Re: [UUPoly-L] UUPoly-L Digest, Vol 59, Issue 7 Jasmine's comments

["Union Consult" <union-consult@charter.net>]

All points well taken!

> We don't much like the commenters on Christian Post "screaming past each
> other." We need to think carefully about the things we say, and make 
> certain
> we're not making the same mistakes.
>
> I have no personal interest in engaging in the type of polygyny that I 
> read
> described in the quote above. But then, I don't live in the Kenyan
> culture, and  I don't know what's really going on. So I want to talk less 
> about
> what "they"  are doing, and more about the kind of welcome that UUs need 
> to
> provide.
>
> I can imagine a lot of different situations in which a family in Kenya  is
> introduced to Unitarian Universalism, and they find UUism to be a good fit
> in  their lives. UUs have a responsibility to welcome that family, no 
> matter
> what  their family structure looks like, into a faith that respects their
> inherent  dignity and encourages their free and responsible search for 
> truth
> and meaning.  That's what UUPolys in the U.S, expect. UU polygynists in 
> Kenya
> expect it too.
>
> We talk a fine game about pluralism. We are quick to demand it for
> ourselves. Do we have the courage of our convictions? Can we extend 
> pluralism to
> those who make us really really REALLY nervous? Like Kenyan polygynists?
>
> Jasmine