Day of Prayer

[wil]

Originally Posted by fourgrtkidos

The Unity Church here in my Florida town doesn't sound as great as yours...... too bad. I'm still looking for a spiritual "home".

Wish more faiths did as much outreach and intentional peace building as your does.....
Michelle

Unity churches have as many different flavors as most. I've been in a number and the preachers and congregations are all decidedly different. But I've also found that the same in various denominations...My mother's Methodist Church cringes as the move a good Minister away or rejoices as they move one they didn't appreciate on...this happens to them every two years...

[wil]

Originally Posted by 17th Angel

looked like you went on some holy crusade on her ass, and kinda ranted her down a size or two lol...

I did? Then I am the one who must apologize. I was just trying to provide info. Seriously the 'cult' label is actually one I enjoy discussing. As I wonder why our common usage of the term is by one religion/denomination/group condescendingly referring to another religion/denomination/group...however in reality by definition all religions are cults??

And I must admit, when we are doing drum circles, chant, or dances for universal peace....and we get guests coming in for the first time....they look a little askance at us!

Or last week we had an Australian speaker and digerdoo lessons just before the sacrifices...

[17th Angel]

Originally Posted by wil

I did? Then I am the one who must apologize. I was just trying to provide info. Seriously the 'cult' label is actually one I enjoy discussing. As I wonder why our common usage of the term is by one religion/denomination/group condescendingly referring to another religion/denomination/group...however in reality by definition all religions are cults??

And I must admit, when we are doing drum circles, chant, or dances for universal peace....and we get guests coming in for the first time....they look a little askance at us!

Or last week we had an Australian speaker and digerdoo lessons just before the sacrifices...

Aaaah she's only a scouser, de nada.....

[wil]

The cult weekend update:

Over 50 kids from Syracuse NY to Roanoke, VA showed up to play with us this weekend.

We began by honoring the four directions of the earth and earth, water, air and fire elements. And we began an exploration of the Divine Goddess, Native American, New Thought, Shinto, and Bahai traditions...packed a lot into a 26 hour period.

We sang, we drummed, we danced. We made journals, alters, and prayer flags. We had a fire and in ceremony burned attitudes and perceptions we wished to release....and the next morning we had more ceremony honoring the four directions...and held a stone...tried to stay in reverence for a period of time...our effort to each hold a stone still...and stay in a moment of reflection and silence was used as our own personal parable of what it would take to get the world to cooperate on peace.

The kids were ages 11-14...great years where they are trying to break the barriers and boundaries made by adults and find their own selves as they grow... We had great fun....and they headed back to their home churches with some increased awareness, some expansion and exposure to more of the world...

fun stuff...