# Atheists, Agnostics, and Unitarian-Universalist Churches

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-agnostics-and-unitarian-universalist-churches/37212>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [October 17, 2000, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-agnostics-and-unitarian-universalist-churches/37212 "2000-10-17T02:06:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![beakerxf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc79bd/32.png) [@beakerxf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beakerxf)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2000, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-agnostics-and-unitarian-universalist-churches/37212/41 "2000-12-29T18:19:22Z")

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Would a better term for UUs be “belief system” rather than “religion”?

I’ve been planning to attend a UU service for a while now, since I question my religious upbringing more and more. This thread has sealed it for me. I’ll attend as soon as I get back from Christmas vacation.

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**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2000, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-agnostics-and-unitarian-universalist-churches/37212/42 "2000-12-29T22:11:28Z")

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Play semantics as much as you like, but UUism is a religion.

Esprix

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