Compare And Contrast The Unity School Of Christianity
Definition
Unity School of Christianity – a classic New Age cult, which appears to be Christian but is pantheistic in its core beliefs dating to 1886. It is best known for its internet publication Daily Word which posts diverse positive affirmations for daily reflection.
Jediism - “The Jedi Church believes that there is one all powerful force that binds all things in the universe together . . . [and] believes that our sense of morality is innate.”
Similarities
Both religions are considered pantheistic because both believe in an all-powerful Force. The doctrine of the Unity School of Christianity is “God is not a personality but a spiritual energy "force" or principle of love.” In his book Jesus Christ Heals, Charles Fillmore states "God is not loving. God is love . . . from which is drawn forth all feeling, sympathy, emotion, and all that goes to make up the joys of existence." The Unity School of Christianity believes God is the love everyone has within oneself. Believers accept God is “not a personal being but an energy or …show more content…
The Unity of School of Christianity professes people have several “lifetimes within one existence.” Dr. Donald Curtis of the Unity Church of Dallas writes, "It isn't so important that we make it in this particular lifetime, as it is to realize that we do make it, because there is only one lifetime and it goes on forever." Believers of Jediism also believe in a form of reincarnation albeit somewhat bazaar. According to some believers, the Force has an energy field similar to an electromagnetic field and has countless “frequencies” within it. “Each "life" (animal, vegetable, or microscopic) is infused or in tune with one of those frequencies. That frequency is supported by the flesh for only so long (life cycle of the organism) before the flesh dies and the frequency is released back into the Force. Once that happens, that frequency can be "reused" to create a new
Unity School of Christianity – a classic New Age cult, which appears to be Christian but is pantheistic in its core beliefs dating to 1886. It is best known for its internet publication Daily Word which posts diverse positive affirmations for daily reflection.
Jediism - “The Jedi Church believes that there is one all powerful force that binds all things in the universe together . . . [and] believes that our sense of morality is innate.”
Similarities
Both religions are considered pantheistic because both believe in an all-powerful Force. The doctrine of the Unity School of Christianity is “God is not a personality but a spiritual energy "force" or principle of love.” In his book Jesus Christ Heals, Charles Fillmore states "God is not loving. God is love . . . from which is drawn forth all feeling, sympathy, emotion, and all that goes to make up the joys of existence." The Unity School of Christianity believes God is the love everyone has within oneself. Believers accept God is “not a personal being but an energy or …show more content…
The Unity of School of Christianity professes people have several “lifetimes within one existence.” Dr. Donald Curtis of the Unity Church of Dallas writes, "It isn't so important that we make it in this particular lifetime, as it is to realize that we do make it, because there is only one lifetime and it goes on forever." Believers of Jediism also believe in a form of reincarnation albeit somewhat bazaar. According to some believers, the Force has an energy field similar to an electromagnetic field and has countless “frequencies” within it. “Each "life" (animal, vegetable, or microscopic) is infused or in tune with one of those frequencies. That frequency is supported by the flesh for only so long (life cycle of the organism) before the flesh dies and the frequency is released back into the Force. Once that happens, that frequency can be "reused" to create a new