Someone explain to me if this is the forerunner of Newage or the
ultimate in openmindedness from long past? 
http://www.suf.org.uk/ (particularly the 'what is' section)

Also, and in an unrelated manner, if anyone could tell me why my
keyboard smells of biscuits I'd be obliged. There are no biscuits on
it, or near it, and no crumbs, yet the keyboard smells delicious. Is
it in fact because some dough fell into the PC earlier and it is now
baked? I don't remember dropping any dough though. 


-- 
Henceforth I ask not good fortune. I myself am good fortune.
 -Elizabeth Watson

In article ,
 Halla  wrote:

> Someone explain to me if this is the forerunner of Newage or the
> ultimate in openmindedness from long past? 
> http://www.suf.org.uk/ (particularly the 'what is' section)

They sound like Unitarian Universalists to me.  I didn't know they'd 
returned to the UK, though.  They've been around in the US since the 
late 18th century.

Blessed be,
Baird

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> Also, and in an unrelated manner, if anyone could tell me why my
> keyboard smells of biscuits I'd be obliged. There are no biscuits on
> it, or near it, and no crumbs, yet the keyboard smells delicious. Is
> it in fact because some dough fell into the PC earlier and it is now
> baked? I don't remember dropping any dough though.

Clairvoyance and clairaudience are well known; clair - er, smelly -? not so 
much. Welcome to the world of people with completely crosswired sensory 
perception and psychic-ness.

Jani, whose previous workstation was, for some reason, Grand bloody Central 
for every wand'ring sprite, entity, disembodied wotsit for miles around - 
all manifesting olfactorilililiy. If I didn't smoke so much, I'd collapse 
from sheer sensory overload.

On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:24:29 -0400, Baird Stafford
 blethered:

>In article ,
> Halla  wrote:
>
>> Someone explain to me if this is the forerunner of Newage or the
>> ultimate in openmindedness from long past? 
>> http://www.suf.org.uk/ (particularly the 'what is' section)
>
>They sound like Unitarian Universalists to me.  

They didn't mention the Univeralist bit explicity, but I think it's
sort of implied. :-)

>I didn't know they'd 
>returned to the UK, though.  They've been around in the US since the 
>late 18th century.

According to that site they've been here for quite a while too - I
used to work along from the church in Glasgow as it happens. I've
heard from Americans on other groups that they attend the Unitarian
church, but I have always wondered why exactly. Is it a community
thing? A general giving of thanks thing? 


-- 
Henceforth I ask not good fortune. I myself am good fortune.
 -Elizabeth Watson

On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:52:45 +0100, "Jani" 
blethered:

>
>"Halla"  wrote in message 
>news:t81a145shs4n3tate5jteussb97hebtbc3@4ax.com...
>
>
>> Also, and in an unrelated manner, if anyone could tell me why my
>> keyboard smells of biscuits I'd be obliged. There are no biscuits on
>> it, or near it, and no crumbs, yet the keyboard smells delicious. Is
>> it in fact because some dough fell into the PC earlier and it is now
>> baked? I don't remember dropping any dough though.
>
>Clairvoyance and clairaudience are well known; clair - er, smelly -? not so 
>much. Welcome to the world of people with completely crosswired sensory 
>perception and psychic-ness.
>

That won't do at all, oh no. Can't be having that at all. 

>Jani, whose previous workstation was, for some reason, Grand bloody Central 
>for every wand'ring sprite, entity, disembodied wotsit for miles around - 
>all manifesting olfactorilililiy. If I didn't smoke so much, I'd collapse 
>from sheer sensory overload.

Yikes. :-/


-- 
Henceforth I ask not good fortune. I myself am good fortune.
 -Elizabeth Watson

In article ,
 Halla  wrote:

<snip>

> According to that site they've been here for quite a while too - I
> used to work along from the church in Glasgow as it happens. I've
> heard from Americans on other groups that they attend the Unitarian
> church, but I have always wondered why exactly. Is it a community
> thing? A general giving of thanks thing? 

Couldn't say.  I've never been a Unitarian.  I do know that here in the 
US they offer Pagan fellowships in otherwise unremarkable Unitarian 
churches, and that there are even churches that belong to something 
abbreviated CUUPS (which stands for I-dunno-what) and are strictly Pagan 
in practice.

