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The intended purpose of this thread is to talk about polyamory and Christianity as it relates to members of this message board. I was raised Southern Baptist. Then I discovered a need to understand my draw to nonmonogamy, and this discovery threw my faith into crisis. Months of soul-searching...

Are you connected to a local poly community? Or to a church that would accept your triad? Or any kind of community that will accept your gf? Introduce the gf's dad to wonderful people who know all three of you and think everything is fine and will be watching out for the welfare of all three...

Mono / Poly support group I've seen several posts about mixed poly / mono relationships. Here's a resource: "This is a support group for monogamous people in a committed relationship with someone who is polyamorous - i.e., who either has or would like to have other lovers."...

Here's an email list where you can talk with other people in situations similar to yours. "PolyMono · Polyamorous/Monogamous Support" "This is a support group for monogamous people in a committed relationship with someone who is polyamorous - i.e., who either has or would like to have other...

Yes. The intersection of polyamory and faith is a particular area of interest for me. I wrestled mightily to reconcile my interest in polyamory with my Southern Baptist upbringing and Biblical teachings. And I succeeded.

I'll be happy to email with her. jasminegld at aol dot com

Might you consider serving on the worship committee? Then you can participate in planning the services, and suggest ideas that will add in the beauty and inspiration that you miss. Jasmine

Upstate New York Chapter Now that we've got some enthusiasm for UU and UUPA in New York, when can we get an upstate New York chapter started? Every little bit of visibility improves, sooner or later, the acceptance of polyamorous people and families in more UU congregations. You can contribute...

I was concerned about Duane, and still am. I haven't seen Duane post again. Duane asked about polyamory being "out of the will of God." Your reply was about the validity of religious organizations. I am concerned about Duane's reaction, based on what I remember of my own experience. It takes...

I am an activist, and out in lots of places as poly and as a poly activist...which threatened to seriously complicate a custody dispute I found myself connected to not so long ago. Because of my work with UUs for Polyamory Awareness, I was pretty well tied to UUPA's large umbrella definition...

It is my understanding that this is already the professional standard for licensed social workers. Now, whether an individual social worker adheres to the standard is a different question. More importantly, the recommendation of the social worker is ONLY a recommendation. The decision is made...

UUs for Polyamory Awareness defines polyamory as the philosophy and practice of loving or relating intimately to more than one other person at a time with honesty and integrity. UUPA's definition includes both philosphy and practice, to be inclusive of people who identify as poly but don't...

Grounded Spirit, when I first began to wrestle with reconciling the will of God with my interest in polyamory, the last thing I needed was someone disparaging my church ("first and foremost a political organization"; "their own agenda to pursue"). And there's a reason for that. It's one thing...

I disagree. A non-exclusive relationship can be non-exclusive for different reasons. It can be non-exclusive because the couple swings. It can be non-exclusive because one or both partners is cheating. It can be non-exclusive because both partners agree that emotional non-exclusivity is agreed...

I encourage you to visit several congregations. They will likely be very different. I also encourage you to talk candidly with the minister and/or lay leaders of each congregation. UUPA has trifold brochures on its website that you can carry with you for the minister and leaders, if you'd like...

Kentucky Polyamory Duane, have you found www.kentuckypolyamory.org? How are things going with your family and your religious questions?

Polyamory, UUs, and Christianity An independent group called UU Christian Fellowship (UUCF, www.uuchristian.org), is connected with Unitarian Universalism. UUCF leadership knows about polyamory. I'm a member of UUCF and a trustee of UUs for Polyamory Awareness. It's possible to be either...