Atheist spiritual leader here! Ordained by a congregation that knows full well that I don’t believe in anything I would call God. So certainly not lying. And if this is opportunism, there’s a lot less money involved than one might expect.
Atheist spiritual leader here! Ordained by a congregation that knows full well that I don’t believe in anything I would call God. So certainly not lying. And if this is opportunism, there’s a lot less money involved than one might expect.
I may struggle to understand how you could be a Unitarian minister and not believe it God, but the key part is, it’s entirely reasonable and normal in your tradition and is understood by your congregation. My understanding does not change those facts. I do not come in to it.
My level of understanding doesn’t prevent 1) your role existing 2) your perspective being normal and acceptable within it 3) you being good at what you do and being able to meet your communities needs.