Friday, 18 May 2012, 09:19 pm PDT
Unitarian Universalism: The Institution of Spiritual Freedom
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This info arrived in my inbox a couple days ago: cases of getting it way wrong: "Drill for oil? You mean drill into the ground to try and find oil? You're crazy! " -Drillers who Ed... [read more]
Another eccentric billionaire is in the news -- this Ricketts guy wants to buy the election for Romney by funding an ad campaign recycling every racist suspicion of Obama. There must a whole... [read more]
First, here is a link to my brief park dedication words this past Saturday: The Miracle Among the Ruins reflection http://www. turleyok. blogspot. com/2012/05/park-dedication-words-for-today-mira... [read more]
I have received multiple requests for copies of the homily that I presented at the UUA Pacific Southwest District Assembly this year, and instead of continuing to email it out, I thought I would pu... [read more]
Once to every man and nation, comes the moment to decide, In the strife of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side; Some great cause, some great decision, offering each the bloom or blight,... [read more]
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Let us open ourselves widely to Life, and share a few moments of quiet attention… {silence} We call upon the Hopi Earth-Mother, Tuuwaqatsi, and Cybele, the Magna Mater; we think of Parvati, p... [read more]
This week's Time Magazine cover of a woman breast-feeding her 3-year-old son sure has a lot of people talking. My own feelings about the Time cover are conflicted. On one hand, I thi... [read more]
The other night I watched TV for the first time in a long time. Â No anti-boob-tube righteousness in that hiatus . . . I've been busy. Â But I did get a break the other night, and I tuned in Myt... [read more]
Just dropped Robert Gonzales off at the Albany Airport to catch a 6am flight back to Portland, OR. Â My wife Philomena and I brought him back from a three day Living Compassion retreat with him at... [read more]
Stone wall at Frost's farm in Derry, NHReadings: Psalm 16 and Mending Wall by Robert Frost (Youtube link below)A poster which has appeared on our own noticeboard from time to time says: “Unitari... [read more]
This talk is from May 6, 2012 at Westside UU Church in Fort Worth, TX. Â I speak about what Unitarian Universalists can learn and what we can contribute to developments in Evangelical Christianity... [read more]
I never really believed in Hell, but had I been taught that hell was real from childhood, I would no doubt have believed in it fo... [read more]
I never really believed in Hell, but had I been taught that hell was real from childhood, I would no doubt have believed in it fo... [read more]
I want to begin by mentioning one particular poem by Billy Collins, the former US poet laureate and a favorite poet of many members of this church. In his exquisite poem Litany, Collins stri... [read more]
On August 23 of the year 79 CE, Mount Vesuvius in southern Italy erupted with a deafening roar. It shook the earth, sheets of fire shot up out of the crater, molten lava rained down, and it killed ... [read more]
High-maintenance, the lady at the shelter says. I’ve heard that one before. Bad on a leash. What self-respecting creature would be good on a leash? He is standing at my knees, his entire flan... [read more]
March on Media: Part II in an Ongoing Series on the  Place of Technology in Our Lives Once upon a time, when a mariachi band or barbershop quartet or stray female vocalist stepped into the subway... [read more]
IDEAS: Biography reveals moving model for spiritual growth. [read more]
A TRAIL OF BEAUTY AND OF TEARSRev. Kit Ketcham, with Jarina Moss, April 29, 2012 In February, I spoke to you on the topic of current civil rights issues in America, mentioning sev... [read more]
Dear friends, Happy Earth Day! Here’s the sermon I gave this weekend. I hope you will all stay hopeful and focused out there–it is not too late to make the changes we need to protect th... [read more]
As a parent, Earth Day is a chance to bring out the environmentalist in my kids. I love all the people caring for the earth, improving their individual habits, and drawing special attention to the ... [read more]
Thursday morning at Hancock Fabrics. ME: Ooooh! Look! 60" wide rayon challis! MOM: No, no, NO. ME: It's feathers! Brightly colored feathers of different shapes and sizes! MOM: AndÂ... [read more]
I'm pleased to tell you that today the Religious Institute, a multi-faith organization dedicated to sexual health, education and justice, issued a statement regarding The United Methodist Churchâ€... [read more]
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In September, I visited my favorite pond to discover it was, for the most part, gone. Dried up, from the drought. A field where fish used to swim. It's back. Almost to overflowing. In some areas, ... [read more]
Fiscal agent kills himself after funds loss Steven E. Clapp, the head of Christian Community Inc. , was found dead on May 15 in what has now been ruled a suicide. Clapp and his nonprofit were recen... [read more]
Motherhood in the media The Rev. Dr. Cynthia Landrum responds to Time magazine’s provocative cover photo, which shows a mother breastfeeding her three-year-old son, and to its “Are you mom enou... [read more]
In Durden v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, (T. C. , May 17, 2012), the U. S. Tax Court denied a $25,171 tax deduction for contributions to the Nevertheless Community Church made in 2007 by... [read more]
