Possibility?

 Well... shit. 

I figured out that maybe....just maybe... there is a way for me to devote my life to spirituality as a career. When I think to all the different churches I have ever gone to, Unitarian universalist has always been my favorite. 

Why?

Because there was no strict doctrine. It was all about service to others and supporting one's community. It was not judgmental about sexual orientation or gender identity. Everyone from any walk of life or faith was welcome. 

Read that last part again. 

Everyone from any walk of life or faith was welcome. 

You have atheists, buddhists, "spiritual only" folk, pagans, etc. 

There is a unifying belief in a higher power, but not all UU people think that higher power is a god. UU followers don't have any one belief; everyone has their own individual belief but the important part is coming together to question, reflect, and discuss. 

I mean hell.... their sunday school is literally teaching kids about different religions in the world with no bias towards one or the other. 

There is no specific doctrine. No Strict creed to follow. 

There are only 7 Principles:

1st Principle: The inherent worth and dignity of every person;

2nd Principle: Justice, equity and compassion in human relations;

3rd Principle: Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations;

4th Principle: A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;

5th Principle: The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;

6th Principle: The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all;

7th Principle: Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.

These are things I already believe. 

Guys. 

I could be a Unitarian Universalist Minister - and still be pagan. 

Being a professor is now my plan B. 

This feels right.

I have a meeting next week with a UU minister. After that I will decide if its a interdisciplinary/ anthropology of religion MA... or a Masters of Divinity that I apply to for the fall.