Respectful of Otters: "I suspect that the real issue in Texas is that Unitarian-Universalism is a non-creedal religion, with no uniform or required set of religious beliefs. Plenty of UUs believe in 'god, gods, or a higher power,' the Texas comptroller's standard, but we don't expect the person sitting next to us to believe the same thing. Our unifying quality is not what we believe, but how we try to live. It's a religion which requires a high tolerance for ambiguity, which is not a particular strong point of the Texas state government. It doesn't surprise me that, to their eyes, a non-authoritarian religion doesn't look like a religion at all."

I link to this story for two reasons--one to call attention to this interesting blog (love the title and blogger identification "I'm a psychologist working in HIV research and treatment in the inner city. Don't talk to me about "compassionate conservatism.") and also to call attention to the insanity of this Texas decision that the Unitarians aren't a religion. Every person of faith should be concerned by this. What is to stop the government from turning on your brand of faith?