A recent opinion piece in USA Today is a move toward wider support in the medical community for abortion providers. [read more]
Congratulations to the Unitarian Universalist Church of Ogden, Utah, for being the newest Breakthrough Congregation! Each year the UUA’s Office of Growth Strategies recognizes a handful o... [read more]
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22 April 2012- Every year, the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) holds a general assembly to discuss issues that concern its members and society. This year, in the wake of the passage... [listen to the episode]
A Home for Love -- Sermon delivered by Rev. Dr. Rebecca Parker April 29,2012 at 11:00 am [listen to the episode]
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i thank You God for most this amazing day: for the leaping greenly spirits of trees and a blue true dream of sky; and for everything which is natural which is infinite which is yes (i who ... [listen to the episode]
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Come celebrate the gift of our beloved community as we reflect on what this moment in our congregational history calls us to do. We'll also have a child dedication at this service. [listen to the episode]
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L'Hôte: anti-racism as social sorting: "I felt more hopeful for the end of racism when opposing racism was an end and not a means. " [read more]
Fran Eaton's review of Edward Klein's The Amateur Eaton: New book reveals more about Obama’s rise - Southtown Star In a few short paragraphs, we’re able to link Wright, President Obama, ... [read more]
It's so easy to fall in love. It's so easy to fall in love. People tell me love's for fools. So, here I go, breaking all the rules. It seems so easy,Oh so doggone easy,It seems so easy. Where yo... [read more]
In the long-simmering battle over the inclusion of (largely Christian) prayers at the beginning of government meetings, an assumption held sway that a written policy of pluralistic inclusion would ... [read more]
Later. What? It’s Wednesday? Long week. Tomorrow is Ascension. Long-time readers know that I love the feast of the Ascension, when Christ took leave from his followers and figuratively lifted... [read more]
Last week, I mused about my younger son’s atheism and my older son’s agnosticism, both which came to light after years of my own questioning and movements into and out of churches. (He... [read more]
Other than paying taxes and attending school when you are young, a human being pretty much decides for themselves how they are going to make a living and lead their life. I understand the taxes par... [read more]
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UPCOMING 2012 UNIVERSALIST CONVOCATIONS MARK REVITALIZATION OF KEY RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTIN AMERICA TODAY Historic Site to Host National Gatheringof Universa... [read more]
Today is my birthday! ! I love birthdays. Since everyone is working or at school, I have planned, a la The Muppet Show, a "Me Party"! I am super excited for it. I woke up to br... [read more]
There are lots of external reasons I might be having trouble finding a job - not least, Wisconsin's continued employment hemorrhage under Scott Walker that keeps us mired in the worst of the reces... [read more]
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Wednesdays are hump day, hard day. My energy is drained and weak by evening, especially with the challenges of the office. But I look forward on Wednesdays to morning meditation. ... [read more]
[a talk presented to the Concord Area Humanists on May 2, 2012]A few weeks ago I found myself at a funeral where no doctrine of the afterlife was preached. No one assured us that the deceased was w... [read more]
It’s been a less than lovely week in the life of me. Â I’ll survive and I’ll get over it, but man alive. Â It all hits at once. Â Unfortunately, it all decided to hit around my... [read more]
High-maintenance, the lady at the shelter says. I’ve heard that one before. Bad on a leash. What self-respecting creature would be good on a leash? He is standing at my knees, his entire flan... [read more]
My blogging has been pretty sparse over the past couple of months (Bill, if you are reading this, thanks for asking after me. ) I plan to talk a bit about why this has been so over the next couple ... [read more]
Since the Supreme Court heard arguments about SB1070 yesterday, I thought of this question: How does a person of color prove that they are an American? I’m black and can speak fairly reasonab... [read more]
Kinder lieben Matsch und Dreck, insbesondere meine. Und was soll man sagen, der Frühling ist die perfekte Zeit dafür. Das Wetter wird wärmer und verlockt nach draußen zu gehen. Meine beiden Rac... [read more]
Grown men had sex. I'm shocked! They had sex with prostitutes. I'm even more shocked! C'mon now people. This country is involved in armed conflict in one of the most desolate places in the world... [read more]
This year, Easter and Passover happen to coincide in the modern Jewish and Western calendars. They don't always, but it's a helpful reminder of the oft-underemphasized reality that on hist... [read more]
Deepity is a term coined by Daniel Dennett in his 2009 speech to the American Atheists Institution conference. It refers to a statement that has (at least) two meanings; one that is true but trivia... [read more]