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What is the best place to build community ties and meet people? (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Restaurant? Library? Other? (Bonus points if its toxic people resistant)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

(Free ayahuasca? jk!)

Honest and serious question: Do you get any underlying cultish vibes? Specifically, are there sub-groups that may take the overall concepts too far?

Just looking at the literature, it seems healthy. Spirituality can be separate and distinct from religion, so that is cool. My only concern is that of a "gateway". A comparison would be how AA is "not religious" but it actually is with many different AA groups and it's super subtle.

Just curious, s'all. I am sure others have similar questions.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Not OP, but UU is mostly hippies and people who love church but hate religion. I haven't seen any cult-like vibes in the three UU churches I've been to. It's pretty chill and a nice place to meet folks.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

It probably depends heavily on the specific congregation. I haven't seen those vibes personally though. In my experience nobody really bothers the people who just show up occasionally, except to be friendly at coffee hour. UU are very much about democracy and so the local make up of the congregation can take it in many directions. Try it out on zoom if they offer a hybrid attendance to see if it's a good fit