Grampa turned around in his seat and said “What is it – a Unitarian?
It’s not that their “worth making fun of” – its that their used to show the absurdity of religious bigotry, especially that which goes on within sects of Christianity. Unitarianism as a system of Christian thought and religious observance that has as its basis the belief in the single-unity of the “Christian Godhead”, i.e. in the idea that the Godhead exists in the person of “the Father/God” alone, rather than the Trinity of Father, Son & Holy Ghost. Unitarians trace their historical roots back to the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century, which saw so many other Christian denominations split off from Catholicism. Its been around in Europe since then, though far less prevalent than other denominations, and there have been Unitarian churches and believers in America as long as the U.S. has been established. (Members number in the millions today in the US). It’s not that their religious beliefs are “wacky” or that far off other Christian beliefs – it’s a good illustration of how mor
