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do you consider yourself to be religious or otherwise spiritual, Beehaw? (beehaw.org)
submitted 3 years ago by [M] to c/chat@beehaw.org
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[–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

We ended up in a reconciling UMC congregation, which is a big change from the fundie stuff we grew up with. Our congregation has been protested by evangelicals so I think it is doing something right.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    I've been looking at UMC, presbyterian, and UCOC since some are LGBT affirming and that's really the big thing I look for (or at least a clear statement that they aren't discriminatory about gay/bi and trans people). I am trying to dip my toes in, but it's very different from what I grew up in, with robes and organs and what not. It's definitely a journey!

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    I grew up conservative evangelical (like I was a missionary on three continents) and ended up in very progressive and flamboyantly affirming UMC church. I’m agnostic to the existence of an afterlife and believe in God probably 51% of the time. I decided I would only go to a church that I would still be ok with being around those people the 49% of the time I think it’s BS.

    UMC congregation has fit the bill. Fully embracing LGBT+ community and accepted science, psychology, etc. Extremely diligent in protecting vulnerable people and children from abuse. They view the Bible as a complicated book of people writing about God, not the inerrant word of God. The purpose is self improvement and community care with Jesus as the example.

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