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... and, you're right: it HAS come a long way since then. From my experience, it's now a bastion of nutcase Pagans, weird polyamorists, wounded fundie offspring, and all-around damaged folk. Our recent experience in a UU church was a far, far cry from the socially-conscious, grounded, boundaried, snatch-you-baldheaded-if-you-stepped-out-of-line moms and dads who marched at Selma and taught us all about world religions at Sunday School. You can have it.
I apologize. I don't mean to hijack this thread, but the whole non-confrontational thing in the face of realio trulio inappropriate behavior in a kid's RE class has me just fuming. Grow some balls, LW, and keep these kids SAFE.