Blessed be,
Baird

On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:29:50 -0400, Baird Stafford
 wrote:

>In article ,
> Halla  wrote:
>
><snip>
>
>> According to that site they've been here for quite a while too - I
>> used to work along from the church in Glasgow as it happens. I've
>> heard from Americans on other groups that they attend the Unitarian
>> church, but I have always wondered why exactly. Is it a community
>> thing? A general giving of thanks thing? 
>
>Couldn't say.  I've never been a Unitarian.  I do know that here in the 
>US they offer Pagan fellowships in otherwise unremarkable Unitarian 
>churches, and that there are even churches that belong to something 
>abbreviated CUUPS (which stands for I-dunno-what) and are strictly Pagan 
>in practice.
>

Storm, over in alt.religion.wicca.moderated, is active in his local
CUUPS.  It stands for Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans, see
www.cuups.org.  I don't think they have any chapters in the UK, but
I'd be very pleased to be proved wrong.

-- 

Katy Jennison

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"Jani"  wrote in message 
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>
> "Halla"  wrote in message 
> news:t81a145shs4n3tate5jteussb97hebtbc3@4ax.com...
>
>
>> Also, and in an unrelated manner, if anyone could tell me why my
>> keyboard smells of biscuits I'd be obliged. There are no biscuits on
>> it, or near it, and no crumbs, yet the keyboard smells delicious. Is
>> it in fact because some dough fell into the PC earlier and it is now
>> baked? I don't remember dropping any dough though.
>
> Clairvoyance and clairaudience are well known; clair - er, smelly -? not 
> so much. Welcome to the world of people with completely crosswired sensory 
> perception and psychic-ness.
>
> Jani, whose previous workstation was, for some reason, Grand bloody 
> Central for every wand'ring sprite, entity, disembodied wotsit for miles 
> around - all manifesting olfactorilililiy. If I didn't smoke so much, I'd 
> collapse from sheer sensory overload.
>
 There is something to be said for communication with the spirit world, with 
a wipe down, clean melamine table tipping session. No pong.
Or you need a new, clean keyboard.

 Dicon

In article ,
 Wood Avens  wrote:

> Storm, over in alt.religion.wicca.moderated, is active in his local
> CUUPS.  It stands for Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans, see
> www.cuups.org.  I don't think they have any chapters in the UK, but
> I'd be very pleased to be proved wrong.

Steve has been active in CUUPS for damn' near the full twenty years I've 
known him, so he'd be an excellent source for further information - 
including, possibly, how to move it to another nation.

Blessed be,
Baird

On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:29:50 -0400, Baird Stafford
 blethered:

>In article ,
> Halla  wrote:
>
><snip>
>
>> According to that site they've been here for quite a while too - I
>> used to work along from the church in Glasgow as it happens. I've
>> heard from Americans on other groups that they attend the Unitarian
>> church, but I have always wondered why exactly. Is it a community
>> thing? A general giving of thanks thing? 
>
>Couldn't say.  I've never been a Unitarian.  I do know that here in the 
>US they offer Pagan fellowships in otherwise unremarkable Unitarian 
>churches, and that there are even churches that belong to something 
>abbreviated CUUPS (which stands for I-dunno-what) and are strictly Pagan 
>in practice.

I've heard of that sort of thing in the US, yeah. Still can't quite
figure out what to make of it all though. Is it a cop out from one
side or the other, or indeed both? Is it a stunning example of
successful interfaith work? Does it even matter at all as long as
people who wish to can get together to offer praise or thanks or
worship to whomever or whatever they want to?


-- 
Henceforth I ask not good fortune. I myself am good fortune.
 -Elizabeth Watson

On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:41:18 +0100, Wood Avens
 blethered:

>On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:29:50 -0400, Baird Stafford
> wrote:
>
>>In article ,
>> Halla  wrote:
>>
>><snip>
>>
>>> According to that site they've been here for quite a while too - I
>>> used to work along from the church in Glasgow as it happens. I've
>>> heard from Americans on other groups that they attend the Unitarian
>>> church, but I have always wondered why exactly. Is it a community
>>> thing? A general giving of thanks thing? 
>>
>>Couldn't say.  I've never been a Unitarian.  I do know that here in the 
>>US they offer Pagan fellowships in otherwise unremarkable Unitarian 
>>churches, and that there are even churches that belong to something 
>>abbreviated CUUPS (which stands for I-dunno-what) and are strictly Pagan 
>>in practice.
>>
>
>Storm, over in alt.religion.wicca.moderated, is active in his local
>CUUPS.  It stands for Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans, see
>www.cuups.org.  I don't think they have any chapters in the UK, but
>I'd be very pleased to be proved wrong.

Can't see any, but thank you for the link. Looks interesting, as I
said before though I can't quite figure out what to make of it all.
Perhaps that's a deficiency in my community gene though. <g>


-- 
Henceforth I ask not good fortune. I myself am good fortune.
 -Elizabeth Watson