UU). There is a member of my church who is a Muslim UU (dual membership). He hosts a TV show and some of the segments are online. It's Scholar's Chair. This site doesn't make links clickable, but you can have this sent to your email which may make it clickable or just copy and paste it into another browser window.:
In 1995, the Unitarian Universalist Association acknowledged that its sources of spirituality are: Christianity, Earth Centered Religions (e.g. African religions, Native American spirituality, Wicca, Celticism, etc.), Humanism, Judaism, other world religions (e.g. Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Bahá'à Faith, Taoism, etc.), prophets, and the direct experience of mystery. You may be agnostic, atheist, humanist, deist, theist, pagan, New Age spiritualist, or have not yet defined your religious beliefs. We welcome all who can embrace our principles.
We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote:
* The inherent dignity and worth of every person;
* Justice, equity and compassion in human relations;
* Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations;
* A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;
* The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;
* The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all;
* Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part
I hope this helps.
- Joyce
Answer I suggest you try again and put in the subject line "Reffered by UU Joyce". He's a very busy person, so you may have to be patient. The email address on the site is correct and the phone number is, too - I believe it's his home phone number and he is usually NOT home, but he either has voice mail or an answering machine. His name is Khalil Shadeed. He's a lifelong Muslim and only been a UU for less than a decade. As you can see from his site, he's really more of a Muslim at heart. There are conflicting beliefs between UU and Islam which can take a long time to resolve, in my opinion, but we both believe in lifelong learning.
