Letters to the Editor
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Unitarian Universalism
The minister at my first Unitarian church has a saying: You have been a Unitarian all you life, you just didn't know it.
That applies to me extremely well. Perhaps it applies to the LW too. The cool thing about Unitarian Universalism is that it has no creed. Unlike Christian churches, it has no required belief. A creed is something that you must believe in order to participate, and Unitarian Universalism doesn't have one of those.
But it is still a church that teaches love and respect for others, and living a giving and caring life, and peace and justice for all. I think it would be of great benefit to your daughter to go there and experience that. It would probably be of great benefit to you as well.
When I was 13, I went all Southern Baptist for a while. Going to church every Sunday, buying all that saved and hellfire and elitist product they were selling. I went without my parents or sisters or anyone but the other kid my age from down the block. It didn't last too long. I mean, really, what rational person can keep up that kind of intensity for more than a couple of months?
I outgrew it. I think the LW's daughter will too. But it will be easier to outgrow it if she can see an alternative. A Unitarian church will give her that opportunity. And really, LW, you may find something for yourself there too.